Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 lower with less demand on feeder bulls this week. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison is available on slaughter cows and bulls, they were not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.21/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$144.21

135 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

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	462	150.00	693	12thin
Medium and Large 1	553	146.89	812	93
Medium and Large 2	516	136.43	704	26
Medium and Large 3	540	115.00	621	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $72 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 sale135 hd

144.21

—

AR average9 barns · 1,344 hd

148.62

−4.41

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	1,639	83.43	1,367	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	63.61	937	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	57.14	689	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	49.75	539	27

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	653.03/cwt	560.00–750.00	5,812	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	40.14/cwt	35.00–43.00	320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	703	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.80/cwt	149.00–155.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	144.35/cwt	140.00–147.50	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.11/cwt	115.00–130.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	132.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.50/cwt	125.00–138.00	736	6
Bulls	—	—	2,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	86.00/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	127.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	149.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	101.56/cwt	90.00–110.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	149.48/cwt	148.00–150.00	559	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	57.85/cwt	51.50–64.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	809.77/cwt	635.00–1,200.00	9,580	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	66.14/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,022	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	45.09/cwt	38.00–48.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	58.29/cwt	55.50–63.50	697	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.33/cwt	61.50–66.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	51.60/cwt	48.00–55.50	597	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	54.49/cwt	51.50–58.00	654	7

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 778Last week 1,381Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 190Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 42

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	560.00–750.00	653.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,241	51.50–64.00	57.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,183	635.00–1,200.00	809.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	35.00–43.00	40.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,545	64.00–70.00	66.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	35.00	35.00
6	—	991	38.00–48.00	45.09
6	—	1,196	55.50–63.50	58.29
11	—	1,157	48.00–55.50	51.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	61.50–66.00	63.33
7	—	1,200	51.50–58.00	54.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,185	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,748	84.00–87.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	428	140.00–145.00	141.97
7	—	578	125.00–135.00	132.87
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	135.00–139.00	136.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	147.50	147.50
22	—	461	160.00	160.00
2	—	628	141.00	141.00
5	—	685	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	140.00–150.00	147.15
8	—	479	149.00–155.00	151.80
13	—	576	140.00–147.50	144.35
1	—	295	171.00	171.00
17	—	630	135.00–140.00	136.46
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
3	—	412	150.00	150.00
5	—	675	130.00–140.00	134.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	136.00	136.00
10	—	706	122.50	122.50
12	—	563	132.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	115.00–130.00	121.11
10	—	416	130.00–136.00	133.30
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
10	—	572	120.00–130.00	125.27
1	—	835	112.50	112.50
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.42
11	—	626	120.00–125.00	122.59
7	—	469	125.00–135.00	129.86
7	—	509	125.00–130.00	127.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	120.00–125.00	121.26
5	—	374	120.00–135.00	125.30
6	—	476	120.00–125.00	120.81
2	—	338	120.00–132.00	126.04
2	—	442	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
3	—	670	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	115.00–125.00	120.59
2	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.35
3	—	472	126.00–138.00	132.84
3	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.00
3	—	668	90.00–110.00	101.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	110.00–125.00	117.92
5	—	620	124.00–130.00	127.78
6	—	560	125.00–138.00	131.50
11	—	478	137.00–145.00	141.54
12	—	417	141.00–155.00	149.86
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.45
19	—	526	130.00–140.00	136.75
4	—	374	148.00–150.00	149.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00

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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