Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder bulls were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly uneven. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.57/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$124.57

150 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	412	128.44	530	9thin
Medium and Large 1	517	128.05	662	104
Medium and Large 2	478	117.06	560	31
Medium and Large 3	492	97.26	478	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $52 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 sale150 hd

124.57

—

AR average9 barns · 1,755 hd

127.29

−2.72

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	1,521	80.00	1,217	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	60.98	714	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	49.39	504	15

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.82/cwt	140.00–156.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	734	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	787	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	136.48/cwt	133.00–140.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	58.12/cwt	56.50–61.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.40/cwt	134.00–144.00	666	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	122.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	159.68/cwt	159.00–160.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	37.46/cwt	35.00–40.00	293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	51.83/cwt	45.00–56.00	520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	57.57/cwt	55.50–60.00	640	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	43.49/cwt	43.00–44.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	60.98/cwt	60.00–63.00	714	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	83.06/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,247	70.60/cwt	62.50–75.00	880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	89.50/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	601.43/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	814.32/cwt	500.00–1,000.00	8,958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	134.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	126.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.17/cwt	137.00–144.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.85/cwt	150.00–154.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	159.13/cwt	155.00–163.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.08/cwt	161.00–165.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	93.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.43/cwt	110.00–121.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	620	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

Fri Sep 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 1,488Year ago 1,269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 116Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder bulls were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly uneven. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	140.00–156.00	145.82
18	—	515	140.00–150.00	142.49
18	—	570	130.00–145.00	138.00
6	—	668	130.00–134.00	132.69
6	—	616	130.00–140.00	132.50
6	—	424	150.00–154.00	150.85
5	—	771	123.00	123.00
3	—	903	105.00–110.00	106.68
3	—	732	120.00–121.00	120.34
2	—	828	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	383	155.00–163.00	159.13
2	—	328	161.00–165.00	163.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
2	—	438	133.00–140.00	136.48
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	723	110.00–120.00	114.91
3	—	380	140.00	140.00
5	—	622	120.00–125.00	122.00
6	—	533	125.00–135.00	129.99
10	—	562	120.00–125.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	115.00	115.00
13	—	478	134.00–144.00	139.40
11	—	586	120.00–128.00	122.88
3	—	547	125.00	125.00
3	—	285	159.00–160.00	159.68
2	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.94
2	—	370	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	125.00	125.00
4	—	618	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	120.00–130.00	122.52
7	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.97
7	—	474	120.00–130.00	123.49
4	—	578	115.00–120.00	116.23
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	139.00	139.00
5	—	524	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	674	110.00–120.00	115.31
16	—	434	125.00–139.00	134.53
12	—	629	120.00–123.00	122.02
12	—	541	120.00–129.00	126.46
10	—	572	120.00–125.00	123.30
10	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.51
9	—	315	137.00–144.00	143.17
3	—	373	130.00–139.00	135.69
2	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	90.00–100.00	93.19
2	—	473	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	110.00–120.00	116.41
7	—	430	110.00–121.00	118.43
6	—	371	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.90
3	—	607	110.00–115.00	113.34
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	113.29
1	—	680	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,200	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,235	56.50–61.00	58.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	550.00–650.00	601.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,100	500.00–1,000.00	814.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	52.50	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	35.00–40.00	37.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	45.00–56.00	51.83
5	—	1,112	55.50–60.00	57.57
2	—	1,113	43.00–44.00	43.49
1	—	920	32.00	32.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	60.00–63.00	60.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	80.00–85.00	83.06
3	—	1,247	62.50–75.00	70.60
2	—	1,783	87.50–91.50	89.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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