Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.94/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$142.94

160 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

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	522	146.40	765	30
Medium and Large 1	582	143.00	832	61
Medium and Large 2	482	141.39	681	69

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $83 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 sale160 hd

142.94

—

AR average8 barns · 1,103 hd

140.86

+2.08

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	—	High	1,363	79.43	1,083	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	57.53	725	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	57.00	872	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	47.74	495	17

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	125.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.74/cwt	127.00–134.00	638	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.02/cwt	123.00–126.00	724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.72/cwt	134.00–137.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.76/cwt	139.00–145.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	149.84/cwt	140.00–156.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	34.88/cwt	30.00–40.00	300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.05/cwt	52.00–57.00	598	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	46.34/cwt	43.00–50.00	491	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	40.91/cwt	40.00–42.00	443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	57.53/cwt	55.00–62.00	725	7
Bulls	—	—	1,499	87.02/cwt	82.50–92.00	1,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,203	77.45/cwt	73.00–82.00	932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	63.40/cwt	60.00–67.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	779.44/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,971	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.90/cwt	140.00–149.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	151.08/cwt	145.00–152.00	545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.48/cwt	129.00–140.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	137.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	144.15/cwt	141.00–148.00	839	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	145.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	150.13/cwt	145.00–152.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.97/cwt	135.00–147.00	870	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 796Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
22	—	582	141.00–148.00	144.15
13	—	539	145.00–150.00	145.36
11	—	672	135.00	135.00
8	—	479	145.00–152.00	150.13
6	—	613	135.00–147.00	141.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	152.00	152.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	140.00–149.00	143.90
14	—	361	145.00–152.00	151.08
7	—	511	129.00–140.00	133.48
6	—	477	135.00–143.00	137.20
5	—	572	130.00–139.00	134.56
4	—	626	126.00–134.00	131.05
3	—	693	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	146.00	146.00
3	—	510	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	120.00–122.00	121.31
5	—	383	124.00–130.00	125.78
4	—	513	115.00–120.00	118.78
4	—	471	120.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	630	115.00–120.00	116.63
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	484	127.00–134.00	131.74
20	—	514	125.00–130.00	126.00
13	—	579	123.00–126.00	125.02
12	—	610	120.00–125.00	121.90
9	—	416	134.00–137.00	135.72
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	135.00–148.00	142.49
3	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	368	144.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	127.00–133.00	130.94
6	—	572	130.00–138.00	135.48
6	—	523	139.00–145.00	141.76
6	—	412	140.00–156.00	149.84
2	—	473	144.00	144.00
2	—	360	147.00–152.00	149.50
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	30.00–40.00	34.88
1	—	815	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	52.00–57.00	55.05
5	—	1,060	43.00–50.00	46.34
2	—	1,083	40.00–42.00	40.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	55.00–62.00	57.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	82.50–92.00	87.02
3	—	1,203	73.00–82.00	77.45
2	—	1,263	60.00–67.00	63.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,151	650.00–875.00	779.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	57.00	57.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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