Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls under 500 lbs were mixed from 7.00 higher to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs were sharply lower trading 10.00 to 15.00 lower than last week. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers over over 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on the few offerings of weaned cattle but most of the run today consisted of several head of unweaned new crop cattle and several offerings of plain type cattle that brought little demand from buyers on both fronts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were uneven to steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.14/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$117.14

93 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	119.41	590	64
Medium and Large 2	450	114.22	514	24
Medium and Large 3	320	102.00	326	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $264 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 sale93 hd

117.14

—

AR average9 barns · 1,179 hd

115.24

+1.90

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	1,642	69.40	1,140	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	53.48	728	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	50.08	600	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	44.63	486	42

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	765	93.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.40/cwt	137.00–154.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	119.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	573	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	106.79/cwt	90.00–121.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	102.42/cwt	90.00–111.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	582	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.31/cwt	149.00–167.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	131.07/cwt	126.00–136.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	116.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.32/cwt	144.00–160.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	676.32/cwt	575.00–775.00	7,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	149.20/cwt	141.00–159.00	721	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	731.10/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	65.35/cwt	59.00–69.00	559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	703.21/cwt	600.00–785.00	8,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	553	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	52.51/cwt	50.50–55.50	660	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	65.53/cwt	57.00–76.00	613	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,141	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	635.98/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	761.56/cwt	635.00–950.00	8,750	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	53.59/cwt	51.50–55.00	664	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	48.82/cwt	45.00–52.50	565	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	37.97/cwt	36.00–40.00	361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,553	59.97/cwt	55.00–64.00	931	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,000	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	120.24/cwt	110.00–126.00	513	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	87.04/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	54.93/cwt	53.00–57.00	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	50.05/cwt	47.00–55.00	582	15
Bulls	—	—	1,585	65.92/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	53.62/cwt	52.50–56.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	43.26/cwt	40.00–48.00	464	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	122.24/cwt	115.00–126.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	99.72/cwt	90.00–110.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	116.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	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 Oct 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 730Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 110Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 40Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	90.00–96.00	93.06
3	—	423	137.00–154.00	144.40
2	—	460	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	560	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	622	90.00–121.00	106.79
3	—	673	100.00–115.00	106.19
3	—	718	90.00–111.00	102.42
2	—	368	149.00–167.00	158.31
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
2	—	533	120.00–126.00	123.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	110.00–126.00	120.24
1	—	290	162.00	162.00
3	—	512	110.00–120.00	113.26
2	—	623	90.00–110.00	99.72
3	—	473	115.00–120.00	118.26
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
2	—	590	100.00–115.00	107.50
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
4	—	585	130.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
5	—	669	120.00–124.00	121.61
15	—	518	130.00–140.00	133.05
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
3	—	618	120.00–127.00	122.26
5	—	426	144.00–160.00	147.32
7	—	483	141.00–159.00	149.20
2	—	700	115.00–120.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	125.00–130.00	127.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	120.00–125.00	122.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	130.00–140.00	133.70
5	—	478	120.00–130.00	125.03
5	—	567	110.00–120.00	116.99
7	—	528	115.00–125.00	119.32
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	481	110.00–120.00	119.21
3	—	658	105.00–110.00	108.34
3	—	358	126.00–136.00	131.07
8	—	510	115.00–124.00	116.74
2	—	328	135.00–139.00	136.98
8	—	574	110.00–115.00	112.21
9	—	416	115.00–126.00	122.24
2	—	600	112.00–115.00	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	120.00	120.00
7	—	419	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
2	—	553	100.00–107.00	103.52
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
3	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	105.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	337	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.43
5	—	379	110.00–121.00	116.13
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
2	—	383	124.00–128.00	125.99

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	575.00–775.00	676.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	675.00–775.00	731.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	600.00–785.00	703.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,256	50.50–55.50	52.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	600.00–675.00	635.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,149	635.00–950.00	761.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,239	51.50–55.00	53.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	59.00–69.00	65.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	52.50	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	936	57.00–76.00	65.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,157	45.00–52.50	48.82
1	—	1,080	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,321	53.00–57.00	54.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	36.00–40.00	37.97
15	—	1,163	47.00–55.00	50.05
22	—	1,073	40.00–48.00	43.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,411	56.00–57.00	56.51
3	—	1,432	52.50–56.00	53.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	55.00–64.00	59.97
2	—	1,833	86.50–87.50	87.04
2	—	1,585	65.00–67.00	65.92

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 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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Replacement Cattle

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