Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 600 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher heifers over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter bulls were steady and slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.82/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$133.82

60 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	137.82	651	42
Medium and Large 2	459	124.49	571	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $80 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 sale60 hd

133.82

—

AR average7 barns · 733 hd

135.34

−1.51

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	1,403	66.36	931	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	60.19	829	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	55.76	672	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	36.72	346	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	380	145.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	141.53/cwt	135.00–147.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.71/cwt	164.00–171.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.31/cwt	168.00–180.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	143.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.01/cwt	154.00–161.00	825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	866.13/cwt	725.00–975.00	7,830	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	781.03/cwt	550.00–1,060.00	8,708	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	894.74/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	147.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	36.44/cwt	35.00–38.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	134.81/cwt	132.00–138.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.48/cwt	124.00–133.00	852	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.76/cwt	53.50–57.50	672	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	60.19/cwt	53.00–64.50	829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	47.80/cwt	45.00–50.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	65.32/cwt	60.00–69.00	946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	76.16/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	154.07/cwt	151.00–157.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	137.82/cwt	135.00–141.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	885	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.

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 407Last week 602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00–151.00	145.43
17	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.93
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	408	135.00–147.00	141.53
2	—	588	131.00	131.00
5	—	511	132.00–138.00	134.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	372	120.00–130.00	126.73
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	117.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	135.00–141.00	137.82
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	164.00–171.00	167.71
4	—	365	168.00–180.00	172.31
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
6	—	632	140.00–151.00	143.82
5	—	522	154.00–161.00	158.01
1	—	330	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	155.00	155.00
5	—	582	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
3	—	467	130.00–137.00	133.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	140.00–153.00	144.09
4	—	461	140.00–150.00	147.40
3	—	572	140.00–145.00	142.64
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	663	124.00–133.00	128.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	151.00–157.00	154.07
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	151.00	151.00

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)	12	—	904	725.00–975.00	866.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,115	550.00–1,060.00	781.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	750.00–1,000.00	894.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	35.00–38.00	36.44
1	—	955	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,010	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	53.50–57.50	55.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	53.00–64.50	60.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	45.00–50.00	47.80
2	—	1,448	60.00–69.00	65.32
4	—	1,481	71.00–83.00	76.16

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