Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady, feeder bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady with some instances of weaned heifers bringing 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.64/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$144.64

158 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$58.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

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	461	153.67	709	15thin
Medium and Large 1	526	148.44	781	104
Medium and Large 2	507	135.12	686	35
Medium and Large 3	574	95.00	545	4thin

One grade step is worth $58.67/cwt here — about $164 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 sale158 hd

144.64

—

AR average8 barns · 2,054 hd

149.22

−4.58

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	1,661	85.43	1,419	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	64.46	914	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	62.73	921	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	51.61	524	17

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	51.34/cwt	50.00–52.50	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	55.78/cwt	50.00–59.00	631	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.07/cwt	50.00–54.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	65.70/cwt	58.50–68.00	938	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	406	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	62.73/cwt	62.50–63.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	129.52/cwt	128.00–134.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	120.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.76/cwt	130.00–144.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.73/cwt	120.00–126.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	761	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	136.30/cwt	130.00–143.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,033	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,080	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	970.00/cwt	960.00–980.00	11,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	72.16/cwt	70.00–75.00	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	82.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,215	5
Bulls	—	—	1,794	88.98/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	127.61/cwt	120.00–136.00	620	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	135.99/cwt	133.00–138.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	897.80/cwt	600.00–1,300.00	10,531	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.54/cwt	140.00–154.50	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.45/cwt	144.00–158.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.86/cwt	130.00–148.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.13/cwt	125.00–134.00	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	750	13

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 Aug 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 778Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 100Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,038	50.00–52.50	51.34
7	—	1,132	50.00–59.00	55.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	52.50	52.50
1	—	870	40.00	40.00
3	—	845	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	50.00–54.00	52.07
20	—	1,428	58.50–68.00	65.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	62.50–63.00	62.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	70.00–75.00	72.16
5	—	1,478	80.00–84.00	82.22
12	—	1,794	85.00–94.50	88.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	128.00–135.00	132.72
6	—	613	120.00–130.00	123.64
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
7	—	681	120.00–124.00	120.58
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
13	—	423	130.00–140.00	133.12
3	—	355	150.00	150.00
16	—	521	125.00–134.00	132.13
13	—	568	125.00–135.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
2	—	348	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	125.00–126.00	125.32
3	—	532	120.00–125.00	121.65
4	—	570	110.00–120.00	117.46
6	—	465	120.00–125.00	121.16
12	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	128.00–134.00	129.52
5	—	512	133.00–138.00	135.99
10	—	462	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	103.00–108.00	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	138.00–140.00	139.32
4	—	448	130.00	130.00
4	—	534	120.00–130.00	122.99
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
4	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.73
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
19	—	486	120.00–136.00	127.61
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
2	—	630	119.00–120.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	130.00–144.00	135.76
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
2	—	475	141.00	141.00
2	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.48
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
3	—	562	129.00–134.00	131.64
5	—	425	140.00–148.00	143.98
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	513	140.00–156.00	148.38
2	—	775	121.00–128.00	124.43
7	—	427	150.00	150.00
8	—	610	130.00–143.00	136.30
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
9	—	398	166.00	166.00
1	—	965	107.00	107.00
2	—	715	125.00–134.00	129.50
24	—	566	140.00–154.50	148.54
2	—	688	131.00–134.00	132.52
9	—	467	144.00–158.00	150.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	135.00–140.00	136.62
2	—	618	124.00–125.00	124.51
11	—	569	125.00–135.00	130.91
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
10	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.10
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
5	—	430	130.00–148.00	140.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	850	480.00	480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	960.00–980.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,173	600.00–1,300.00	897.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	64.50	64.50

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

Steers · 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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle