Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-18

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 18
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
662 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 707▲ 85 vs year ago 577 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 114▲ 23 vs year ago 67 · +34.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 70▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to15.00 higher on limited comparisons to last week. Feeder steers over 500 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, again on limited comparisons to last weeks sale. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was good on most ranges of cattle today, with the exception of a larger than average offering of new crop unweaned and fleshy calves that were discounted by buyers pushed some classifications lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.98/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$221.98
131 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$556
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.94
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1535245.001,3111thin
Medium and Large 1507234.091,18760
Medium and Large 2452214.4996964
Medium 2480200.009601thin
Medium and Large 3438172.407555thin
One grade step is worth $72.60/cwt here — about $556 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 sale131 hd
221.98
—
AR average8 barns · 1,684 hd
236.92
−14.94
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—High1,604118.181,89614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,311112.431,47410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,129103.691,17110
CowsLean 85-90%High95089.1984820

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)1,213$1,6053thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,129$1,3214thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,080$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$2,0486
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,9274thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,8202thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285258.00/cwt258.00–258.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1293304.15/cwt300.00–307.508913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added295312.50/cwt312.50–312.509229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1322286.17/cwt270.00–295.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 2370244.86/cwt240.00–250.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1432265.34/cwt262.00–278.001,14611
Steers—Medium and Large 2438230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1465271.12/cwt265.00–277.501,2612
Steers—Medium and Large 2475213.12/cwt200.00–220.001,0123
Steers—Medium and Large 1519260.00/cwt255.00–262.501,3494
Steers—Medium and Large 2522228.04/cwt210.00–237.501,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3389
Steers—Medium and Large 1553267.34/cwt258.00–278.001,4783
Steers—Medium and Large 2576230.54/cwt217.50–246.001,3287
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added598279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,66819
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4951
Steers—Medium and Large 1619244.60/cwt242.50–261.001,51410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4574
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Steers—Medium and Large 1673242.18/cwt240.00–250.001,6305
Steers—Medium and Large 2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323230.39/cwt220.00–240.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360170.00/cwt160.00–175.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy366227.37/cwt200.00–235.008327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368222.57/cwt200.00–240.0081918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370248.63/cwt240.00–257.509202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375207.50/cwt200.00–210.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417214.79/cwt210.00–220.0089613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy424222.79/cwt200.00–232.009455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433237.03/cwt232.00–242.001,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461239.05/cwt232.50–247.501,1025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy463227.99/cwt220.00–232.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476208.88/cwt200.00–220.009946
Heifers—Medium 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513209.50/cwt200.00–215.001,07510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515243.03/cwt240.00–246.001,2522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy524219.89/cwt200.00–230.001,1524
Heifers—Medium 1535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573212.96/cwt200.00–220.001,2205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added578255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,47413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582212.97/cwt200.00–221.001,2393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600240.50/cwt240.00–241.001,4432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615204.21/cwt200.00–210.001,2563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added645228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665207.62/cwt200.00–222.001,3813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy700187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy735186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310287.50/cwt287.50–287.508911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340210.15/cwt200.00–220.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367230.75/cwt200.00–262.508479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413268.74/cwt245.00–280.001,11025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418233.88/cwt220.00–242.009785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430244.88/cwt240.00–250.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466234.03/cwt220.00–242.501,0915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,1762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,2872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518224.17/cwt200.00–235.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553223.19/cwt215.00–227.501,2343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568240.51/cwt235.00–242.501,3665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1601234.69/cwt230.00–242.501,4108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645230.00/cwt225.00–232.501,4843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328103.45/cwt102.00–105.001,3742
Bulls——1,503117.12/cwt108.00–123.001,7608
Bulls——1,945127.67/cwt123.00–137.002,4834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66550.00/cwt50.00–50.003331
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78093.00/cwt93.00–93.007251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79883.99/cwt81.00–86.006703
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83374.06/cwt70.00–78.006172
Cows—Lean 85-90%98388.09/cwt84.00–92.008665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073100.04/cwt95.00–105.001,0738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103106.30/cwt103.00–110.001,1726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16899.77/cwt95.00–102.001,1654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311112.43/cwt103.00–117.001,47410
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,561.71/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,820.37/head1,435.00–2,225.001,8202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,987.61/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,291.48/head2,200.00–2,375.002,2912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800122.50/cwt122.50–122.509801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920148.70/cwt130.00–170.001,3682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,320.51/head1,050.00–1,600.001,3214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,604.67/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6053
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5081

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.