Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available this week due to lack of report last week. Good demand was noted on all classes of animals on a supply that was lighter than previous sales.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.99/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$123.99

53 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	128.37	613	29
Medium and Large 2	465	118.69	552	24

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $60 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 sale53 hd

123.99

—

AR average1 barns · 53 hd

123.99

+0.00

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	1,746	62.16	1,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	47.95	559	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	35.91	389	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	627	138.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	760.00/cwt	650.00–875.00	6,969	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.27/cwt	160.00–177.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	115.54/cwt	109.00–120.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.00/cwt	153.00–160.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.93/cwt	137.00–153.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.63/cwt	142.00–156.00	705	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	648.57/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	49.69/cwt	45.00–56.00	626	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	119.47/cwt	116.00–123.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	127.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	127.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	138.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.82/cwt	121.00–133.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	113.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.77/cwt	130.00–141.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.26/cwt	50.00–54.00	625	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	43.62/cwt	42.00–47.00	495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	27.45/cwt	20.00–33.00	291	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	38.67/cwt	34.00–42.50	418	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	55.05/cwt	50.00–60.00	918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	138.22/cwt	131.00–145.00	663	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 Jan 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 613Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 0

No trend is available this week due to lack of report last week. Good demand was noted on all classes of animals on a supply that was lighter than previous sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	130.00–145.00	138.28
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
5	—	369	160.00–177.00	167.27
4	—	724	133.00–135.00	134.00
6	—	418	153.00–160.00	155.00
4	—	528	137.00–153.00	144.93
4	—	468	142.00–156.00	150.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
2	—	480	131.00–145.00	138.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	523	125.00–126.00	125.52
3	—	625	116.00–120.00	118.66
5	—	484	125.00–132.00	127.18
3	—	333	135.00–140.00	138.07
3	—	572	127.00–128.00	127.67
6	—	430	130.00–141.00	133.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	109.00–120.00	115.54
3	—	460	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	121.00–133.00	127.82
3	—	427	110.00–120.00	113.28
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	125.00–131.00	127.37
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	435	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	130.00–134.00	132.27
2	—	788	116.00–123.00	119.47
2	—	513	131.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	328	162.00–164.00	163.01
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
5	—	615	120.00–132.00	122.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	125.00–135.00	129.98
4	—	559	120.00–123.00	120.74
2	—	333	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	124.00–130.00	126.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	917	650.00–875.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	600.00–700.00	648.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	42.00	42.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,260	45.00–56.00	49.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	50.00–54.00	51.26
1	—	1,000	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	42.00–47.00	43.62
6	—	1,059	20.00–33.00	27.45
10	—	1,082	34.00–42.50	38.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	50.00–60.00	55.05
3	—	1,825	68.00–70.00	69.27

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle