Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-07-30

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 30
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 618▼ 232 vs year ago 692 · −33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 28 vs year ago 63 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend is available to lack of reporter last two weeks. But there was a higher tone noted on the the lighter fleshed weaned cattle today to buyers. Fleshy unweaned cattle sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.84/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$139.84
71 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.21
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491145.2971346
Medium and Large 2480130.6562724
Medium and Large 3470110.005171thin
One grade step is worth $35.29/cwt here — about $196 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 sale71 hd
139.84
—
AR average10 barns · 1,305 hd
138.64
+1.21
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—Average1,69787.911,4926thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46169.991,0226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19067.568048thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97953.855278thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300169.00/cwt169.00–169.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 1320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 2340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.13/cwt140.00–150.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 2405148.40/cwt140.00–157.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1438162.32/cwt161.00–169.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 1470165.00/cwt162.00–168.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 3481127.48/cwt120.00–130.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1510154.09/cwt150.00–160.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 3520122.52/cwt120.00–125.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1583155.06/cwt150.00–160.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617156.00/cwt156.00–156.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1619144.52/cwt140.00–155.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2700133.00/cwt133.00–133.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1708135.77/cwt133.00–136.509615
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0735
Steers—Medium and Large 2763135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1815144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 2840120.50/cwt120.00–121.001,0122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325137.50/cwt130.00–145.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419133.23/cwt130.00–140.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423151.59/cwt147.00–156.006416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433130.00/cwt130.00–130.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466147.91/cwt141.00–150.0068922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473126.73/cwt120.00–130.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518138.60/cwt135.00–143.007188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535126.67/cwt120.00–130.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592146.00/cwt146.00–146.008645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623120.00/cwt120.00–120.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628132.96/cwt130.00–136.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370164.72/cwt162.00–168.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413125.50/cwt125.00–126.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415144.00/cwt144.00–144.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423155.66/cwt150.00–161.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463117.49/cwt115.00–120.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471152.24/cwt144.00–155.0071710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477142.31/cwt141.00–144.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515145.25/cwt140.00–151.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517133.96/cwt130.00–140.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608134.02/cwt130.00–138.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628125.93/cwt120.00–132.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62786.69/cwt82.50–92.501,4105
Bulls——2,04594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,9221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71546.00/cwt46.00–46.003291
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78839.96/cwt37.50–42.503152
Cows—Boner 80-85%96861.18/cwt57.00–65.005922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10050.00/cwt50.00–50.005501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11163.71/cwt59.00–67.507084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26469.69/cwt67.50–72.008816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27569.00/cwt69.00–69.008801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49870.19/cwt67.50–72.501,0515
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875962.14/cwt950.00–975.008,4192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt700.00–850.007,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0015,2381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908750.34/cwt675.00–850.006,8136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238844.70/cwt700.00–935.0010,4574
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed76574.00/cwt74.00–74.005664
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289562.00/cwt62.00–62.005551

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.