Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-07-12

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 12
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
482 vs last sale 230 712 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
30 vs last sale 28 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
20 vs last sale 4 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks short supply due to the holiday week feeder steers and bulls were mixed to steady. Heifers traded mixed to steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.53/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits 71.70 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.
Average price
$138.53
126 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.63
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492145.0171368
Medium and Large 2514131.4767657
Medium and Large 3485100.004851thin
One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $228 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales
229211193175median 210.2302/1302/2705/0807/1708/07
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $215.06, low $188.60, median $210.23 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale126 hd
138.53
AR average8 barns · 938 hd
133.89
+4.63
This barn, trailing median6 sales
210.23
−71.70
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
BullsAverage1,56877.721,2196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23860.467498thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96346.1044411

Every lot, as filed

78 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed429142.33/cwt141.00–145.006113
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005811
BullsMedium and Large 2554127.78/cwt123.00–131.0070819
BullsMedium and Large 2513133.12/cwt125.00–136.006839
BullsMedium and Large 2728115.08/cwt114.50–118.008386
BullsMedium and Large 2334146.04/cwt135.00–153.004885
BullsMedium and Large 2428136.24/cwt135.00–140.005834
BullsMedium and Large 2374141.03/cwt135.00–146.005274
BullsMedium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2453133.32/cwt130.00–139.006043
BullsMedium and Large 1563141.08/cwt130.00–143.0079416
BullsMedium and Large 1517142.34/cwt138.00–145.0073614
BullsMedium and Large 1473146.20/cwt144.00–149.0069213
BullsMedium and Large 1418150.46/cwt149.50–158.0062912
BullsMedium and Large 1377155.50/cwt155.50–155.505865
BullsMedium and Large 1672122.68/cwt122.00–124.008243
BullsMedium and Large 1295164.00/cwt164.00–164.004843
BullsMedium and Large 1613133.49/cwt130.00–137.008182
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83336.30/cwt32.00–40.003022
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90065.00/cwt65.00–65.005851
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74552.00/cwt52.00–52.003871
CowsLean 85-90%1,06254.97/cwt54.00–56.005843
CowsLean 85-90%1,08844.54/cwt44.00–45.004852
CowsLean 85-90%95831.75/cwt31.00–32.503042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24562.28/cwt58.00–66.007756
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21855.00/cwt55.00–55.006702
Bulls1,56878.28/cwt74.00–80.001,2273
Bulls1,78083.23/cwt82.50–84.001,4812
Bulls1,14565.00/cwt65.00–65.007441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2987975.08/cwt800.00–1,075.009,6243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085775.03/cwt500.00–1,000.008,4098
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,147785.61/cwt625.00–875.009,0113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,47066.00/cwt66.00–66.009701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22658.22/cwt53.00–62.007146
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,091.25/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0010,9132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2434140.16/cwt131.00–144.006085
SteersMedium and Large 2614127.45/cwt125.00–130.007834
SteersMedium and Large 2518140.49/cwt140.00–141.007282
SteersMedium and Large 2560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2604146.00/cwt146.00–146.0088210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497150.00/cwt150.00–150.007463
SteersMedium and Large 1621146.20/cwt140.00–147.0090810
SteersMedium and Large 1728130.00/cwt130.00–130.009465
SteersMedium and Large 1570145.00/cwt140.00–150.008274
BullsMedium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy479145.00/cwt145.00–145.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 1603123.50/cwt123.50–123.507452
HeifersMedium and Large 1723115.81/cwt110.00–122.008372
HeifersMedium and Large 1583125.34/cwt125.00–126.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1437131.80/cwt131.00–132.005765
HeifersMedium and Large 1331148.00/cwt148.00–148.004907
HeifersMedium and Large 1671125.33/cwt122.00–127.5084112
HeifersMedium and Large 1531127.44/cwt123.00–135.0067715
HeifersMedium and Large 1477132.32/cwt128.00–137.0063116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2496133.50/cwt133.50–133.506624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584127.50/cwt127.50–127.507454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2603127.50/cwt127.50–127.507696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437132.50/cwt132.50–132.505798
HeifersMedium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 2343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 2525125.50/cwt125.50–125.506593
HeifersMedium and Large 2430123.06/cwt120.00–132.005297
HeifersMedium and Large 2473121.40/cwt115.00–128.0057412
HeifersMedium and Large 2Replacement510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465128.00/cwt128.00–128.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed293127.00/cwt127.00–127.003723
HeifersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
HeifersMedium and Large 3363115.51/cwt115.00–116.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
SteersMedium and Large 1870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 1538147.97/cwt146.00–150.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1763126.46/cwt124.00–129.009652
SteersMedium and Large 1471149.18/cwt145.00–156.007034

How this sale compares

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.