Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were steady. Feeder heifers were steady. Weaned cattle brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. No trend was available on slaughter cows and bulls due time constraints last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.49/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$120.49

100 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$33.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	126.00	612	54
Medium and Large 1-2	491	120.50	591	16thin
Medium and Large 2	516	113.37	585	26
Medium and Large 3	529	92.27	488	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd

120.49

—

AR average7 barns · 692 hd

120.60

−0.11

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	1,647	74.92	1,234	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	52.16	641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	50.37	747	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	44.66	477	24

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	92.27/cwt	90.00–93.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	116.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.81/cwt	114.00–115.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	120.62/cwt	120.00–121.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.66/cwt	122.00–133.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	501	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	109.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.09/cwt	111.00–125.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.41/cwt	123.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.10/cwt	140.00–151.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	151.55/cwt	145.00–157.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.14/cwt	126.00–140.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.64/cwt	121.00–135.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,055.26/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	909.68/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	809.82/cwt	735.00–825.00	9,604	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	715.36/cwt	500.00–920.00	8,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	45.03/cwt	43.00–48.00	502	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	887.50/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	873.21/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	8,732	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	851.24/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	9,534	37
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	72.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	48.38/cwt	48.00–49.00	497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	53.58/cwt	51.00–56.00	699	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	52.82/cwt	52.50–53.00	837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	36.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	51.33/cwt	48.00–54.00	602	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	37.51/cwt	35.00–40.00	316	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 1,006Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
4	—	569	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	630	130.00–139.00	133.63
12	—	422	145.00–157.00	151.55
13	—	476	140.00–152.00	147.48
16	—	527	135.00–145.00	141.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	115.00–122.00	118.52
3	—	339	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	126.00–140.00	133.14
3	—	530	121.00–135.00	128.64
6	—	371	135.00–140.00	137.53
7	—	454	130.00–131.00	130.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	90.00–93.00	92.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	115.00–125.00	116.49
5	—	527	114.00–115.00	114.81
4	—	651	110.00–113.00	112.25
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	103.34
2	—	425	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	120.00–121.00	120.62
3	—	523	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	511	120.00–132.00	127.82
14	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.29
6	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.66
5	—	374	130.00–134.00	132.04
5	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.24
4	—	428	122.00–133.00	129.66
2	—	773	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	120.00–135.00	123.62
7	—	622	100.00–114.00	109.00
5	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.21
4	—	523	111.00–125.00	120.09
2	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.03
2	—	468	123.00–130.00	126.41
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	165.00	165.00
3	—	368	140.00–151.00	147.10
2	—	675	122.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	950.00–1,150.00	1,055.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	750.00–1,100.00	909.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,186	735.00–825.00	809.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	500.00–920.00	715.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	800.00–975.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,000	750.00–1,050.00	873.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,120	650.00–1,050.00	851.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	43.00–48.00	45.03
4	—	950	35.00–40.00	36.33
7	—	1,172	48.00–54.00	51.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	48.00–49.00	48.38
8	—	1,304	51.00–56.00	53.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	43.00	43.00
3	—	1,585	52.50–53.00	52.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	42.00	42.00
2	—	843	35.00–40.00	37.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	75.00–80.00	77.53
2	—	1,740	70.00–75.00	72.31

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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