Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower. There were some offerings of light fleshed weaned cattle that brought a premium. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.87/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$129.87

88 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	375	132.93	498	38
Medium and Large 1	462	130.15	602	46
Medium and Large 3	429	97.50	418	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/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 sale88 hd

129.87

—

AR average10 barns · 1,086 hd

133.56

−3.69

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	1,852	77.41	1,434	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	58.00	844	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	53.33	623	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	41.22	438	27

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	132.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	50.71/cwt	49.00–52.50	606	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	31.72/cwt	27.00–37.00	329	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	29.02/cwt	25.00–35.00	231	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	44.62/cwt	40.00–47.00	493	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.91/cwt	50.00–58.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	411	126.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	130.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	274	153.86/cwt	142.50–155.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.11/cwt	163.00–170.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,465	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	599.11/cwt	400.00–825.00	6,033	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	42.44/cwt	35.00–51.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	161.15/cwt	150.00–167.50	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.34/cwt	126.00–140.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	406	154.28/cwt	146.00–160.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	83.89/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	948.44/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,120	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,213	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 588Last week 532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 92Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
2	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	126.00–135.00	132.16
6	—	411	125.00–131.00	126.00
11	—	274	142.50–155.00	153.86
2	—	383	125.00–131.00	127.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
6	—	430	120.00–124.00	122.76
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	120.00–130.00	127.19
5	—	377	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
10	—	424	125.00–136.00	130.67
6	—	472	130.00–135.00	130.97
2	—	340	135.00–140.00	137.46
4	—	569	121.00–128.00	125.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	683	110.00	110.00
3	—	488	120.00–125.00	123.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
9	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.89
3	—	680	130.00–135.00	133.35
4	—	420	155.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	340	170.00–172.00	171.00
5	—	380	163.00–170.00	165.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
7	—	270	193.00	193.00
7	—	331	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	140.00–151.00	145.47
4	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
5	—	419	150.00–160.00	153.65
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
4	—	623	126.00–140.00	130.34
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
2	—	543	137.00	137.00
7	—	466	140.00–152.00	148.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
2	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	150.00–167.50	161.15
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
6	—	455	140.00	140.00
5	—	406	146.00–160.00	154.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	49.00–52.50	50.71
6	—	1,037	27.00–37.00	31.72
8	—	1,105	40.00–47.00	44.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	44.00	44.00
4	—	795	25.00–35.00	29.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,100	50.00–58.00	54.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	65.00–70.00	67.69
3	—	1,940	80.00–89.00	83.89

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)	4	—	900	385.00	385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,007	400.00–825.00	599.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	35.00–51.00	42.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	850.00–1,000.00	948.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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