Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers trading 2.00 to 5.00 lower. There were several offerings of new crop unweaned cattle that affected the price on all ranges as buyers were looking more toward weaned hard cattle. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.42/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$119.42

133 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$32.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	122.92	652	74
Medium and Large 1-2	491	118.11	580	27
Medium and Large 2	461	115.60	533	28
Medium and Large 3	561	90.05	505	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.87/cwt here — about $147 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 sale133 hd

119.42

—

AR average8 barns · 2,437 hd

125.55

−6.13

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	1,617	79.21	1,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	53.59	745	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	50.88	684	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	46.50	579	9thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	—	382	140.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.38/cwt	167.00–172.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	117.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	138.00/cwt	133.00–143.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	122.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.76/cwt	130.00–143.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	144.54/cwt	140.00–152.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.60/cwt	110.00–123.00	548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	74.59/cwt	72.50–79.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.47/cwt	110.00–125.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	55.88/cwt	54.00–57.50	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	82.90/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	49.02/cwt	48.00–50.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	43.01/cwt	42.50–44.00	486	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	53.00/cwt	52.50–53.50	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	50.09/cwt	45.00–54.50	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.79/cwt	120.00–122.50	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.41/cwt	134.50–145.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	86.74/cwt	80.00–90.00	493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	690.91/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	122.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.12/cwt	144.00–161.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	852.27/cwt	470.00–1,135.00	10,159	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,081	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.90/cwt	129.00–130.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	963.14/cwt	835.00–1,125.00	10,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	121.46/cwt	120.00–122.50	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	115.44/cwt	115.00–115.50	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	434	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	149.53/cwt	146.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	126.83/cwt	126.00–132.00	520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	412	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 803Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	136.00–143.00	140.00
7	—	570	115.00–125.00	117.13
7	—	517	120.00–124.00	122.28
3	—	623	113.00–115.00	114.32
8	—	787	115.00–115.50	115.44
14	—	479	120.00–125.00	121.67
13	—	410	126.00–132.00	126.83
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	110.00–120.00	116.53
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
5	—	470	110.00–123.00	116.60
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.58
5	—	339	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	112.50	112.50
8	—	478	115.00	115.00
3	—	623	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
3	—	568	80.00–90.00	86.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	120.00–122.50	121.46
7	—	559	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	412	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	167.00–172.00	169.38
5	—	791	126.00	126.00
9	—	821	120.00–123.00	122.33
7	—	426	144.00–161.00	150.12
3	—	958	110.00	110.00
10	—	618	129.00–130.00	129.90
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
7	—	664	127.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
11	—	525	135.00–145.00	140.81
2	—	728	125.00–126.00	125.51
5	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	384	140.00–152.00	144.54
3	—	525	120.00–125.00	121.62
7	—	565	120.00–122.50	121.79
11	—	495	134.50–145.00	135.41
8	—	433	130.00–140.00	134.06
3	—	672	115.00–120.00	118.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	135.00–140.00	137.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
3	—	683	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	115.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	622	110.00–116.00	113.66
3	—	427	131.00–137.00	132.97
7	—	471	110.00–125.00	120.47
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
6	—	528	110.00–120.00	116.63
3	—	390	130.00–135.00	131.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	133.00–143.00	138.00
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
5	—	480	130.00–143.00	136.76
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	396	146.00–160.00	149.53
3	—	573	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,698	72.50–79.00	74.59
5	—	1,553	79.00–86.00	82.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,288	52.50–53.50	53.00
1	—	1,360	42.50	42.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	54.00–57.50	55.88
2	—	1,335	48.00–50.00	49.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	42.50–44.00	43.01
1	—	1,165	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,332	45.00–54.50	50.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	825	650.00–725.00	690.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	470.00–1,135.00	852.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	580.00	580.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	835.00–1,125.00	963.14

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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