Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher, steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded under 500 lbs were steady , heifers over 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. There were some offerings of weaned cattle across all ranges that brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. No trend is available on slaughter bulls due to weak suppply last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.40/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$124.40

119 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	350	130.00	455	4thin
Medium and Large 2	428	125.38	537	39
Medium and Large 1	533	124.84	666	70
Medium and Large 3	396	109.18	432	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $23 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 sale119 hd

124.40

—

AR average10 barns · 1,716 hd

126.14

−1.74

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	1,493	71.62	1,070	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	51.25	820	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	50.81	632	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	44.28	473	17

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	122.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.15/cwt	115.00–123.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	537	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	131.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	112.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	158.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.91/cwt	124.00–137.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	143.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	42.43/cwt	42.00–42.50	508	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	535	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	36.74/cwt	32.00–40.00	366	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	952	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	698	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	47.30/cwt	42.00–52.00	573	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	57.14/cwt	54.00–61.00	745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	71.75/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,065	9
Bulls	—	—	1,668	79.36/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	698.95/cwt	600.00–995.00	6,640	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	757.38/cwt	550.00–950.00	8,967	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	77.25/cwt	70.00–85.00	744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	567	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	918.18/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	131.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	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 →

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 803Last week 1,269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	606	135.00–140.00	137.48
2	—	723	120.00–135.00	127.53
4	—	679	134.00–140.00	135.46
4	—	751	129.00–130.00	129.25
5	—	825	126.00	126.00
8	—	576	140.00–148.00	141.86
17	—	520	145.00–155.00	150.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	145.00	145.00
8	—	591	130.00–134.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.48
3	—	578	125.00–130.00	128.33
5	—	466	130.00–142.00	134.54
8	—	370	130.00–144.00	138.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	110.00–115.00	111.70
2	—	445	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	115.00–125.00	120.05
8	—	464	110.00–125.00	117.92
4	—	374	120.00–130.00	122.62
3	—	607	115.00	115.00
3	—	320	130.00–132.00	130.68
2	—	520	115.00–123.00	119.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	120.00–130.00	126.65
15	—	575	120.00–130.00	122.50
13	—	465	125.00–135.00	129.96
7	—	625	115.00–120.00	119.30
3	—	735	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	135.00	135.00
2	—	383	130.00–137.00	133.52
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	120.00–136.00	126.12
11	—	468	130.00–136.00	133.24
10	—	369	130.00–140.00	132.58
5	—	328	130.00–135.00	131.05
4	—	624	110.00–116.00	112.77
4	—	524	115.00–125.00	121.49
3	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	144.00	144.00
3	—	400	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	133.00–145.00	142.13
9	—	432	140.00–142.00	141.34
7	—	311	156.00–159.00	158.53
5	—	534	124.00–137.00	130.91
4	—	380	140.00–145.00	143.70
2	—	603	126.00	126.00
2	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	42.00–42.50	42.43
5	—	1,019	50.00–55.00	52.48
5	—	997	32.00–40.00	36.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,470	47.50	47.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,211	42.00–52.00	47.30
5	—	1,304	54.00–61.00	57.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,485	65.00–75.00	71.75
2	—	1,668	75.00–84.00	79.36
1	—	1,220	55.00	55.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	950	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	950	600.00–995.00	698.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,184	550.00–950.00	757.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	963	70.00–85.00	77.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00–1,000.00	918.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	650.00	650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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