Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited sales last week an equal comparison is not available, but cattle across all ranges trended sharply higher with much more demand than that of the previous week with a moderate supply of feeders and a good supply of slaughter cattle that also trended much higher with strong demand on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.36/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$148.36

43 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	148.88	741	38
Medium and Large 2	433	144.40	625	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.48/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 sale43 hd

148.36

—

AR average7 barns · 496 hd

160.50

−12.15

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	1,547	82.14	1,271	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	66.72	1,025	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	66.55	827	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	44.99	458	25

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	59.35/cwt	53.00–65.00	649	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	67.28/cwt	65.00–70.00	848	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	650	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	173.67/cwt	170.00–176.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	149.21/cwt	140.00–157.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	111.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	90.28/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,479	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	16,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,616.96/cwt	1,550.00–1,675.00	20,584	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,143.31/cwt	950.00–1,285.00	14,097	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	942.13/cwt	935.00–950.00	9,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	62.69/cwt	60.00–65.00	843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	81.94/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.48/cwt	120.00–131.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	155.29/cwt	150.00–161.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	116.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	64.00/cwt	62.50–65.00	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	38.52/cwt	35.00–45.00	402	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	66.72/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.34/cwt	172.00–180.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	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 →

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 379Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	53.00–65.00	59.35
4	—	1,041	45.00	45.00
1	—	995	25.00	25.00
9	—	1,043	35.00–45.00	38.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	40.00	40.00
1	—	650	60.00	60.00
1	—	875	20.00	20.00
1	—	860	37.50	37.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	65.00–70.00	67.28
2	—	1,185	62.50–65.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	65.00–67.50	66.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	88.00–92.50	90.28
2	—	1,345	60.00–65.00	62.69
9	—	1,541	73.00–87.00	81.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	140.00–145.00	142.49
4	—	320	165.00–177.00	170.93
8	—	481	140.00–155.00	149.72
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
3	—	282	170.00–176.00	173.67
5	—	419	140.00–157.00	149.21
2	—	380	160.00–162.00	160.96
3	—	517	140.00–146.00	142.30
5	—	781	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	155.00–158.00	156.50
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	100.00	100.00
2	—	618	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	408	110.00–120.00	114.97
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	110.00–120.00	116.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	125.00–130.00	127.49
10	—	619	110.00–115.00	111.02
2	—	325	132.00–136.00	134.00
8	—	462	123.00–127.00	124.99
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	687	110.00–115.00	111.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.42
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	120.00–131.00	125.48
3	—	407	150.00–161.00	155.29
4	—	375	150.00–165.00	159.64
3	—	265	172.00–180.00	177.34
3	—	338	160.00–165.00	161.60
1	—	785	100.00	100.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,273	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,616.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,233	950.00–1,285.00	1,143.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	935.00–950.00	942.13

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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