Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers in the ranges between 300 and 700 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower, steers over 700 lbs traded 7.00 to 8.00 higher with limited offerings to compare to from last week. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 9.00 higher with several offerings of quality weaned cattle in these ranges along with strong buyer demand. New crop un-weaned cattle across all ranges were not as desirable to buyers and were traded at a discount. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.12/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$136.12

125 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

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	478	141.59	677	17thin
Medium and Large 1	559	138.68	775	74
Medium and Large 2	521	127.83	666	34

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $11 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 sale125 hd

136.12

—

AR average9 barns · 1,280 hd

142.15

−6.03

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	1,726	80.08	1,382	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	57.68	839	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	56.31	654	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	45.10	476	34

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.55/cwt	100.00–113.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.26/cwt	50.00–52.50	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	49.18/cwt	43.00–55.00	547	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	71.08/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,129	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	56.28/cwt	53.00–59.50	721	6
Bulls	—	—	1,899	86.45/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	58.84/cwt	55.00–63.00	670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	59.10/cwt	57.00–60.00	881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,714	80.96/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,388	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	33.45/cwt	30.00–35.00	279	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	39.51/cwt	37.00–43.50	385	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	143.44/cwt	137.00–150.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.00/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	119.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	515	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	644.92/cwt	550.00–760.00	6,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	658	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	67.90/cwt	59.00–78.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.13/cwt	133.00–159.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.33/cwt	154.00–165.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.02/cwt	143.00–164.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.82/cwt	152.00–167.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.75/cwt	139.00–150.00	703	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.02/cwt	126.00–137.00	589	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.62/cwt	120.00–131.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	729	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	62.66/cwt	59.50–65.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	134.33/cwt	130.00–148.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	153.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	141.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.22/cwt	130.00–155.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	645	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.39/cwt	120.00–132.00	915	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.89/cwt	118.00–121.00	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 841Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 80Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	126.00–129.00	128.03
2	—	610	100.00–113.00	106.55
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
3	—	478	121.00–130.00	126.56
3	—	572	110.00–125.00	115.03
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	147.00–156.00	151.50
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
13	—	427	133.00–159.00	147.13
3	—	335	152.00–167.00	160.82
5	—	725	110.00–116.00	111.17
5	—	575	120.00–131.00	128.62
15	—	512	130.00–148.00	134.33
8	—	467	130.00–155.00	141.22
9	—	617	118.00–121.00	119.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	151.00	151.00
5	—	505	140.00	140.00
7	—	494	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
2	—	330	154.00–165.00	159.33
14	—	427	143.00–164.00	151.02
6	—	476	139.00–150.00	147.75
15	—	523	135.00–146.00	139.44
5	—	615	130.00	130.00
4	—	353	152.00–156.00	153.02
21	—	713	120.00–132.00	128.39
4	—	564	130.00–135.00	131.22
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–138.00	134.10
7	—	521	123.00–130.00	126.30
3	—	688	110.00–120.00	114.06
5	—	466	130.00–136.00	131.26
4	—	576	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	307	137.00–150.00	143.44
6	—	624	115.00–120.00	119.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
7	—	563	115.00–125.00	120.55
2	—	703	112.50	112.50
27	—	436	126.00–137.00	135.02
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
3	—	327	135.00–149.00	141.89
23	—	527	120.00–127.50	122.40
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
12	—	464	120.00–128.00	124.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	105.00–115.00	109.83
4	—	466	110.00–120.00	115.08
8	—	529	110.00–117.00	114.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
6	—	435	110.00–121.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,491	57.00–60.00	59.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	50.00–52.50	51.26
4	—	1,139	55.00–63.00	58.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	43.00–55.00	49.18
6	—	1,281	53.00–59.50	56.28
9	—	974	37.00–43.50	39.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	835	30.00–35.00	33.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	70.00–72.50	71.08
4	—	1,899	85.00–87.50	86.45
12	—	1,714	74.00–85.00	80.96

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	—	1,000	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	983	550.00–760.00	644.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,395	59.50–65.00	62.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	59.00–78.00	67.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	61.00	61.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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