Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available due to lack of report last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.17/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$144.17

89 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	145.82	852	67
Medium and Large 2	497	140.86	701	20
Medium and Large 3	420	122.00	512	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $340 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 sale89 hd

144.17

—

AR average9 barns · 1,382 hd

147.44

−3.27

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	1,599	84.76	1,355	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	61.13	951	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	60.36	743	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,148	52.84	607	14

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	478	145.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.27/cwt	122.00–135.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	117.69/cwt	115.00–123.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	521	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,411.92/cwt	1,380.00–1,475.00	15,814	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,140.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,285.00	13,116	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,539.71/cwt	1,310.00–1,750.00	17,968	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,169.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,714	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,005.60/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	12,570	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,182.14/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	14,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.29/cwt	140.00–150.50	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	133.27/cwt	125.00–139.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.61/cwt	136.00–142.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	142.80/cwt	138.00–146.00	911	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	149.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	844	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	122.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	133.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.16/cwt	133.00–139.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	128.24/cwt	125.00–131.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	128.85/cwt	120.00–135.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	126.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.90/cwt	148.00–159.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	138.51/cwt	137.00–139.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	59.86/cwt	55.00–65.00	496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	51.32/cwt	48.00–54.00	620	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	58.52/cwt	57.00–60.00	765	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.50	951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	62.55/cwt	57.00–66.00	777	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	671	6
Bulls	—	—	1,494	80.97/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,210	14
Bulls	—	—	1,746	90.07/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,573	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,166.94/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	13,478	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	968.97/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,370	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,120.44/cwt	725.00–1,350.00	13,815	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	886.52/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	10,824	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	743	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	710	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.08/cwt	140.00–151.00	622	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 Jul 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 24Year ago 0

No trend is available due to lack of report last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	140.00–150.00	145.54
5	—	527	136.00–142.00	140.61
1	—	435	151.00	151.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	122.00–135.00	128.27
3	—	663	115.00–123.00	117.69
4	—	375	136.00–140.00	138.97
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.98
6	—	430	140.00–150.50	146.29
6	—	514	125.00–139.00	133.27
7	—	621	120.00–135.00	122.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	135.00–143.00	138.21
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
6	—	528	135.00–140.00	138.33
5	—	426	140.00–151.00	146.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	638	138.00–146.00	142.80
14	—	522	145.00–152.00	148.33
12	—	566	144.00–150.00	149.08
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
3	—	430	148.00–159.00	153.90
4	—	664	137.00–139.00	138.51
5	—	480	145.00–154.00	150.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	134.00–135.00	134.51
2	—	663	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	562	130.00–136.00	133.66
6	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.01
12	—	526	133.00–139.00	135.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	136.00	136.00
3	—	547	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	123.98
3	—	600	120.00–126.00	122.00
3	—	673	120.00	120.00
4	—	324	135.00–144.00	139.65
5	—	371	125.00–131.00	128.24
5	—	414	120.00–135.00	128.85
5	—	464	120.00–130.00	126.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
2	—	495	135.00	135.00

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)	Open	5	—	1,120	1,380.00–1,475.00	1,411.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,140.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,310.00–1,750.00	1,539.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,258	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,169.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	800.00–1,150.00	1,005.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,182.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,155	850.00–1,275.00	1,166.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	967	950.00–1,000.00	968.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,233	725.00–1,350.00	1,120.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,221	775.00–1,050.00	886.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	55.00–57.00	55.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	55.00–65.00	59.86
1	—	885	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	48.00–54.00	51.32
4	—	1,308	57.00–60.00	58.52
1	—	1,050	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	60.00–62.50	61.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,242	57.00–66.00	62.55
6	—	1,206	54.00–58.00	55.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,494	74.00–84.00	80.97
10	—	1,746	85.00–100.00	90.07

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

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle