Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls both traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.13/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$139.13

137 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$22.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	142.32	757	42
Medium and Large 2	458	138.96	636	26
Medium and Large 1-2	532	137.51	732	68
Medium and Large 3	400	120.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about $277 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 sale137 hd

139.13

—

AR average7 barns · 745 hd

135.31

+3.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	114.44/cwt	112.00–116.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.08/cwt	104.00–118.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	105.97/cwt	102.00–110.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.61/cwt	140.00–151.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.32/cwt	131.00–136.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	130.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.51/cwt	123.00–135.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	142.46/cwt	140.00–151.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.73/cwt	100.00–115.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	111.94/cwt	100.00–120.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	123.47/cwt	112.00–125.00	577	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	288	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	125.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	117.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	124.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.36/cwt	100.00–115.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	124.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	144.92/cwt	144.00–145.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	135.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	144.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	140.36/cwt	140.00–141.00	755	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	744	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	382	151.37/cwt	146.00–155.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	124.32/cwt	123.50–125.00	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	656	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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Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls both traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 lower. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	125.00	125.00
8	—	662	110.00	110.00
10	—	498	130.00	130.00
11	—	608	112.00–116.00	114.44
3	—	572	123.00	123.00
19	—	419	125.00–131.00	125.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	115.00	115.00
15	—	471	123.50–125.00	124.32
5	—	691	106.00	106.00
4	—	554	117.00–120.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	110.00–120.00	116.82
5	—	439	110.00–120.00	117.23
6	—	362	121.00–125.00	124.31
7	—	569	100.00–115.00	111.36
11	—	347	121.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	485	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
5	—	600	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
2	—	483	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	132.00	132.00
5	—	551	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	161.00	161.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
2	—	570	121.00–124.00	122.50
2	—	663	104.00–118.00	111.08
2	—	750	101.00	101.00
3	—	525	130.00	130.00
4	—	723	102.00–110.00	105.97
7	—	373	140.00–151.00	144.61
8	—	479	131.00–136.00	133.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	735	88.00	88.00
4	—	388	122.00–135.00	130.64
4	—	415	123.00–135.00	128.51
6	—	334	140.00–151.00	142.46
7	—	581	100.00–115.00	110.73
8	—	631	100.00–120.00	111.94
12	—	467	112.00–125.00	123.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
2	—	288	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	164.00	164.00
2	—	433	145.00	145.00
6	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.43
12	—	484	144.00–145.00	144.92
13	—	586	132.00–140.00	135.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	150.00	150.00
5	—	607	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	125.00	125.00
19	—	463	140.00–145.00	144.23
19	—	538	140.00–141.00	140.36
28	—	564	130.00–135.00	131.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	615	121.00–130.00	125.43
3	—	433	135.00	135.00
3	—	518	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	146.00–155.00	151.37
8	—	493	135.00–140.00	138.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

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