Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-10-29

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 29
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
809 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 1,014▲ 343 vs year ago 466 · +73.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 111▲ 88 vs year ago 34 · +258.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 26 vs year ago 24 · +108.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available due to lack of report last week. However demand was good on the offerings of weaned and value added cattle across all ranges. Unweaned and new crop cattle were discounted by buyers. Supply was good considering the rain and cooler temperatures in the area this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.96/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$129.96
151 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2363142.005153thin
Medium and Large 1533135.6772378
Medium and Large 2472123.5358368
Medium and Large 3343108.003702thin
One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $146 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 sale151 hd
129.96
—
AR average8 barns · 1,194 hd
131.52
−1.55
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—Low1,65185.711,41520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40565.369184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27362.4379512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06847.9451213

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325158.52/cwt157.00–160.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1328173.51/cwt173.00–174.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1363182.49/cwt182.00–183.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2370138.00/cwt138.00–138.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1414174.20/cwt165.00–188.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415154.00/cwt154.00–154.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2418142.02/cwt138.00–146.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1466161.64/cwt154.00–168.0075313
Steers—Medium and Large 2479135.57/cwt130.00–139.006499
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy517120.00/cwt120.00–120.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 2519133.10/cwt130.00–140.006917
Steers—Medium and Large 1528155.13/cwt141.00–160.0081913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555130.05/cwt125.00–135.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568144.31/cwt142.00–147.0082015
Steers—Medium and Large 1572144.19/cwt138.00–150.0082510
Steers—Medium and Large 2573129.83/cwt124.00–136.007446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608137.00/cwt137.00–137.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 2615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1632139.46/cwt135.00–143.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 2660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1676137.45/cwt135.00–140.509297
Steers—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1755132.47/cwt128.00–137.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 2880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315146.00/cwt146.00–146.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added338151.00/cwt151.00–151.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338127.56/cwt120.00–135.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350116.00/cwt116.00–116.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363142.00/cwt142.00–142.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372128.38/cwt120.00–135.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added376137.00/cwt137.00–137.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395146.00/cwt146.00–146.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420154.00/cwt154.00–154.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420148.29/cwt140.00–151.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431127.04/cwt120.00–134.005489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added438130.00/cwt130.00–130.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474124.46/cwt115.00–134.0059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475141.72/cwt141.50–144.0067311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481142.50/cwt142.50–142.506858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy483112.44/cwt110.00–115.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy484123.37/cwt120.00–127.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517117.23/cwt110.00–125.0060613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521132.99/cwt129.00–137.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572129.32/cwt126.00–132.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574116.09/cwt110.00–121.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575124.51/cwt124.00–125.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617127.94/cwt123.00–134.007895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623114.08/cwt110.00–118.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636133.75/cwt133.75–133.758518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660112.00/cwt112.00–112.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677124.33/cwt124.00–125.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement814122.50/cwt122.50–122.509975
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365145.03/cwt142.00–146.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378160.11/cwt157.00–163.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428151.11/cwt143.00–156.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429126.18/cwt120.00–135.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469142.69/cwt138.00–153.006699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470128.97/cwt125.00–135.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513137.39/cwt133.00–142.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521112.27/cwt110.00–120.005859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579115.28/cwt110.00–121.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603104.98/cwt100.00–110.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653133.98/cwt130.00–138.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30369.19/cwt61.50–77.509025
Bulls——1,56183.72/cwt78.00–88.501,3074
Bulls——1,84293.95/cwt88.00–96.501,73111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75552.70/cwt50.00–55.003982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06559.00/cwt59.00–59.006281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08842.31/cwt40.00–44.004604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16048.27/cwt43.00–60.005606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27362.43/cwt57.50–67.5079512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40565.36/cwt61.00–71.009184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048803.14/cwt600.00–925.008,41712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25064.00/cwt64.00–64.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,45070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed64575.00/cwt75.00–75.004841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293368.66/cwt61.00–78.006412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,1882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850830.00/cwt825.00–835.007,0552

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.