Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-09-03

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 3
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 904▲ 732 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 102▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls they were not reported last week. Supply was good but demand was not as strong as last week. There were fewer buyers on hand due to the holiday weekend that attributed to the lower prices on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.23/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$132.23
162 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$282
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.97
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526137.0372077
Medium and Large 2457129.5959278
Medium and Large 3402108.854387thin
One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $282 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 sale162 hd
132.23
—
AR average7 barns · 1,131 hd
138.20
−5.97
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—Average1,58185.711,35518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29867.468764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19864.2577018
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04250.9253137

Every lot

96 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 1323171.98/cwt170.00–174.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1377163.36/cwt160.00–165.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2393157.52/cwt155.00–160.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1410162.44/cwt160.00–165.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 2429148.62/cwt140.00–155.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1458163.30/cwt155.00–165.0074815
Steers—Medium and Large 2479143.43/cwt133.00–150.006874
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1526153.80/cwt150.00–161.008096
Steers—Medium and Large 2530142.57/cwt130.00–150.0075612
Steers—Medium and Large 1571147.63/cwt145.00–162.0084314
Steers—Medium and Large 2572138.29/cwt135.00–140.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1619144.16/cwt138.00–150.0089215
Steers—Medium and Large 2623127.23/cwt120.00–135.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625132.46/cwt130.00–135.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1666141.41/cwt134.00–145.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 2669124.91/cwt120.00–135.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1762138.35/cwt130.00–140.001,0546
Steers—Medium and Large 2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1825128.98/cwt128.00–130.001,0642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326143.86/cwt140.00–149.0046914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363149.09/cwt140.00–151.005419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363112.48/cwt110.00–115.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371134.45/cwt130.00–140.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414127.50/cwt125.00–134.0052810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420145.54/cwt144.00–147.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430144.00/cwt144.00–144.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470112.00/cwt112.00–112.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472145.46/cwt140.00–148.5068718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.58/cwt120.00–135.0060014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy488131.25/cwt130.00–133.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518130.62/cwt127.00–134.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520124.41/cwt115.00–131.0064714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526136.18/cwt130.00–140.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565135.51/cwt130.00–140.007664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.60/cwt115.00–127.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618129.48/cwt126.00–130.008008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy658114.94/cwt110.00–120.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663121.74/cwt120.00–130.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671130.24/cwt130.00–131.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768120.00/cwt120.00–120.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325184.00/cwt184.00–184.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334148.41/cwt140.00–160.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371158.50/cwt155.00–160.0058810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380151.71/cwt150.00–155.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411157.79/cwt150.00–160.0064918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428134.99/cwt130.00–140.005786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476133.07/cwt125.00–140.006338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481147.99/cwt145.00–150.007127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524144.39/cwt140.00–150.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533130.00/cwt125.00–135.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558145.46/cwt140.00–151.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571121.87/cwt120.00–130.006968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607130.00/cwt130.00–130.007893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625117.48/cwt115.00–120.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675118.91/cwt115.00–123.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28575.49/cwt72.50–78.009703
Bulls——1,48184.03/cwt80.00–86.501,2449
Bulls——1,87893.35/cwt89.50–95.501,7536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86042.50/cwt42.50–42.503661
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88053.50/cwt53.50–53.504711
Cows—Lean 85-90%98540.25/cwt32.00–45.003969
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06549.98/cwt42.00–56.0053213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08559.69/cwt54.00–62.5064813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08557.00/cwt57.00–57.006181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20564.68/cwt60.00–70.0077917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29867.46/cwt64.00–70.008764
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288086.00/cwt86.00–86.007571
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00871.32/cwt68.00–76.007192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200765.29/cwt550.00–975.009,18310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21966.95/cwt62.50–69.008165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,2501

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.