Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers not well tested. Feeder bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00-4.00 to higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 lower on short supply. Slaughter bulls were 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.79/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −81.44 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.

Average price

$128.79

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	140.13	765	7thin
Medium and Large 2	553	126.52	700	35

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $65 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

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 sale42 hd

128.79

—

AR average3 barns · 146 hd

128.58

+0.20

This barn, trailing median6 sales

210.23

−81.44

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	1,883	79.66	1,500	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	55.56	786	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	52.00	801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	47.15	492	13

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.98/cwt	147.00–151.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.97/cwt	123.00–131.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.65/cwt	116.00–123.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	127.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	120.77/cwt	120.00–133.00	673	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	126.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	128.05/cwt	126.00–133.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.63/cwt	140.00–153.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	851.67/cwt	810.00–890.00	10,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	75.70/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.64/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	55.56/cwt	55.00–56.00	786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	50.32/cwt	46.00–52.50	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	44.44/cwt	42.00–46.00	443	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Jul 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 820Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	136.00–140.00	138.00
3	—	470	147.00–151.00	148.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	390	150.00–156.00	153.00
2	—	625	123.00–131.00	126.97
3	—	480	135.00–141.00	138.63
3	—	683	116.00–123.00	119.65
4	—	538	120.00–135.00	127.81
17	—	557	120.00–133.00	120.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.94
3	—	358	135.00	135.00
4	—	528	125.00–135.00	130.93
9	—	633	120.00–127.50	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	400	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	115.00–119.00	116.93
4	—	374	126.00–133.00	128.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
2	—	623	140.00–143.00	141.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	373	140.00–153.00	146.63
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	810.00–890.00	851.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,078	74.00–78.00	75.70
4	—	1,785	80.00–85.00	81.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	55.00–56.00	55.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	46.00–52.50	50.32
7	—	997	42.00–46.00	44.44

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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