Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.51/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$141.51

100 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	354	153.33	543	12thin
Medium and Large 1	574	141.45	812	56
Medium and Large 2	466	139.65	651	30
Medium and Large 3	408	100.00	408	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $136 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 sale100 hd

141.51

—

AR average8 barns · 1,374 hd

148.81

−7.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	332	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.76/cwt	144.00–156.00	463	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	121.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	725	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.77/cwt	138.00–145.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	116.32/cwt	114.00–120.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	145.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.85/cwt	135.00–146.00	813	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.74/cwt	140.00–153.50	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.31/cwt	126.00–138.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	599	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.15/cwt	121.00–136.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	561	7

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 →

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Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	131.00	131.00
7	—	442	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	120.00–130.00	128.37
10	—	575	120.00–129.00	121.77
8	—	467	130.00–131.00	130.39
3	—	610	121.00–122.00	121.67
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	125.00–128.00	127.14
7	—	327	121.00–136.00	128.15
4	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.26
4	—	375	125.00–131.00	127.68
3	—	423	120.00–125.00	121.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	320	144.00–156.00	144.76
6	—	506	120.00–125.00	121.33
4	—	471	120.00–126.00	122.80
4	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.78
3	—	373	140.00–148.00	143.10
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	130.00–145.00	136.20
5	—	572	130.00	130.00
5	—	468	138.00–145.00	140.77
5	—	415	140.00–148.00	145.04
4	—	616	120.00–131.00	122.74
3	—	712	114.00–120.00	116.32
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	135.00–140.00	138.59
6	—	477	132.00–140.00	137.86
6	—	386	145.00–150.00	145.84
3	—	565	125.00–127.00	126.35
3	—	433	140.00–144.00	142.62
3	—	322	150.00–160.00	155.10
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	336	155.00	155.00
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	577	135.00–146.00	140.85
12	—	514	140.00–153.50	149.74
7	—	476	140.00–150.00	148.65
6	—	660	126.00–138.00	133.31
6	—	616	130.00–142.00	136.12
4	—	723	125.00–126.00	125.49
3	—	445	152.00	152.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00

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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