Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls traded 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls both traded steady. A moderate rebound on the futures market gave way to a stronger buyer interest and a stronger supply of cattle from sellers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.25/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$122.25

80 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	129.01	688	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	122.71	709	36
Medium and Large 2	487	118.56	577	30

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $111 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 sale80 hd

122.25

—

AR average8 barns · 1,074 hd

132.31

−10.06

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	1,716	82.50	1,416	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	58.56	716	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	56.67	743	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	54.12	612	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	108.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.71/cwt	121.00–124.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	129.24/cwt	125.00–131.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	114.36/cwt	105.00–119.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	399	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.54/cwt	121.00–135.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	738	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	301	170.34/cwt	169.00–174.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	149.04/cwt	143.00–152.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	56.10/cwt	54.00–60.00	662	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	50.25/cwt	48.00–52.00	594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	60.00/cwt	57.50–62.50	797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	59.38/cwt	55.00–65.00	724	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	85.93/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,482	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	836.21/cwt	610.00–925.00	7,802	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	970.45/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	11,568	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	786.90/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,262	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,098.09/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	13,177	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,066.81/cwt	980.00–1,150.00	12,535	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,131.78/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	997.89/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	11,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	849	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	712	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.38/cwt	129.50–132.50	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	712	2

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 626Last week 432Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	141.00	141.00
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	110.00–125.00	120.54
4	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.99
4	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.50
3	—	677	100.00–115.00	108.26
2	—	393	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	120.00	120.00
6	—	489	135.00	135.00
5	—	778	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	121.00–124.00	122.71
3	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	124.00–128.00	127.37
4	—	481	125.00–131.00	129.24
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	400	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	105.00–119.00	114.36
5	—	399	135.00	135.00
4	—	629	120.00–121.00	120.25
4	—	553	123.00–124.00	123.75
4	—	519	121.00–135.00	125.54
3	—	723	100.00–110.00	106.61
2	—	475	125.00–135.00	130.11
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	537	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	301	169.00–174.00	170.34
3	—	462	143.00–152.00	149.04
2	—	618	123.00–126.00	124.46
2	—	560	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	127.50	127.50
8	—	849	117.50	117.50
7	—	712	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	129.50–132.50	130.38
5	—	940	100.00	100.00
3	—	520	125.00–135.00	131.54
2	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	120.00	120.00
3	—	443	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	139.00	139.00
3	—	423	159.00	159.00
2	—	513	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	150.00–156.00	153.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	54.00–60.00	56.10
2	—	1,183	48.00–52.00	50.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	57.50–62.50	60.00
1	—	1,275	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	55.00–65.00	59.38
1	—	1,255	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	83.00–90.00	85.93
1	—	1,700	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,670	76.00	76.00

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)	6	—	933	610.00–925.00	836.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	875.00–1,075.00	970.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	775.00–800.00	786.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,098.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	980.00–1,150.00	1,066.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,070	900.00–1,200.00	1,131.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,183	800.00–1,060.00	997.89

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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