Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers were mixed to steady. Some offerings of weaned cattle across all ranges traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good supply and strong demand for weaned stock. Slaughter bulls were steady. Slaughter cows traded steady in the lean class with boners and breakers trading steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.39/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$130.39

159 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	132.28	699	111
Medium and Large 2	491	127.12	624	40
Medium and Large 1-2	539	120.50	649	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $50 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 sale159 hd

130.39

—

AR average9 barns · 1,576 hd

133.48

−3.09

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	1,559	84.26	1,313	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	62.19	844	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	55.28	616	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	50.12	479	16

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	418	134.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.90/cwt	121.00–125.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.73/cwt	128.00–137.50	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	49.61/cwt	47.00–52.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	54.43/cwt	52.00–56.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.60/cwt	115.00–126.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	126.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	59.44/cwt	55.00–62.50	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.62/cwt	52.00–55.00	587	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	62.19/cwt	62.00–62.50	844	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	129.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	145.26/cwt	143.00–147.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.17/cwt	114.00–115.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.88/cwt	131.00–140.00	579	7
Bulls	—	—	1,248	82.16/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	85.31/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.48/cwt	110.00–121.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.14/cwt	123.00–137.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.52/cwt	139.00–144.00	644	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	992.69/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	10,751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	814.96/cwt	575.00–1,100.00	9,535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,077.76/cwt	900.00–1,375.00	11,047	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,264.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,525.00	12,211	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	861.57/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,123	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	169.65/cwt	163.00–173.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.21/cwt	162.00–165.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	149.43/cwt	148.00–150.00	677	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,053.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	129.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	131.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.53/cwt	135.00–146.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	119.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	749	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,012	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	39.76/cwt	32.00–45.00	310	3

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 791Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	130.00–137.00	134.69
6	—	323	140.00–143.00	142.48
7	—	630	121.00–125.00	123.90
8	—	366	145.00–147.00	146.34
19	—	529	128.00–137.50	134.73
20	—	481	130.00–139.00	134.27
7	—	738	117.50–120.00	119.31
32	—	593	125.00–130.00	126.24
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	121.00	121.00
4	—	514	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	393	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	423	115.00–126.00	120.60
5	—	463	120.00–128.00	125.12
6	—	538	120.00	120.00
11	—	578	115.00–120.00	119.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	485	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	143.00	143.00
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	125.00–131.00	126.89
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	136.00–141.00	138.45
8	—	414	143.00–147.00	145.26
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
4	—	537	137.50–138.00	137.76
7	—	575	123.00–137.00	133.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
15	—	340	130.00	130.00
18	—	511	120.00–130.00	129.30
5	—	465	130.00–140.00	132.62
6	—	670	114.00–115.00	114.17
7	—	423	131.00–140.00	136.88
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	110.00–121.00	115.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	132.50	132.50
5	—	566	133.00	133.00
10	—	455	139.00–144.00	141.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
1	—	410	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	163.00–173.00	169.65
5	—	362	162.00–165.00	163.21
6	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.38
7	—	453	148.00–150.00	149.43
16	—	727	125.00–132.00	129.43
2	—	885	119.00	119.00
3	—	832	128.00	128.00
8	—	624	135.00–146.00	141.53
13	—	577	140.00–151.00	143.87
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	130.00–139.00	134.66
2	—	640	125.00–133.00	129.00
5	—	529	125.00–135.00	130.19
8	—	425	140.00–155.00	144.68
9	—	495	130.00–140.00	131.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	150.00	150.00
5	—	562	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	141.50	141.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	47.00–52.00	49.61
9	—	996	52.00–56.00	54.43
1	—	970	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	55.00–62.50	59.44
5	—	1,095	52.00–55.00	53.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	62.00–62.50	62.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	32.00–45.00	39.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	80.00–84.00	82.16
4	—	1,714	85.00–86.00	85.31

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	—	1,083	850.00–1,175.00	992.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	575.00–1,100.00	814.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,175	700.00–1,100.00	861.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	900.00–1,375.00	1,077.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	966	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,264.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.06

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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