Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls both traded steady. Heifers were steady as well. There were some instances of weaned and or moderate to light fleshed animals across all ranges that brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00. No trend is available on slaughter cattle due to the time constraints of last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.29/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$116.29

141 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.21

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	530	125.00	663	10thin
Medium and Large 1	577	119.46	689	69
Medium and Large 2	452	115.53	523	45
Medium and Large 3	402	100.77	406	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	591	100.00	591	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $72 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 sale141 hd

116.29

—

AR average10 barns · 2,118 hd

127.50

−11.21

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	—	Low	1,445	60.22	870	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	45.00	544	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	44.17	622	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	34.96	349	15

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3	—	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	117.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	110.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.67/cwt	117.00–125.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	130.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.35/cwt	140.00–143.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	672.86/cwt	550.00–825.00	7,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.61/cwt	140.00–154.00	773	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.25/cwt	140.00–154.00	696	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	58.25/cwt	50.00–65.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	45.40/cwt	42.00–50.00	487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	660.87/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,080	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	679.79/cwt	450.00–825.00	7,199	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	150.20/cwt	145.00–154.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	827	29.26/cwt	22.00–35.00	242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	150.76/cwt	149.00–152.00	822	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.43/cwt	151.00–157.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.93/cwt	124.00–135.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	658	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	67.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.72/cwt	125.00–146.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	116.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	113.96/cwt	110.00–125.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	103.84/cwt	100.00–115.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	127.80/cwt	121.00–136.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	113.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	835	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	42.46/cwt	42.00–43.00	509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	46.27/cwt	45.00–48.00	562	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	44.17/cwt	42.00–46.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	36.01/cwt	35.00–37.00	362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.91/cwt	37.50–44.00	419	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	29.32/cwt	28.00–30.00	325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,287	58.41/cwt	55.00–60.00	752	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 3,233Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	120.00–135.00	126.55
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
6	—	475	120.00–135.00	128.34
4	—	619	120.00–125.00	121.27
3	—	663	117.00–125.00	120.67
3	—	532	120.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	418	140.00–143.00	141.35
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	685	130.00–135.00	132.51
7	—	622	130.00–135.00	132.88
6	—	578	135.00–143.00	138.05
2	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
18	—	524	140.00–154.00	147.61
8	—	476	140.00–154.00	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	545	149.00–152.00	150.76
10	—	704	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	100.00–110.00	105.03
7	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.84
7	—	429	115.00–120.00	117.19
6	—	569	100.00–115.00	110.91
5	—	317	110.00–120.00	116.96
5	—	366	110.00–125.00	113.96
8	—	465	110.00–120.00	114.33
2	—	289	131.00–133.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
4	—	313	100.00–115.00	103.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	335	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	774	110.00–115.00	112.19
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	526	120.00	120.00
7	—	412	121.00–136.00	127.80
11	—	676	110.00–115.00	113.63
19	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.06
5	—	579	115.00–120.00	115.99
5	—	726	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	129.00–138.00	132.32
5	—	408	145.00–154.00	150.20
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
7	—	384	151.00–157.00	155.43
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
11	—	478	135.00–145.00	141.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
4	—	429	124.00–135.00	131.93
3	—	572	110.00–120.00	115.01
2	—	363	125.00–146.00	135.72
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	550.00–825.00	672.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	50.00–65.00	58.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	42.00–50.00	45.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	920	600.00–725.00	660.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,059	450.00–825.00	679.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	22.00–35.00	29.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	42.00–43.00	42.46
4	—	1,214	45.00–48.00	46.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	42.00–46.00	44.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	35.00–37.00	36.01
5	—	1,025	37.50–44.00	40.91
3	—	1,110	28.00–30.00	29.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,617	65.00–70.00	67.11
3	—	1,287	55.00–60.00	58.41

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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