Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-08-25

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 25
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
513 vs last sale 662 334 vs year ago 483 · 69.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
60 vs last sale 90 55 vs year ago 85 · 64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
20 vs last sale 30 15 vs year ago 25 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparisons to last week due to a light run of cattle today. Heat index's well over 100 degrees across the area this week combined with high humidity kept producers inside and buyers cautious. Weaned and light fleshed calves held there own today but anything that was fleshy and unweaned took heavy discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested but held steady. Supply was light and demand was light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.35/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$216.35
57 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.61
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2410225.009234thin
Medium and Large 1514222.171,14334
Medium and Large 2434206.7489716thin
Medium and Large 3407190.007733thin
One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $149 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 sale57 hd
216.35
AR average8 barns · 602 hd
224.95
−8.61
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
BullsHigh1,307118.951,5553thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,143111.171,2707thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,163109.751,2773thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05597.471,0293thin

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)1,225$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,6982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,5112thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1424231.20/cwt220.00–240.0098013
HeifersMedium and Large 1755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
HeifersMedium and Large 2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 2580217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2591
HeifersMedium and Large 3475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
HeifersMedium and Large 2523198.46/cwt197.00–200.001,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 2385211.90/cwt204.00–220.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 1471232.23/cwt227.50–242.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 2495207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1535252.83/cwt240.00–271.001,3533
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 1650206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007653
HeifersMedium and Large 1564216.68/cwt206.00–219.001,2227
HeifersMedium and Large 1610212.50/cwt212.00–213.001,2962
SteersMedium and Large 1572259.00/cwt254.00–263.001,4813
SteersMedium and Large 2525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1468265.82/cwt250.00–282.001,2443
SteersMedium and Large 1410273.00/cwt270.00–276.001,1192
SteersMedium and Large 11,050200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 3535178.00/cwt178.00–178.009521
BullsMedium and Large 2425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1460243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 1569239.08/cwt227.00–250.001,3606
BullsMedium and Large 1520240.68/cwt231.00–250.001,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 1395237.50/cwt237.50–237.509381
HeifersMedium and Large 2409200.69/cwt200.00–202.008216
SteersMedium and Large 1660237.92/cwt233.00–243.001,5702
BullsMedium and Large 2645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1705201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy643200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy568208.56/cwt206.00–211.001,1852
HeifersMedium and Large 2550201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009234
BullsMedium and Large 3375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
BullsMedium and Large 2370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
BullsMedium and Large 2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 3373192.50/cwt192.50–192.507182
BullsMedium and Large 2560201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,127.22/head1,125.00–1,130.001,1272
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3661
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,697.85/head1,500.00–1,900.001,6982
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,510.98/head950.00–1,950.001,5112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,285117.62/cwt113.00–122.001,5112
Bulls1,208125.92/cwt124.00–128.001,5212
Bulls1,505105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,179114.36/cwt104.00–123.001,3486
CowsBoner 80-85%92592.00/cwt92.00–92.008511
CowsBreaker 75-80%92094.00/cwt94.00–94.008651
CowsLean 85-90%1,07095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0171
CowsLean 85-90%1,04898.71/cwt97.00–100.001,0342

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.