Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers trended lower with limited comparisons from last week. Feeder bulls traded uneven and feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs were mostly steady. There were some offerings of light fleshed weaned cattle that brought a premium with a strong demand for those animals across all ranges of feeders. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.35/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$121.35

102 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	134.11	590	22
Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.52	745	52
Medium and Large 2	479	119.20	571	22
Medium and Large 3	464	98.35	457	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $133 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 sale102 hd

121.35

—

AR average9 barns · 1,808 hd

130.45

−9.10

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	1,599	83.92	1,342	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.19	755	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	57.50	926	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	40.94	377	17

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	140.77/cwt	135.00–150.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.09/cwt	146.00–152.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	659	124.58/cwt	124.50–125.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.91/cwt	149.00–150.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	100.04/cwt	90.00–110.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	348	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	108.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.22/cwt	115.00–123.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	342	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	36.80/cwt	35.00–38.00	299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.23/cwt	38.00–44.00	392	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	49.20/cwt	45.00–52.50	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	57.13/cwt	55.00–59.50	747	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	84.08/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,310	8
Bulls	—	—	1,648	73.28/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	90.60/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,518	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	86.26/cwt	75.00–95.00	680	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	5,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	752.63/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	826.49/cwt	730.00–850.00	10,025	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	57.66/cwt	53.00–58.75	713	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	793	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	273	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	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 500Last week 528Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 59Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	130.00	130.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	115.00–125.00	120.17
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	135.00–150.00	140.77
2	—	590	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	413	146.00–152.00	149.09
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	124.50–125.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	149.00–150.00	149.91
4	—	576	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	90.00–110.00	100.04
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	143.00	143.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	110.00–115.00	113.23
3	—	538	105.00–110.00	108.37
3	—	420	115.00–123.00	119.22
2	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.58
2	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.61
2	—	368	121.00–125.00	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	714	111.00	111.00
4	—	544	115.00	115.00
3	—	688	111.00	111.00
3	—	635	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	157.00–160.00	158.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	130.00–137.00	133.59
5	—	463	130.00–136.00	133.77
4	—	377	139.00–140.00	139.75
2	—	535	122.00–126.00	124.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	35.00–38.00	36.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	38.00–44.00	40.23
4	—	998	45.00–52.50	49.20
1	—	925	37.00	37.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	55.00–59.50	57.13
1	—	1,250	63.50	63.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,545	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,558	82.50–87.50	84.08
2	—	1,648	72.00–75.00	73.28
3	—	1,675	90.00–92.00	90.60

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	3	—	788	75.00–95.00	86.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	765.00	765.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	700.00–800.00	752.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,213	730.00–850.00	826.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,237	53.00–58.75	57.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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