Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle traded mostly steady to uneven with several offerings of unweaned new crop cattle. There were some offerings of weaned feeder bulls and heifers under 500 lbs trading at a premium. Slaughter cows and bulls were both were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.09/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$119.09

98 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	126.22	579	49
Medium and Large 1-2	497	115.00	572	10thin
Medium and Large 2	460	114.70	528	32
Medium and Large 3	493	95.04	469	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $110 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 sale98 hd

119.09

—

AR average9 barns · 1,631 hd

121.64

−2.55

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	1,519	71.44	1,085	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	51.07	799	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	50.93	617	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	40.57	438	30

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.93/cwt	154.00–166.00	515	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	393	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	110.93/cwt	100.00–115.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.58/cwt	130.00–146.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.75/cwt	138.00–152.00	611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.05/cwt	130.00–141.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.14/cwt	120.00–121.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.42/cwt	130.00–143.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	150.33/cwt	149.00–152.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.42/cwt	130.00–146.00	669	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	900.20/cwt	890.00–910.00	11,027	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	738.33/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	106.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	52.72/cwt	52.50–53.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	681.63/cwt	460.00–885.00	7,668	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	53.87/cwt	52.00–56.00	628	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	68.25/cwt	60.00–74.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,306	61.56/cwt	60.00–65.00	804	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	33.71/cwt	30.00–38.00	356	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	30.71/cwt	27.00–33.00	244	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	81.03/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	52.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	629	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	54.85/cwt	54.00–56.50	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	54.40/cwt	52.50–55.00	657	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	48.24/cwt	42.50–52.50	731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,424	74.14/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,056	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	47.45/cwt	45.00–48.50	577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	43.49/cwt	37.00–52.00	494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	98.49/cwt	90.00–105.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.57/cwt	115.00–131.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.60/cwt	135.00–143.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.48/cwt	139.00–146.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.82/cwt	115.00–134.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	113.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	125.20/cwt	123.00–129.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	392	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 Oct 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 672Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 54Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
14	—	318	154.00–166.00	161.93
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
3	—	615	115.00–125.00	121.37
6	—	515	130.00–146.00	136.58
3	—	373	152.00–155.00	154.00
7	—	419	138.00–152.00	145.75
2	—	558	120.00–125.00	122.49
14	—	470	130.00–146.00	142.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	393	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	100.00–115.00	110.93
1	—	270	161.00	161.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
4	—	468	115.00–131.00	122.57
5	—	370	135.00–143.00	136.60
1	—	305	152.00	152.00
4	—	536	123.00–129.00	125.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
4	—	665	115.00–125.00	119.98
7	—	519	120.00–130.00	124.34
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	139.00–146.00	142.48
3	—	570	120.00–124.00	121.38
4	—	611	110.00–120.00	115.01
5	—	485	115.00–134.00	125.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
16	—	528	130.00–143.00	135.42
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	402	149.00–152.00	150.33
7	—	472	140.00–148.00	145.29
2	—	703	120.00–129.00	124.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	120.00	120.00
4	—	496	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	120.00–123.00	120.86
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
10	—	407	135.00	135.00
3	—	575	115.00–125.00	118.39
8	—	379	130.00–141.00	136.05
7	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.14
5	—	342	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	537	100.00–110.00	106.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	524	90.00–105.00	98.49
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
2	—	413	90.00–100.00	94.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	100.00–110.00	104.91
6	—	428	115.00–125.00	120.01
1	—	335	121.00	121.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
4	—	514	110.00	110.00
3	—	607	100.00–105.00	101.66
4	—	380	115.00–124.00	120.02
10	—	467	110.00–120.00	113.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	497	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	890.00–910.00	900.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	700.00–775.00	738.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	52.50–53.00	52.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,125	460.00–885.00	681.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	52.00–56.00	53.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	52.00	52.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	425.00	425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	60.00–74.00	68.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	60.00–65.00	61.56
3	—	1,930	78.00–83.00	81.03
4	—	1,424	69.00–76.00	74.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	30.00–38.00	33.71
6	—	1,207	50.00–55.00	52.10
11	—	1,136	37.00–52.00	43.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	27.00–33.00	30.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	54.00–56.50	54.85
4	—	1,515	42.50–52.50	48.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	52.50–55.00	54.40
4	—	1,215	45.00–48.50	47.45

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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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