Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.30/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$131.30

46 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$22.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	135.03	685	30
Medium and Large 2	481	126.00	606	14thin
Medium and Large 3	418	112.50	470	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about $215 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 sale46 hd

131.30

—

AR average8 barns · 566 hd

137.42

−6.12

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	1,523	69.71	1,062	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	54.24	705	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	53.47	746	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	40.63	423	15

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	470	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	140.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.26/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	149.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	51.73/cwt	50.00–53.50	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	49.78/cwt	48.00–51.50	587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,209.68/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	12,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	639.66/cwt	450.00–750.00	6,186	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	763.52/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	8,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.00/cwt	126.00–135.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	52.21/cwt	52.00–52.50	747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	50.49/cwt	46.00–53.50	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	40.90/cwt	36.00–46.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.74/cwt	138.00–150.00	609	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	54.24/cwt	52.00–57.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,153	67.60/cwt	65.00–70.00	779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	76.03/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	148.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	25.95/cwt	25.00–27.00	210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	478.68/cwt	450.00–500.00	5,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.11/cwt	154.00–160.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	155.57/cwt	152.00–161.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1

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 423Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.47
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
10	—	521	130.00–133.00	130.51
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
5	—	571	126.00–135.00	132.00
1	—	366	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	118.00–125.00	120.99
4	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
3	—	457	125.00–130.00	126.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
4	—	421	145.00–153.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.58
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	135.00–145.00	140.13
3	—	422	160.00–164.00	161.26
1	—	390	169.00	169.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
6	—	538	141.00–155.00	149.81
3	—	580	145.00–151.00	148.65
2	—	730	135.00–141.00	137.94
2	—	465	155.00–160.00	157.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00–155.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
8	—	421	138.00–150.00	144.74
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
7	—	368	160.00–170.00	163.82
9	—	475	154.00–160.00	156.11
4	—	416	152.00–161.00	155.57
3	—	580	130.00–135.00	133.30
3	—	528	140.00–150.00	143.25
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	680	133.00	133.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	50.00–53.50	51.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	48.00–51.50	49.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	967	450.00–750.00	639.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,136	600.00–1,150.00	763.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	450.00–500.00	478.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,209.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,430	52.00–52.50	52.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	46.00–53.50	50.49
9	—	1,046	36.00–46.00	40.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	52.00–57.00	54.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	38.00	38.00
2	—	810	25.00–27.00	25.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,153	65.00–70.00	67.60
3	—	1,845	74.00–80.00	76.03

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

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