Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available sale was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.64/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$116.64

173 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$35.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

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	474	120.06	570	34
Medium and Large 1	539	120.05	647	77
Medium and Large 2	436	110.93	483	61
Medium and Large 3	490	85.00	417	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.06/cwt here — about $153 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 sale173 hd

116.64

—

AR average10 barns · 1,836 hd

121.13

−4.50

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	1,816	72.58	1,318	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	51.77	759	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	48.51	602	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	36.24	377	25

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	121.23/cwt	120.00–123.00	590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	115.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	100.53/cwt	90.00–110.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.05/cwt	135.00–151.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	124.17/cwt	119.00–130.00	695	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.85/cwt	112.00–126.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	599	9
Bulls	—	—	2,033	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	70.15/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	46.67/cwt	45.00–48.00	540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	51.77/cwt	50.00–52.50	759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	52.40/cwt	48.00–59.00	703	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	43.59/cwt	42.00–45.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	115.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.06/cwt	100.00–115.00	518	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	39.50/cwt	35.00–44.00	448	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	33.39/cwt	30.00–35.00	356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	108.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	112.53/cwt	100.00–115.00	423	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	628	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	741	25.56/cwt	25.00–27.00	189	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	112.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	133.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	142.05/cwt	140.00–152.00	588	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	46.51/cwt	45.00–48.00	598	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	801.57/cwt	550.00–1,060.00	8,080	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	667.20/cwt	525.00–825.00	7,212	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	814.74/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	585.31/cwt	450.00–650.00	6,655	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	48.24/cwt	43.00–55.00	569	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

Fri Oct 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend is available sale was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	950	111.00	111.00
8	—	620	130.00–131.00	130.37
20	—	576	130.00–140.00	137.20
6	—	483	135.00–151.00	141.05
5	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	723	130.00	130.00
20	—	532	130.00–145.00	140.20
11	—	414	140.00–152.00	142.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	125.00–135.00	130.05
2	—	523	115.00–130.00	122.39
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
8	—	568	120.00–130.00	124.98
8	—	464	120.00–125.00	122.66
8	—	380	130.00–135.00	134.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	90.00–110.00	100.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
11	—	458	140.00	140.00
3	—	667	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	150.00	150.00
9	—	555	130.00–135.00	133.90
4	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	122.00	122.00
24	—	487	120.00–123.00	121.23
11	—	572	115.00–121.00	115.99
11	—	528	115.00–123.00	119.01
6	—	633	112.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	655	110.00–113.00	111.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	560	119.00–130.00	124.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	342	115.00–120.00	115.55
2	—	649	105.00	105.00
21	—	475	100.00–115.00	109.06
1	—	652	100.00	100.00
12	—	424	105.00–110.00	108.45
10	—	376	100.00–115.00	112.53
2	—	512	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	120.00	120.00
12	—	373	120.00–125.00	123.35
5	—	536	120.00	120.00
4	—	444	118.00	118.00
3	—	636	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	117.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	573	110.00–120.00	114.89
4	—	420	112.00–126.00	121.85
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
4	—	372	120.00–125.00	123.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	120.00–125.00	122.21
6	—	420	130.00–136.00	133.68
4	—	525	125.00–132.00	129.48
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	735	111.00	111.00
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,033	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,598	65.00–74.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	45.00–48.00	46.67
12	—	1,134	35.00–44.00	39.50
6	—	1,067	30.00–35.00	33.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	35.00	35.00
6	—	1,342	48.00–59.00	52.40
2	—	1,063	42.00–45.00	43.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	50.00–52.50	51.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	25.00–27.00	25.56
1	—	730	36.00	36.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	725.00–900.00	814.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	45.00–48.00	46.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,008	550.00–1,060.00	801.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,081	525.00–825.00	667.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,137	450.00–650.00	585.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	43.00–55.00	48.24

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle