Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend is available due to sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.98/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$138.98

131 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	507	142.00	719	16thin
Medium and Large 1	552	141.07	779	69
Medium and Large 2	461	135.92	626	44
Medium and Large 3	428	110.00	470	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $249 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 sale131 hd

138.98

—

AR average9 barns · 2,498 hd

146.81

−7.83

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	1,408	57.61	811	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	51.55	706	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	46.53	545	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	29.88	287	18

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	114.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	113.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	735.73/cwt	620.00–920.00	8,534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	116.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	133.22/cwt	125.00–137.50	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	134.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	120.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.22/cwt	110.00–119.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.40/cwt	85.00–100.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	138.31/cwt	138.00–139.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	48.73/cwt	42.50–55.00	633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.40/cwt	52.00–53.00	618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	42.62/cwt	42.00–44.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	51.55/cwt	48.00–54.00	706	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	38.74/cwt	35.00–42.00	442	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	46.50/cwt	46.00–47.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.04/cwt	131.00–145.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.93/cwt	141.00–157.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	133.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.79/cwt	120.00–138.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.70/cwt	115.00–128.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.20/cwt	132.00–145.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.51/cwt	112.00–119.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	148.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	617	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.07/cwt	131.00–142.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.13/cwt	135.00–143.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	161.90/cwt	158.00–166.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	743	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	698.89/cwt	500.00–850.00	7,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	29.09/cwt	25.00–35.00	287	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	841	23.24/cwt	20.00–32.50	195	7

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 770Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trend is available due to sale not being 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	—	340	163.00	163.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
4	—	373	158.00–160.00	158.73
3	—	718	125.00–130.00	126.68
17	—	515	137.00–147.00	144.23
14	—	641	128.00–135.00	133.95
8	—	569	135.00–145.00	140.00
7	—	473	140.00–151.00	143.12
5	—	410	145.00–152.00	150.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	432	131.00–145.00	135.04
8	—	558	120.00–130.00	125.98
7	—	513	120.00–135.00	125.73
6	—	332	150.00–160.00	154.23
3	—	475	131.00–135.00	133.67
3	—	370	141.00–157.00	147.93
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	132.00	132.00
8	—	490	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	105.00–115.00	112.48
10	—	427	110.00–120.00	114.37
9	—	471	110.00–116.00	113.45
8	—	367	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	481	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	511	115.00–124.00	116.86
15	—	422	125.00–137.50	133.22
8	—	362	134.00–139.00	134.89
6	—	464	120.00–126.00	120.98
5	—	576	110.00–119.00	117.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	85.00–100.00	92.40
2	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	138.00–139.00	138.31
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	120.00–138.00	126.79
6	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.07
4	—	521	115.00–128.00	120.70
4	—	325	132.00–145.00	141.20
2	—	608	112.00–119.00	115.51
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	145.00–154.00	148.99
10	—	468	131.00–142.00	140.07
8	—	526	135.00–143.00	139.13
2	—	648	120.00	120.00
2	—	313	158.00–166.00	161.90
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,160	620.00–920.00	735.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	46.00–47.00	46.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	500.00–850.00	698.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	58.50	58.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,760	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,300	42.50–55.00	48.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	52.00–53.00	52.40
3	—	1,167	42.00–44.00	42.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	48.00–54.00	51.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	35.00–42.00	38.74
5	—	985	25.00–35.00	29.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	36.00	36.00
7	—	841	20.00–32.50	23.24

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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