Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00 to 7.00 higher, heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower with a majority of the offering of those cattled being unweaned. Feeder bulls over 500 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows moved 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher on a better offering than last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.75/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$121.75

104 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$26.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	126.69	601	43
Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.36	614	14thin
Medium and Large 2	422	117.26	494	44
Medium and Large 3	487	100.00	487	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $115 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 sale104 hd

121.75

—

AR average10 barns · 1,418 hd

132.92

−11.17

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	1,591	61.60	980	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	50.00	705	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	43.57	600	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	31.30	316	14

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	147.03/cwt	143.00–154.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	137.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.33/cwt	121.00–135.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	538.15/cwt	400.00–650.00	4,607	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	518.08/cwt	400.00–600.00	5,611	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	61.45/cwt	60.00–62.50	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	741.52/cwt	525.00–900.00	8,090	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	154.46/cwt	148.00–157.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.60/cwt	131.00–133.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	121.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.15/cwt	127.00–133.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	857	22.61/cwt	20.00–25.00	194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	585	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	384	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	69.40/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	61.59/cwt	55.00–65.00	1,008	7
Bulls	—	—	1,505	53.84/cwt	52.00–55.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	45.32/cwt	45.00–46.00	647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	40.94/cwt	40.00–42.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	118.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	116.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	481	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	33.81/cwt	32.00–35.00	402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	28.79/cwt	25.00–32.50	274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	136.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	123.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	379	10

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 613Last week 870Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	115.00–124.00	121.48
11	—	430	127.00–133.00	129.15
3	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
6	—	363	130.00–140.00	136.51
11	—	463	125.00–131.00	129.91
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	135.00	135.00
5	—	603	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	110.00–121.00	118.69
4	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	110.00–115.00	111.62
3	—	412	110.00–120.00	116.68
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
10	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.51
10	—	308	115.00–125.00	123.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
5	—	435	143.00–154.00	147.03
9	—	481	130.00–140.00	137.02
12	—	509	130.00–140.00	137.95
4	—	583	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	121.00–135.00	128.33
3	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	110.00–115.00	112.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	110.00–115.00	111.68
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	145.00–155.00	149.88
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
16	—	521	140.00–152.00	147.19
5	—	666	135.00–140.00	137.05
6	—	326	170.00	170.00
9	—	439	148.00–157.00	154.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
5	—	539	130.00–135.00	130.99
2	—	625	121.00	121.00
5	—	480	131.00–133.00	132.60
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	384	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	856	400.00–650.00	538.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	400.00–600.00	518.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	44.00	44.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,091	525.00–900.00	741.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	60.00–62.50	61.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	20.00–25.00	22.61
1	—	585	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	42.00–43.00	42.51
4	—	1,190	32.00–35.00	33.81
4	—	951	25.00–32.50	28.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	45.00–46.00	45.32
2	—	1,303	40.00–42.00	40.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	67.00–72.50	69.40
7	—	1,637	55.00–65.00	61.59
3	—	1,505	52.00–55.00	53.84

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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