Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks short supply due to the holiday week feeder steers and bulls were mixed to steady. Heifers traded mixed to steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.53/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −71.70 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.

Average price

$138.53

126 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$45.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	145.01	713	68
Medium and Large 2	514	131.47	676	57
Medium and Large 3	485	100.00	485	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $228 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 sale126 hd

138.53

—

AR average8 barns · 938 hd

133.89

+4.63

This barn, trailing median6 sales

210.23

−71.70

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	1,568	77.72	1,219	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	60.46	749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	46.10	444	11

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	429	142.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	127.78/cwt	123.00–131.00	708	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.12/cwt	125.00–136.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	115.08/cwt	114.50–118.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	146.04/cwt	135.00–153.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	141.03/cwt	135.00–146.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	133.32/cwt	130.00–139.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	794	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.34/cwt	138.00–145.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.46/cwt	149.50–158.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.68/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	36.30/cwt	32.00–40.00	302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.97/cwt	54.00–56.00	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	44.54/cwt	44.00–45.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	31.75/cwt	31.00–32.50	304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	62.28/cwt	58.00–66.00	775	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	78.28/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	83.23/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	975.08/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	9,624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	775.03/cwt	500.00–1,000.00	8,409	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	785.61/cwt	625.00–875.00	9,011	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	58.22/cwt	53.00–62.00	714	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,091.25/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	10,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.16/cwt	131.00–144.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	115.81/cwt	110.00–122.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	131.80/cwt	131.00–132.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.33/cwt	122.00–127.50	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	127.44/cwt	123.00–135.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.40/cwt	115.00–128.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	293	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	126.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.18/cwt	145.00–156.00	703	4

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 230Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	141.00–145.00	142.33
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	123.00–131.00	127.78
9	—	513	125.00–136.00	133.12
6	—	728	114.50–118.00	115.08
5	—	334	135.00–153.00	146.04
4	—	428	135.00–140.00	136.24
4	—	374	135.00–146.00	141.03
3	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	453	130.00–139.00	133.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	563	130.00–143.00	141.08
14	—	517	138.00–145.00	142.34
13	—	473	144.00–149.00	146.20
12	—	418	149.50–158.00	150.46
5	—	377	155.50	155.50
3	—	672	122.00–124.00	122.68
3	—	295	164.00	164.00
2	—	613	130.00–137.00	133.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	131.00–144.00	140.16
4	—	614	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	558	141.50	141.50
10	—	604	146.00	146.00
3	—	497	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	140.00–147.00	146.20
5	—	728	130.00	130.00
4	—	570	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	146.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	763	124.00–129.00	126.46
4	—	471	145.00–156.00	149.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	123.50	123.50
2	—	723	110.00–122.00	115.81
3	—	583	125.00–126.00	125.34
5	—	437	131.00–132.00	131.80
7	—	331	148.00	148.00
12	—	671	122.00–127.50	125.33
15	—	531	123.00–135.00	127.44
16	—	477	128.00–137.00	132.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	133.50	133.50
4	—	584	127.50	127.50
6	—	603	127.50	127.50
8	—	437	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	343	130.00	130.00
3	—	525	125.50	125.50
7	—	430	120.00–132.00	123.06
12	—	473	115.00–128.00	121.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
3	—	293	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
2	—	363	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	420	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	32.00–40.00	36.30
1	—	900	65.00	65.00
1	—	745	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	54.00–56.00	54.97
2	—	1,088	44.00–45.00	44.54
2	—	958	31.00–32.50	31.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	58.00–66.00	62.28
2	—	1,218	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	74.00–80.00	78.28
2	—	1,780	82.50–84.00	83.23
1	—	1,145	65.00	65.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	987	800.00–1,075.00	975.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,085	500.00–1,000.00	775.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	625.00–875.00	785.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,226	53.00–62.00	58.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,091.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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