Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-07-02

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 536▲ 440 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 91▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers over 500 lbs were steady with limited comparisons from last week. Heifers under 400 lbs were steady and heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder bulls over 600 lb were not well tested. Over all supply was moderate and so was demand on the holiday weekend with quality on the feeders lower than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were both still in good demand to buyers and trended mostly steady compared to two weeks ago as they were not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.21/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$132.21
105 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477139.7866661
Medium and Large 2456127.1958035
Medium and Large 3465100.474679thin
One grade step is worth $39.31/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale105 hd
132.21
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AR average7 barns · 920 hd
134.72
−2.51
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56589.331,39817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38068.689485thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25166.7683517
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07158.3062418

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380164.00/cwt164.00–164.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 2392145.00/cwt145.00–145.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400169.00/cwt169.00–169.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1418166.86/cwt165.00–168.006978
Steers—Medium and Large 2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465159.00/cwt159.00–159.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 1470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2488142.46/cwt140.00–145.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490151.00/cwt151.00–151.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525142.94/cwt141.00–145.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1534151.98/cwt149.00–153.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565133.00/cwt133.00–133.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 3615106.07/cwt102.00–110.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1616146.53/cwt140.00–151.009039
Steers—Medium and Large 2618130.14/cwt125.00–135.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650132.00/cwt130.00–134.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332130.33/cwt130.00–131.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368128.66/cwt125.00–130.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376156.81/cwt144.00–159.005907
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425130.29/cwt120.00–136.005548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426143.77/cwt141.00–144.0061221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430102.30/cwt90.00–110.004404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469128.76/cwt120.00–134.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476140.71/cwt139.00–144.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 347890.00/cwt90.00–90.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485131.65/cwt130.00–135.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514136.77/cwt130.00–141.0070315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523129.02/cwt128.00–130.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523121.54/cwt115.00–130.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt90.00–110.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566119.30/cwt115.00–125.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577132.89/cwt130.00–139.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620127.06/cwt125.00–131.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310174.00/cwt174.00–174.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310169.00/cwt168.00–170.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355167.80/cwt161.00–174.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429163.69/cwt159.00–170.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470151.96/cwt148.00–156.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488135.03/cwt130.00–140.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535142.51/cwt142.00–143.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535130.67/cwt130.00–131.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565136.48/cwt134.00–139.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625118.30/cwt110.00–127.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675107.56/cwt105.00–110.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45985.02/cwt80.00–90.001,2409
Bulls——1,68494.17/cwt90.00–100.001,5868
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73055.00/cwt55.00–55.004021
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81065.00/cwt65.00–65.005271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10354.68/cwt52.50–56.006038
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11461.49/cwt58.50–65.006858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13560.00/cwt60.00–60.006811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25867.18/cwt62.50–71.0084516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38068.68/cwt64.00–72.009485
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125763.33/cwt725.00–800.008,5872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23867.99/cwt65.00–70.008425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133991.18/cwt850.00–1,250.0011,2303
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287570.98/cwt67.50–75.006213

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.