Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly even. Feeder bulls under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 lower over 500 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls trended steady on a short supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.17/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$122.17

105 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

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	501	127.50	639	4thin
Medium and Large 1	553	126.41	698	64
Medium and Large 2	546	115.21	629	36
Medium and Large 3	530	80.00	424	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $215 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 sale105 hd

122.17

—

AR average9 barns · 1,265 hd

127.94

−5.77

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	—	Low	1,549	84.20	1,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	64.41	844	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	61.18	971	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	54.41	610	15

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added	—	501	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.50	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	678	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.10/cwt	118.50–122.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.11/cwt	118.00–121.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.89/cwt	118.00–126.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.67/cwt	110.00–123.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	130.85/cwt	125.00–140.00	673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	112.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.34/cwt	128.00–145.00	639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	83.39/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,303	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	667	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	128.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	745	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	829.58/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,814	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	54.21/cwt	50.00–57.50	647	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	59.86/cwt	56.50–62.50	675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	66.36/cwt	63.50–71.50	922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	59.02/cwt	57.50–61.00	875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	47.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	61.40/cwt	60.00–63.00	766	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	60.63/cwt	59.00–62.00	560	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	126.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	125.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	126.53/cwt	118.00–133.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.61/cwt	130.00–154.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	367	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	576	3

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 Jul 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 1,234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–117.50	113.67
3	—	582	110.00–120.00	114.15
7	—	421	118.00–126.00	121.89
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
11	—	516	110.00–120.00	114.51
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	120.00–127.00	124.19
7	—	474	125.00–135.00	130.28
4	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.45
7	—	622	119.00–129.00	123.27
4	—	415	130.00	130.00
21	—	585	120.00–130.00	123.18
5	—	514	125.00–130.00	126.19
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
3	—	707	115.00–120.00	116.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
5	—	580	127.00–134.00	128.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	124.00–128.00	126.03
4	—	520	136.00–145.00	140.19
4	—	342	167.00–170.00	168.49
13	—	573	135.00–150.00	141.82
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.79
5	—	626	130.00–145.00	135.57
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
5	—	702	120.00–130.00	125.98
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
6	—	676	118.00–133.00	126.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	162.00	162.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	745	130.00	130.00
8	—	446	161.00	161.00
10	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	503	125.00–130.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
2	—	558	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
2	—	623	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
9	—	627	118.50–122.00	119.10
7	—	660	118.00–121.00	120.11
12	—	514	125.00–140.00	130.85
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
15	—	476	128.00–145.00	134.34
2	—	328	153.00–160.00	156.47
4	—	429	130.00–154.00	139.61
7	—	566	122.00–130.00	125.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
3	—	571	110.00–123.00	117.67
5	—	617	110.00–118.00	112.61
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	155.00–159.00	157.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,810	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,563	82.50–85.00	83.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	50.00–57.50	54.21
4	—	940	45.00–50.00	47.01
5	—	1,248	60.00–63.00	61.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	56.50–62.50	59.86
7	—	1,390	63.50–71.50	66.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	65.50	65.50
2	—	1,483	57.50–61.00	59.02

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	58.50	58.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	725.00–900.00	829.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	59.00–62.00	60.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	85.00	85.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle