Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers both traded mostly steady on a limited supply. Feeder bulls were not well tested. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were also not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.59/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$123.59

72 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

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	124.60	619	52
Medium and Large 2	369	122.05	450	19thin
Medium and Large 3	470	100.00	470	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $149 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 sale72 hd

123.59

—

AR average7 barns · 728 hd

128.89

−5.30

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	1,438	76.71	1,103	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,263	51.50	650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	51.49	624	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	43.47	442	15

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	316	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	765	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	132.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	154.28/cwt	151.00–155.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.83/cwt	145.00–160.00	725	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.50/cwt	128.00–134.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	35.50/cwt	35.00–36.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	50.26/cwt	46.00–53.00	531	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	39.93/cwt	37.00–44.00	393	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	48.53/cwt	46.00–50.00	594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	52.47/cwt	50.00–54.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	825.87/cwt	550.00–1,100.00	9,613	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	849.43/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	9,344	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	827.97/cwt	620.00–1,025.00	7,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.08/cwt	155.00–161.00	609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	76.71/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,103	4

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

Fri Apr 10, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	125.00	125.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
3	—	375	122.00–125.00	123.00
5	—	416	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	113.00	113.00
10	—	377	125.00–135.00	132.88
9	—	415	128.00–134.00	131.50
13	—	529	120.00–125.00	120.84
8	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.74
4	—	610	110.00–121.00	118.25
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	155.00–160.00	157.53
6	—	412	151.00–155.00	154.28
19	—	471	145.00–160.00	153.83
2	—	610	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
2	—	265	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	140.00–145.00	141.61
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	385	155.00–161.00	158.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,320	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	35.00–36.00	35.50
6	—	1,057	46.00–53.00	50.26
7	—	985	37.00–44.00	39.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	46.00–50.00	48.53
6	—	1,208	50.00–54.00	52.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	75.00–78.00	76.71

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,164	550.00–1,100.00	825.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	600.00–1,150.00	849.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	620.00–1,025.00	827.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,085.00	1,085.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	75.00	75.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	685.00	685.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

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