Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of some 400 lb to 500 lb weaned steers trading 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls were mostly steady with some offerings of weaned cattle bringing a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls due to time constraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.58/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$141.58

106 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$22.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	145.96	776	65
Medium and Large 1-2	534	142.50	761	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	132.73	663	29
Medium and Large 3	450	123.00	554	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.96/cwt here — about $222 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 sale106 hd

141.58

—

AR average9 barns · 1,903 hd

146.85

−5.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2Fleshy	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.86/cwt	140.00–153.00	750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	127.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	326	140.92/cwt	140.00–143.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	128.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	168.38/cwt	168.00–170.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	158.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	154.60/cwt	145.00–158.00	623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	327	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	121.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	293	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.53/cwt	150.00–167.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.79/cwt	131.00–136.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	559	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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	409	130.00–135.00	132.30
5	—	490	125.00–134.00	127.96
6	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
7	—	500	120.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	110.00–120.00	114.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	110.00–120.00	115.10
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
6	—	429	121.00–126.00	123.81
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
3	—	377	120.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	522	115.00	115.00
4	—	285	131.00–136.00	134.79
4	—	466	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00	130.00
10	—	326	140.00–143.00	140.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	140.00–153.00	145.86
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
2	—	778	115.00–125.00	119.95
8	—	626	130.00–144.00	138.16
9	—	467	140.00–155.00	149.51
12	—	568	140.00–145.00	144.18
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
14	—	425	150.00–167.00	160.53
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	120.00–135.00	127.84
8	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	140.00–150.00	145.10
2	—	408	135.00	135.00
3	—	477	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	293	163.00	163.00
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	408	125.00–135.00	131.53
3	—	503	115.00–125.00	120.03
3	—	608	110.00–120.00	113.29
4	—	560	110.00–120.00	115.04
9	—	456	120.00–130.00	121.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	168.00–170.00	168.38
5	—	369	155.00–160.00	158.20
12	—	403	145.00–158.00	154.60
2	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	568	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	152.00	152.00
6	—	327	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	135.00	135.00

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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