Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.30/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$151.30

99 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$31.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

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	383	171.00	655	10thin
Medium and Large 1	498	151.79	756	69
Medium and Large 2	484	139.77	676	20

One grade step is worth $31.23/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale99 hd

151.30

—

AR average8 barns · 1,087 hd

147.02

+4.28

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	1,836	82.73	1,519	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	63.00	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	59.84	722	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	43.44	432	11

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	166.80/cwt	161.00–173.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	32.49/cwt	30.00–35.00	267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	356	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	195	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	51.86/cwt	50.00–56.00	609	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	41.51/cwt	40.00–43.00	387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.00/cwt	62.50–63.50	977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.53/cwt	55.00–65.00	731	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	85.60/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,527	5
Bulls	—	—	1,922	77.94/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	304	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	125.94/cwt	120.00–126.50	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.79/cwt	115.00–130.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	131.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	136.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	724.00/cwt	510.00–925.00	6,639	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	843.97/cwt	625.00–1,050.00	9,410	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	153.24/cwt	153.00–154.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.40/cwt	140.00–153.00	778	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.32/cwt	140.00–155.00	726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	148.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.06/cwt	155.00–164.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.31/cwt	166.00–181.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	167.38/cwt	160.00–177.00	475	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 558Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.93
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.42
2	—	373	161.00–173.00	166.80
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
5	—	323	166.00–181.00	172.31
4	—	284	160.00–177.00	167.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	120.00–125.00	121.83
3	—	465	124.00–135.00	129.80
3	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00	110.00
3	—	472	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	304	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.56
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	492	120.00–126.50	125.94
13	—	419	130.00–137.00	134.79
9	—	527	115.00–130.00	122.79
8	—	385	130.00–138.00	131.01
4	—	630	110.00–115.00	111.25
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	117.00
3	—	308	134.00–140.00	136.11
2	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	144.00–145.00	144.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	135.00–140.00	138.71
4	—	470	137.00–145.00	141.93
4	—	381	153.00–154.00	153.24
3	—	570	130.00–135.00	131.64
3	—	412	140.00–145.00	141.66
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	521	140.00–153.00	149.40
18	—	480	140.00–155.00	151.32
11	—	553	140.00–150.00	148.28
8	—	421	155.00–164.00	159.06
2	—	320	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	30.00–35.00	32.49
1	—	800	44.50	44.50
1	—	750	26.00	26.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	50.00–56.00	51.86
2	—	933	40.00–43.00	41.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	62.50–63.50	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	55.00–65.00	60.53
1	—	1,190	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	82.50–90.00	85.60
3	—	1,922	74.00–80.00	77.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	917	510.00–925.00	724.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,115	625.00–1,050.00	843.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle