Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-11

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▲ 397 vs last sale 310▲ 210 vs year ago 497 · +42.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 35▲ 33 vs year ago 81 · +40.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 25▲ 39 vs year ago 31 · +125.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.85/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$224.85
178 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.31
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511233.321,193118
Medium and Large 2476212.081,00951
Medium and Large 3490186.179129thin
One grade step is worth $47.15/cwt here — about $281 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 sale178 hd
224.85
—
AR average11 barns · 2,224 hd
236.16
−11.31
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—Average1,816130.212,36410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348114.871,54927
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,061101.311,07531
CowsLean 85-90%Average94278.467394thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$1,7239
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,154$1,6485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,5482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,51413
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,50210
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,3505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,8097
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$1,7133thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,4001thin

Every lot

112 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 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1338270.73/cwt260.00–282.509153
Steers—Medium and Large 2367248.78/cwt240.00–262.509133
Steers—Medium and Large 1391285.99/cwt275.00–295.001,1185
Steers—Medium and Large 2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1431255.60/cwt240.00–265.001,1024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy435287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1467252.60/cwt242.50–267.501,1809
Steers—Medium and Large 2478230.45/cwt220.00–237.501,1029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 1517257.25/cwt245.00–268.001,33010
Steers—Medium and Large 2540222.50/cwt210.00–235.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1576245.85/cwt235.00–255.001,4166
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy590273.85/cwt262.50–285.001,6162
Steers—Medium and Large 1608252.41/cwt245.00–260.001,5352
Steers—Medium and Large 1683247.66/cwt243.00–252.501,6922
Steers—Medium and Large 2685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 1760225.66/cwt219.00–232.501,7152
Steers—Medium and Large 1915216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9761
Steers—Medium and Large 2965199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9201
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 11,480119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318252.17/cwt240.00–275.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338212.08/cwt206.00–220.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy365287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370257.50/cwt247.50–276.009539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375235.06/cwt225.00–242.508818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419219.20/cwt210.00–230.0091815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420247.89/cwt235.00–258.001,04114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423188.50/cwt180.00–200.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470200.95/cwt185.00–212.509447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471228.92/cwt221.00–238.001,07822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy480252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added487261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526208.62/cwt200.00–217.001,09710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527228.88/cwt220.00–245.001,20623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570226.24/cwt215.00–240.001,29012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578198.63/cwt196.00–200.001,1483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy605243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622214.83/cwt200.00–222.501,3369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679211.53/cwt207.50–222.001,4369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733182.53/cwt180.00–185.001,3382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3738165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2920175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327287.65/cwt285.00–292.509415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335222.43/cwt220.00–225.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343249.93/cwt240.00–260.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369285.76/cwt270.00–297.501,05410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393261.24/cwt260.00–262.501,0272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423270.07/cwt262.50–279.001,1428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434232.29/cwt220.00–247.501,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468257.42/cwt240.00–268.001,20525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474227.24/cwt220.00–239.001,0777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476245.01/cwt242.50–247.501,16610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519244.83/cwt235.00–256.001,2718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523190.80/cwt180.00–200.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526217.91/cwt210.00–227.501,1466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568216.33/cwt215.00–217.001,2293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573236.52/cwt232.50–242.501,3556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611231.52/cwt227.50–237.501,4155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658234.96/cwt230.00–240.001,5463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723221.97/cwt220.00–224.001,6052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730191.23/cwt190.00–192.501,3962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759220.01/cwt210.00–222.001,6706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870178.47/cwt177.00–180.001,5532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6961
Bulls——1,673123.65/cwt118.00–128.002,0693
Bulls——1,944136.02/cwt131.00–142.002,6446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70075.00/cwt75.00–75.005251
Cows—Boner 80-85%87987.25/cwt85.00–90.007674
Cows—Boner 80-85%94294.72/cwt93.00–98.008926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02379.61/cwt78.00–84.008143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130105.87/cwt101.00–109.001,19621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343115.56/cwt111.00–119.001,55226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4451
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,175115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,744.87/head1,450.00–2,025.001,7452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,801.18/head1,500.00–2,125.001,8014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,820.31/head1,425.00–2,000.001,8203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998100.82/cwt97.00–104.001,0062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,131109.65/cwt103.00–115.001,2404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,547.83/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,513.70/head1,200.00–2,075.001,51413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,502.29/head1,425.00–1,550.001,50210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,716.46/head1,425.00–2,000.001,7164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3311,807.63/head1,375.00–2,025.001,8088
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,403119.88/cwt115.00–124.001,6822

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.