Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on boners and 2.00 to 3.00 lower on lean cows. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$127.38

103 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	128.24	643	30
Medium and Large 2	440	127.03	558	73

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about $84 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 sale103 hd

127.38

—

AR average7 barns · 965 hd

134.02

−6.64

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,295	79.67	1,032	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	56.83	657	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	53.99	746	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	43.00	424	29

Every lot, as filed

74 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	130.61/cwt	128.00–134.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.27/cwt	120.00–133.00	472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.59/cwt	120.00–149.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	119.65/cwt	110.00–124.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	151.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	134.44/cwt	131.00–140.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.33/cwt	135.00–143.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	153.00/cwt	150.00–159.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	129.45/cwt	120.00–135.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	171.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	147.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	147.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.15/cwt	135.00–147.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	733	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	670.00/cwt	650.00–690.00	8,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	708.93/cwt	520.00–800.00	7,671	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	762.35/cwt	600.00–950.00	7,867	10
Bulls	—	—	1,290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	57.37/cwt	55.00–62.00	659	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	52.65/cwt	52.00–54.00	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	43.84/cwt	43.00–45.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	38.62/cwt	32.00–43.00	399	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	51.36/cwt	49.00–55.00	564	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	39.17/cwt	32.00–44.00	292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	704	33.67/cwt	31.00–40.00	237	5

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri May 24, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	125.00–132.00	128.93
8	—	458	128.00–134.00	130.61
2	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	623	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	558	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.45
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	120.00–133.00	127.27
13	—	467	120.00–135.00	124.51
9	—	326	120.00–149.00	135.59
6	—	577	110.00–124.00	119.65
5	—	519	120.00–125.00	121.84
3	—	622	110.00–115.00	113.32
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
16	—	413	120.00–135.00	129.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
2	—	570	126.00–127.00	126.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00–161.00	160.49
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	145.00–160.00	151.23
6	—	569	120.00–135.00	128.98
5	—	511	131.00–140.00	134.44
5	—	474	135.00–145.00	139.91
4	—	625	126.00–136.00	130.72
4	—	421	130.00–145.00	136.82
2	—	663	121.00–133.00	126.89
2	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	135.00–140.00	138.72
3	—	613	130.00–139.00	134.71
3	—	578	135.00–143.00	139.33
3	—	477	145.00–148.00	146.98
3	—	440	150.00–159.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	143.00	143.00
2	—	320	170.00–174.00	171.88
2	—	615	134.00–140.00	137.07
3	—	567	140.00–150.00	146.68
6	—	509	140.00–151.00	147.72
7	—	471	150.00–155.00	151.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	148.00	148.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	145.00–155.00	150.03
2	—	563	140.00–146.00	142.96
3	—	322	140.00–154.00	147.75
6	—	469	135.00–147.00	143.15
7	—	521	140.00–145.00	140.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	650.00–690.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,082	520.00–800.00	708.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,032	600.00–950.00	762.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,298	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	54.00–57.00	55.75
4	—	1,149	55.00–62.00	57.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,495	52.00–54.00	52.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	43.00–45.00	43.84
9	—	1,034	32.00–43.00	38.62
11	—	1,098	49.00–55.00	51.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	32.00–44.00	39.17
5	—	704	31.00–40.00	33.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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