Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week due to the holiday but there was a large offering of value added cattle today with good demand on both weaned and value added animals. Lower undertones were noted on unweaned new crop calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported this week due to time constraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.63/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$138.63

622 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$24.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	141.11	850	442
Medium and Large 1-2	631	138.75	875	96
Medium and Large 2	606	128.29	777	64
Medium and Large 2-3	525	116.40	611	20

One grade step is worth $24.71/cwt here — about $239 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 sale622 hd

138.63

—

AR average9 barns · 2,903 hd

146.09

−7.46

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

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.71/cwt	100.00–118.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	105.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	121.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	651	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	123.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	112.88/cwt	100.00–125.00	475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	579	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	123.36/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,067	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.24/cwt	141.00–152.00	766	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	132.71/cwt	120.00–134.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	130.56/cwt	129.50–138.00	897	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.14/cwt	155.00–156.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.29/cwt	150.00–153.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	143.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	126.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	715	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	492	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	566	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	120.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	130.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	146.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	845	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	149.93/cwt	148.00–156.00	793	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	159.58/cwt	157.00–160.00	760	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	672	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	820	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	136.70/cwt	136.50–137.00	850	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	882	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	798	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	137.42/cwt	137.00–137.50	895	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	434	159.28/cwt	158.00–161.00	691	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	596	114.48/cwt	114.00–120.00	682	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	111.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.39/cwt	110.00–130.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	114.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	728	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	124.79/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.32/cwt	131.00–140.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	122.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	839	5

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–135.00	125.96
2	—	680	105.00–115.00	110.11
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
4	—	621	110.00–115.00	111.76
3	—	522	110.00–130.00	116.39
3	—	377	130.00–140.00	135.07
1	—	348	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	150.00–153.00	152.29
3	—	617	121.00–130.00	124.29
3	—	408	140.00–151.00	143.82
2	—	490	139.00–142.00	140.52
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
7	—	515	131.00–140.00	137.32
5	—	686	115.00–124.00	122.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	100.00–118.00	111.71
10	—	472	110.00–120.00	114.23
10	—	316	120.00	120.00
4	—	616	100.00–110.00	105.78
13	—	421	100.00–125.00	112.88
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
19	—	570	100.00–110.00	101.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	537	118.00–129.00	121.16
14	—	428	120.00–130.00	123.10
13	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.67
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
37	—	634	110.00–115.00	114.87
19	—	459	120.00–128.00	124.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	567	122.00–128.00	126.19
25	—	429	132.00	132.00
46	—	770	116.00	116.00
22	—	543	125.00	125.00
18	—	618	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
4	—	621	120.00–122.00	120.49
5	—	776	119.00	119.00
79	—	667	120.00–122.00	120.20
22	—	482	130.00–133.00	130.31
14	—	545	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	492	128.00	128.00
47	—	596	114.00–120.00	114.48
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
3	—	565	120.00–135.00	124.91
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
11	—	602	120.00–134.00	132.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	840	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	124.00	124.00
80	—	579	135.00–140.00	138.00
28	—	865	118.00–124.50	123.36
15	—	517	141.00–152.00	148.24
10	—	465	145.00–154.00	149.40
2	—	783	120.00–125.00	122.46
40	—	687	129.50–138.00	130.56
7	—	384	155.00–156.00	155.14
3	—	432	155.00–160.00	156.98
2	—	730	120.00–127.00	123.50
2	—	632	134.00–138.00	135.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
39	—	672	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	114.00	114.00
8	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	576	140.00–148.00	146.63
25	—	529	148.00–156.00	149.93
14	—	476	157.00–160.00	159.58
36	—	638	135.00–143.00	138.21
7	—	711	132.00	132.00
95	—	651	137.00–137.50	137.42
44	—	434	158.00–161.00	159.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	136.50–137.00	136.70
12	—	495	158.00	158.00
33	—	542	147.00–148.00	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	162.00	162.00

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