Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded uneven to mostly steady. Heifers were uneven to mostly steady. With the extreme wet weather in recent days supply was light with buyers showing low demand especially on new crop unweaned calves. There were some offerings of light fleshed weaned calves that brought a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$127.67

60 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$47.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	394	143.94	567	17thin
Medium and Large 1	518	129.65	672	19thin
Medium and Large 2	494	119.47	590	19thin
Medium and Large 3	557	95.99	535	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $32 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

127.67

—

AR average6 barns · 1,788 hd

142.78

−15.11

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	—	Average	1,685	74.78	1,260	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	62.50	743	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	57.22	718	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	40.22	429	11

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	321	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	69.37/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	48.56/cwt	45.00–52.50	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	50.16/cwt	48.00–52.50	567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	430	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	60.68/cwt	58.50–64.50	736	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	32.32/cwt	25.00–37.00	357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.12/cwt	150.00–167.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.14/cwt	148.00–161.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	82.65/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,602	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	12,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	728.55/cwt	575.00–800.00	8,539	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 1,269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year 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
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.60
5	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
5	—	477	130.00–140.00	132.03
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
3	—	615	120.00–130.00	126.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	458	115.00–120.00	118.72
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
3	—	388	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
5	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
2	—	608	90.00–100.00	94.98
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	130.00	130.00
4	—	411	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	120.00–130.00	123.38
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
2	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	425	130.00–140.00	134.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
4	—	465	150.00–167.00	159.12
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	150.00–157.00	152.31
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
3	—	329	170.00	170.00
6	—	519	148.00–161.00	155.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	145.00–155.00	149.90
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	505	125.00–140.00	132.57
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	432	140.00–150.00	145.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	290	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
3	—	473	110.00–125.00	115.07
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
2	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	65.00–75.00	69.37
1	—	1,215	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,938	80.00–86.50	82.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	45.00–52.50	48.56
5	—	1,213	58.50–64.50	60.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	48.00–52.50	50.16
5	—	1,010	40.00–45.00	42.56
4	—	1,105	25.00–37.00	32.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	62.50	62.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	850.00–1,100.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,172	575.00–800.00	728.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	46.00	46.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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