Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend is available due to lack of report last week with two few offerings to compare to two weeks ago. Supply was light and demand was light with much lower undertones across all ranges of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.77/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −80.46 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.

Average price

$129.77

25 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$36.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	136.53	668	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	122.83	678	7thin
Medium and Large 3	448	100.00	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $221 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $215.06, low $188.60, median $210.23 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

129.77

—

AR average7 barns · 150 hd

115.60

+14.17

This barn, trailing median6 sales

210.23

−80.46

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	—	High	1,788	84.96	1,519	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,055	60.00	633	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	59.00	705	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	38.00	344	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	839.34/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	431	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	113.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	298	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.37/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	84.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	150.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.93/cwt	120.00–139.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	803	2

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 164Last week 1,175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 180Year 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	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
5	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.97
2	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.67
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	110.00–115.00	112.63
4	—	418	110.00–115.00	113.74
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	70.00	70.00
1	—	298	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	135.00–145.00	138.37
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	140.00–146.00	143.39
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	270	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	565	120.00–125.00	121.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
5	—	339	145.00–155.00	150.96
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
5	—	528	120.00–139.00	131.93
2	—	613	130.00–132.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00

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)	3	—	1,133	735.00–900.00	839.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	80.00–90.00	84.96

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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