Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher, there were to few comparisons of steers over 600 lbs from last week to call but were trending higher as well. Feeder bulls traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of weaned cattle as much as 18.00 higher. There were many more offerings of desirable feeders this week compared to last week which helped the push the trend higher across all ranges. Slaughter cows and bulls both traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.47/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$123.47

95 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	127.43	582	63
Medium and Large 2	408	116.01	473	31
Medium and Large 3	310	105.00	326	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $256 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 sale95 hd

123.47

—

AR average8 barns · 1,334 hd

125.47

−2.00

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	—	High	1,539	79.22	1,219	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	57.51	866	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	56.22	712	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	39.02	386	35

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	128.81/cwt	120.00–136.00	532	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.04/cwt	136.00–160.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	138.87/cwt	130.00–147.00	450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.56/cwt	155.00–170.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	141.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	128.21/cwt	119.00–131.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.76/cwt	140.00–157.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.53/cwt	135.00–155.00	737	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.52/cwt	120.00–136.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.00/cwt	155.00–173.00	672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	768.51/cwt	600.00–930.00	9,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	571	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	55.56/cwt	55.00–56.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	791.29/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	563.66/cwt	400.00–660.00	5,778	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,195.64/cwt	1,010.00–1,360.00	14,694	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,315.96/cwt	1,135.00–1,500.00	15,463	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,903	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	592	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	713.58/cwt	450.00–940.00	8,235	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	44.32/cwt	42.50–47.50	481	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	743	26.05/cwt	20.00–30.00	194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	839	35.18/cwt	27.50–39.50	295	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	38.57/cwt	33.00–42.00	402	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	56.97/cwt	52.00–60.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	83.46/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,400	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	57.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	49.74/cwt	48.00–52.00	570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	73.91/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	108.97/cwt	100.00–118.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.27/cwt	130.00–147.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	124.16/cwt	120.00–132.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.22/cwt	134.00–141.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.22/cwt	166.00–175.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	131.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	116.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	142.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	338	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 466Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 34Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 24Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	162.00	162.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	280	169.00	169.00
6	—	421	136.00–160.00	143.04
2	—	827	85.00	85.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
9	—	527	120.00–135.00	127.44
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
5	—	470	134.00–141.00	137.22
2	—	320	166.00–175.00	170.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	127.00–130.00	128.68
4	—	484	120.00	120.00
4	—	411	120.00–132.00	124.16
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	138.00–148.00	142.93
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	120.00–135.00	124.38
13	—	413	120.00–136.00	128.81
5	—	324	130.00–147.00	138.87
8	—	295	140.00–150.00	141.73
7	—	557	119.00–131.00	128.21
10	—	480	120.00–136.00	123.52
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
2	—	628	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	110.00–115.00	111.59
4	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
2	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	245	135.00–141.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	100.00–118.00	108.97
2	—	333	110.00–120.00	115.04
9	—	373	110.00–120.00	115.04
4	—	415	110.00–120.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
11	—	572	135.00–143.00	140.38
8	—	373	155.00–170.00	164.56
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
6	—	469	140.00–157.00	145.76
16	—	517	135.00–155.00	142.53
2	—	410	155.00–173.00	164.00
6	—	729	120.00–125.00	123.15
4	—	620	130.00–140.00	133.76
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
2	—	803	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
7	—	682	120.00–125.00	121.43
2	—	530	130.00–132.00	130.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	130.00–147.00	138.27
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
2	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.05
4	—	461	130.00–135.00	131.50
6	—	426	125.00–137.00	130.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	137.00	137.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	600.00–930.00	768.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,229	1,010.00–1,360.00	1,195.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	1,135.00–1,500.00	1,315.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	51.50	51.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	725.00–850.00	791.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	400.00–660.00	563.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,154	450.00–940.00	713.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	55.00–56.00	55.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	58.00	58.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,085	42.50–47.50	44.32
2	—	938	25.00	25.00
8	—	1,043	33.00–42.00	38.57
5	—	1,145	48.00–52.00	49.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	20.00–30.00	26.05
8	—	839	27.50–39.50	35.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	52.00–60.00	56.97
1	—	1,285	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	55.00–60.00	57.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	81.00–86.00	83.46
4	—	1,366	70.00–76.00	73.91

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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