Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-07-09

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 9
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
▲ 178 vs last sale 440▼ 616 vs year ago 1,234 · −49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 90▼ 42 vs year ago 92 · −45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 450 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a few offerings as much as 13.00 higher, bulls under 450 lbs were not well tested but trended lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a couple in the 700 lb class 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.49/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$134.49
167 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.61
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517139.99723110
Medium and Large 1-2478139.5066710thin
Medium and Large 2492127.3662735
Medium and Large 3449100.7145312thin
One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $270 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 sale167 hd
134.49
—
AR average7 barns · 1,689 hd
140.10
−5.61
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—High1,98789.841,7853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23269.2385318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36268.4693210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05258.2861317

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305174.00/cwt174.00–174.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370168.08/cwt162.00–174.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1373168.33/cwt168.00–169.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2387159.00/cwt159.00–159.006156
Steers—Medium and Large 2438138.65/cwt130.00–147.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1476160.89/cwt150.00–166.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 2483138.67/cwt130.00–146.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2518137.01/cwt135.00–139.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1533156.26/cwt145.00–160.0083311
Steers—Medium and Large 1569149.02/cwt145.00–162.008487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574147.59/cwt144.00–151.0084716
Steers—Medium and Large 1623149.50/cwt146.00–151.0093125
Steers—Medium and Large 2644136.64/cwt131.00–138.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1652140.71/cwt139.00–148.009177
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1728141.51/cwt140.00–147.001,03011
Steers—Medium and Large 1771137.49/cwt130.00–145.001,0604
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333102.17/cwt85.00–120.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338151.24/cwt150.00–153.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373152.93/cwt151.00–155.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390143.00/cwt143.00–143.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415144.08/cwt140.00–149.0059813
Heifers—Medium and Large 342394.24/cwt80.00–110.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425129.13/cwt120.00–137.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433135.00/cwt135.00–135.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471129.88/cwt120.00–135.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474146.77/cwt133.00–150.0069629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478139.50/cwt139.50–139.5066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524138.19/cwt130.00–146.0072419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525145.85/cwt142.00–150.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528125.58/cwt120.00–132.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533103.77/cwt100.00–115.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573122.79/cwt120.00–130.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575134.36/cwt130.00–137.5077315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615132.72/cwt129.00–134.5081619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623114.98/cwt110.00–120.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673122.49/cwt120.00–125.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730121.96/cwt120.00–124.008902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333164.99/cwt162.00–168.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2349155.00/cwt155.00–155.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388143.33/cwt130.00–155.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426140.73/cwt135.00–150.0060010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438152.53/cwt150.00–155.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473152.87/cwt145.00–163.0072314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487140.85/cwt132.00–143.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516148.01/cwt139.00–156.007649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528133.80/cwt129.00–135.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571150.00/cwt145.00–153.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616132.74/cwt120.00–139.008188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618119.99/cwt115.00–125.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668130.06/cwt125.00–135.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734122.19/cwt120.00–127.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,97092.26/cwt92.00–92.501,8182
Bulls——2,02085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89055.00/cwt55.00–55.004901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05266.24/cwt62.50–73.506979
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06255.24/cwt52.50–60.005873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08443.47/cwt40.00–46.004714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23269.23/cwt64.00–74.0085318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36268.46/cwt65.00–72.5093210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-272072.50/cwt72.50–72.505221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-276565.00/cwt65.00–65.004971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed900775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150818.30/cwt675.00–950.009,4106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200995.00/cwt995.00–995.0011,9401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,023.02/cwt950.00–1,150.0010,7423
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283168.01/cwt62.00–70.005655

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.