Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-02-02

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 2
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 1,169▲ 1,090 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 75▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 15▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to no report published last two week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.83/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$237.83
258 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$75.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.20
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2360277.5099912thin
Medium and Large 1525246.861,296135
Medium and Large 2491229.441,12583
Medium and Large 3449202.1890828
One grade step is worth $75.32/cwt here — about $91 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 sale258 hd
237.83
—
AR average7 barns · 1,947 hd
249.03
−11.20
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—High1,815122.832,22910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,369102.041,39721
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06090.5896024
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03378.598125thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,2758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,1494thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,1134thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,5123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3572thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,80010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,4263thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added326320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1330302.16/cwt285.00–310.009978
Steers—Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1373301.66/cwt280.00–315.001,12513
Steers—Medium and Large 2375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1420301.28/cwt275.00–310.001,2657
Steers—Medium and Large 2424258.69/cwt250.00–270.001,0976
Steers—Medium and Large 3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1468280.20/cwt270.00–297.501,31113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4523
Steers—Medium and Large 3470225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 2472261.19/cwt250.00–268.001,23310
Steers—Medium and Large 3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2513250.89/cwt240.00–260.001,2876
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Steers—Medium and Large 1526277.24/cwt265.00–292.001,4588
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 1578259.18/cwt242.50–267.501,49814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,5926
Steers—Medium and Large 2588230.13/cwt220.00–240.001,3532
Steers—Medium and Large 2615237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4611
Steers—Medium and Large 1628256.56/cwt250.00–262.501,6113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy650262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7031
Steers—Medium and Large 1670243.95/cwt230.00–252.501,6349
Steers—Medium and Large 2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Steers—Medium and Large 1758221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,6772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6685
Steers—Medium and Large 1805219.25/cwt216.00–222.501,7652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320246.88/cwt240.00–250.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324274.70/cwt260.00–285.008907
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330195.04/cwt170.00–210.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360277.50/cwt277.50–277.5099912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376253.69/cwt250.00–255.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378273.90/cwt262.50–292.501,0358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391213.04/cwt200.00–220.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy405290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424263.44/cwt254.00–280.001,11721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426240.72/cwt222.50–250.001,02526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428203.43/cwt200.00–220.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469264.98/cwt250.00–275.001,2437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476233.25/cwt222.50–245.001,11016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480206.69/cwt174.00–220.009926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521249.90/cwt240.00–267.501,30219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526226.43/cwt220.00–235.001,19114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3534194.14/cwt174.00–210.001,0376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy565253.85/cwt250.00–257.501,4342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572233.16/cwt220.00–241.001,33435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574207.09/cwt200.00–220.001,1897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy605257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623230.15/cwt220.00–242.501,43418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630204.73/cwt192.50–210.001,2909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684219.26/cwt210.00–227.501,5008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710204.96/cwt200.00–210.001,4552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765189.93/cwt180.00–200.001,4532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313305.03/cwt300.00–315.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323249.85/cwt240.00–260.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360225.07/cwt220.00–230.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376253.48/cwt240.00–260.009537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379296.47/cwt275.00–310.001,12410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415209.76/cwt200.00–220.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419283.56/cwt270.00–300.001,18810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436252.76/cwt235.00–267.501,1025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481275.59/cwt260.00–287.501,32611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481252.08/cwt245.00–255.001,2136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514266.55/cwt255.00–280.001,37015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526242.10/cwt230.00–250.001,2738
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534208.64/cwt200.00–215.001,1144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy561265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565248.73/cwt240.00–257.501,4056
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577233.27/cwt230.00–237.501,3463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621230.36/cwt215.00–242.501,43117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy630252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660214.58/cwt210.00–230.001,4166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734214.13/cwt202.50–220.001,5726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,633108.11/cwt107.00–109.001,7652
Bulls——1,811131.50/cwt127.00–134.002,3814
Bulls——1,909121.53/cwt116.00–126.002,3204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00579.49/cwt77.00–81.007994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00987.25/cwt83.00–92.0088015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10895.32/cwt94.00–96.001,0567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14575.00/cwt75.00–75.008591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27399.02/cwt98.00–100.001,2612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36698.49/cwt95.00–101.001,3458
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371104.22/cwt102.00–107.001,42913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,113.46/head1,200.00–2,150.002,1134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,511.59/head1,175.00–1,700.001,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,356.52/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,149.03/head1,875.00–2,350.002,1494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,426.09/head900.00–1,650.001,4263

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.