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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 14
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 943▼ 115 vs year ago 1,014 · −11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 111▲ 6 vs year ago 111 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 60▲ 20 vs year ago 30 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded 4.00 to 8.00 lower, steers over 500 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower while heifers over 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Supply was good on feeders however most of the run consisted of short weaned or un-weaned and fleshy cattle that buyers discounted heavily. Extreme drought conditions in the area and fall temperature swings have buyers hesitant to purchase new crop bawlers that moved the market lower on most all ranges of feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.64/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$130.64
155 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.17
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2441135.1059648
Medium and Large 1589130.7477097
Medium and Large 3414108.2544810thin
One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about $147 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 sale155 hd
130.64
—
AR average8 barns · 1,740 hd
141.81
−11.17
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—Low1,47185.981,26412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38864.778995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17563.3574429
CowsLean 85-90%Low95348.9046625

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$8738
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$7962thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$1,3246

Every lot

114 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 2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 2328152.79/cwt140.00–165.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1363177.99/cwt176.00–180.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378153.98/cwt151.00–157.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1422170.88/cwt160.00–182.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 2425143.60/cwt140.00–150.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440152.47/cwt150.00–155.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 2476141.45/cwt130.00–155.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 1482156.01/cwt150.00–165.0075210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518140.90/cwt130.00–148.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1523156.48/cwt150.00–171.0081823
Steers—Medium and Large 2532138.67/cwt135.00–140.007389
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2564134.01/cwt130.00–144.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1575160.51/cwt148.00–167.0092329
Steers—Medium and Large 1626153.24/cwt140.00–156.0095912
Steers—Medium and Large 1673151.93/cwt150.00–154.001,0222
Steers—Medium and Large 2675135.00/cwt130.00–140.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed277175.00/cwt175.00–175.0048510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283141.27/cwt131.00–151.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330147.46/cwt145.00–150.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335104.85/cwt100.00–110.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370111.75/cwt106.00–120.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375137.79/cwt130.00–146.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427107.53/cwt100.00–113.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432128.98/cwt127.00–130.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy433124.86/cwt120.00–130.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466120.71/cwt115.00–130.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480126.35/cwt120.00–130.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy513147.00/cwt147.00–147.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524138.23/cwt131.00–149.0072425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524120.78/cwt120.00–123.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy534123.83/cwt115.00–130.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571133.10/cwt130.00–144.0076010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy572120.00/cwt120.00–120.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573122.58/cwt120.00–125.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy604124.18/cwt121.00–125.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608122.49/cwt120.00–125.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy626140.00/cwt140.00–140.008767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670128.56/cwt121.00–135.008615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673118.35/cwt110.00–120.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715126.13/cwt120.00–132.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722117.98/cwt115.00–120.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1764120.00/cwt120.00–120.009179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy778115.00/cwt115.00–115.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy857110.00/cwt110.00–110.009433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330143.43/cwt130.00–150.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380160.38/cwt150.00–171.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383137.61/cwt130.00–150.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420154.97/cwt150.00–160.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424133.96/cwt120.00–140.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438104.97/cwt100.00–110.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468135.52/cwt131.00–140.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470132.80/cwt125.00–140.0062411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473146.54/cwt140.00–155.0069315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy518120.00/cwt120.00–120.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.99/cwt130.00–135.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529143.79/cwt135.00–153.0076120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy553118.31/cwt115.00–120.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555133.67/cwt130.00–140.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566143.79/cwt140.00–149.0081410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623143.98/cwt140.00–149.008974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623125.06/cwt120.00–130.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665141.93/cwt136.00–145.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673120.00/cwt120.00–120.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673113.96/cwt107.00–120.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2773117.51/cwt115.00–120.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37885.96/cwt83.00–88.001,1856
Bulls——1,41554.00/cwt54.00–54.007641
Bulls——1,59392.40/cwt89.00–96.001,4725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76330.17/cwt25.00–35.002303
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81062.67/cwt60.00–65.005082
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81540.00/cwt40.00–40.003261
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88349.66/cwt49.00–50.004383
Cows—Lean 85-90%93034.51/cwt34.00–35.003212
Cows—Lean 85-90%96547.00/cwt47.00–47.004541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02957.02/cwt54.00–59.005876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06357.39/cwt55.00–61.006106
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06351.36/cwt49.00–54.005467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20464.91/cwt61.00–73.0078223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38864.77/cwt62.00–70.008995
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296065.00/cwt65.00–65.006242
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297993.39/cwt74.00–107.009148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963873.21/head625.00–1,050.008738
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000796.25/head700.00–875.007962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08072.63/cwt66.00–79.007843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40062.50/cwt62.50–62.508751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,323.80/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3246

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.