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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 13
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▼ 721 vs last sale 1,457▼ 624 vs year ago 1,360 · −45.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 70▲ 5 vs year ago 112 · +4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks run off mostly all weaned and value added cattle feeders were trending softer in nearly all spots. With out compariable type cattle and less buyer attendence from the week before an accurate trend can not be established. Supply was good with a large offering of quality cattle which were mostly unweaned calves carrying more flesh which attributed to a softer market. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.22/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$151.22
163 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548153.75842119
Medium and Large 1-2465150.006985thin
Medium and Large 2488145.6271036
Medium and Large 3423120.005083thin
One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $334 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 sale163 hd
151.22
—
AR average6 barns · 2,090 hd
169.54
−18.32
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—Average1,55790.451,40911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36976.321,0455thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22572.8489220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02358.7960120

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,2895
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9032thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4703thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340217.00/cwt217.00–217.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345173.00/cwt173.00–173.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1376200.21/cwt183.00–221.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1426204.68/cwt190.00–220.0087214
Steers—Medium and Large 2427158.40/cwt150.00–175.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1469200.37/cwt186.00–221.0094013
Steers—Medium and Large 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2520157.96/cwt156.00–160.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1529182.88/cwt170.00–200.0096730
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550167.00/cwt167.00–167.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1563179.67/cwt170.00–199.001,01220
Steers—Medium and Large 2580154.96/cwt150.00–160.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1621168.40/cwt160.00–175.001,04610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630177.46/cwt175.00–180.001,1186
Steers—Medium and Large 2640147.00/cwt147.00–147.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added666177.11/cwt175.00–180.001,1807
Steers—Medium and Large 1668165.09/cwt160.00–170.001,1032
Steers—Medium and Large 1730163.02/cwt160.00–166.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735169.30/cwt167.00–175.001,2447
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770168.51/cwt168.00–169.001,2982
Steers—Medium and Large 1775156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy803167.33/cwt166.00–168.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280181.00/cwt181.00–181.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285202.00/cwt202.00–202.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy328157.44/cwt150.00–165.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368178.01/cwt176.00–180.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375158.06/cwt155.00–160.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380152.75/cwt140.00–161.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy418155.00/cwt155.00–155.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422165.13/cwt163.00–168.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430143.18/cwt130.00–155.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475156.70/cwt150.00–164.0074431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486140.25/cwt140.00–141.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531144.36/cwt139.00–148.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533154.01/cwt150.00–159.0082113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570155.41/cwt150.00–160.0088617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed582145.68/cwt144.00–148.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610151.85/cwt144.00–157.0092610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613140.00/cwt140.00–140.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687144.73/cwt142.00–147.009947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717131.30/cwt130.00–134.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added723147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735142.17/cwt141.00–145.001,04512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750131.00/cwt131.00–131.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement810144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383188.68/cwt181.00–200.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422189.10/cwt175.00–210.0079815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy445221.00/cwt221.00–221.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465155.05/cwt150.00–160.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475168.00/cwt168.00–168.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476190.57/cwt174.00–210.0090712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524175.49/cwt168.00–200.009208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569154.23/cwt151.00–164.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570142.85/cwt130.00–155.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622155.20/cwt150.00–161.009655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663140.51/cwt140.00–141.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678148.89/cwt140.00–158.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724146.87/cwt145.00–150.001,0639
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880138.32/cwt138.00–139.001,2173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885124.89/cwt120.00–135.001,1053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47377.02/cwt73.00–81.001,1352
Bulls——1,51290.56/cwt86.00–95.001,3697
Bulls——1,800103.49/cwt100.00–107.001,8632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70036.00/cwt36.00–36.002521
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80550.00/cwt50.00–50.004031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87551.00/cwt51.00–51.004461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89066.00/cwt66.00–66.005871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02258.86/cwt54.00–64.006026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06550.88/cwt46.00–56.505422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06537.00/cwt37.00–37.003941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12268.71/cwt66.00–71.007717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22174.19/cwt69.50–80.0090617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24665.16/cwt61.00–70.008123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36976.32/cwt72.50–80.001,0455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940101.00/cwt101.00–101.009491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000902.50/head800.00–1,000.009032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07177.43/cwt64.00–91.008298
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,289.33/head925.00–1,550.001,2895
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,470.14/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4703
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870101.00/cwt101.00–101.008791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292590.00/cwt90.00–90.008331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.