Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 3.00 to 9.00 higher, over 550 lbs were steady. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher over 600 were not well tested. There were several offerings of value added cattle, with some of those animals bringing a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.90/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$127.90

345 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$2.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	130.13	584	71
Medium and Large 1	601	127.32	765	165
Medium and Large 1-2	549	127.31	699	109

One grade step is worth $2.82/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 sale345 hd

127.90

—

AR average8 barns · 1,357 hd

133.40

−5.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.80/cwt	159.00–168.00	682	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.31/cwt	130.00–143.00	810	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	128.82/cwt	126.00–131.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	139.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	128.88/cwt	127.00–130.00	731	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	118.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	842	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	160.35/cwt	159.00–161.00	829	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	422	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	834	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	124.56/cwt	124.00–125.00	699	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	121.87/cwt	120.00–123.00	775	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	131.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	421	138.38/cwt	136.00–141.00	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	151.96/cwt	144.00–156.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	134.74/cwt	133.00–136.00	476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	140.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	120.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	130.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.65/cwt	142.00–151.00	835	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	152.70/cwt	146.00–156.00	579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	131.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.21/cwt	157.00–160.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.55/cwt	149.00–159.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	130.91/cwt	130.00–131.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.98/cwt	167.00–172.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.84/cwt	156.00–158.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	160.55/cwt	148.00–162.00	536	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	615	129.00–130.00	129.49
14	—	419	159.00–168.00	162.80
16	—	573	130.00–143.00	141.31
4	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	455	144.00–156.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	126.00–131.00	128.82
13	—	492	130.00–140.00	139.23
6	—	526	135.00–139.00	137.02
3	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	567	120.00–137.00	133.52
4	—	650	119.00–128.00	123.50
12	—	395	156.00–158.00	157.84
10	—	334	148.00–162.00	160.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	144.00	144.00
7	—	422	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	154.00	154.00
43	—	676	130.00–135.00	132.19
31	—	517	159.00–161.00	160.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	137.50	137.50
8	—	656	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	142.00–151.00	145.65
16	—	477	157.00–160.00	158.21
14	—	525	149.00–159.00	153.55
11	—	631	130.00–131.00	130.91
6	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	750	125.00	125.00
25	—	435	167.00–172.00	167.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	567	127.00–130.00	128.88
17	—	708	117.00–123.00	118.92
3	—	378	158.00	158.00
2	—	468	140.00	140.00
55	—	681	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	117.00	117.00
5	—	275	157.00	157.00
39	—	561	124.00–125.00	124.56
16	—	636	120.00–123.00	121.87
16	—	506	125.00–135.00	131.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	130.00	130.00
20	—	421	136.00–141.00	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	115.00–125.00	119.87
3	—	423	121.00–122.00	121.67
2	—	663	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
19	—	353	133.00–136.00	134.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	120.00	120.00
3	—	500	125.00	125.00
14	—	471	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	136.00–142.00	140.00
3	—	318	145.00	145.00
2	—	675	121.00	121.00
24	—	627	120.00–127.00	120.69
14	—	556	125.00–131.00	130.00
10	—	379	146.00–156.00	152.70
8	—	486	130.00–136.00	131.41
3	—	515	130.00–135.00	131.96

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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