Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough offerings of comparable cattle this week to get an accurate trend on feeder cattle. But feeders trended lower on a light supply with very little buyer demand on the holiday weekend coming up. Slaughter cows and bulls looked to be mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.56/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$125.56

49 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$59.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	140.90	742	22
Medium and Large 2	562	118.60	666	23
Medium and Large 3	598	81.25	485	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.65/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 sale49 hd

125.56

—

AR average1 barns · 49 hd

125.56

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,549	65.15	1,009	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	50.50	778	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	48.01	531	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	36.47	359	14

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	725	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	110.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	134.04/cwt	133.00–136.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.67/cwt	144.00–156.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	156.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.73/cwt	112.50–117.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	127.50/cwt	122.00–133.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	43.66/cwt	42.50–46.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	31.38/cwt	30.00–32.50	308	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	49.92/cwt	48.00–52.50	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	77.96/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	772.90/cwt	700.00–870.00	7,366	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	695	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	196	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	51.02/cwt	48.00–52.50	555	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	91.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	44.99/cwt	43.50–47.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	32.54/cwt	30.00–35.00	266	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	769.02/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	8,951	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	48.17/cwt	42.50–54.50	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.84/cwt	110.00–124.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	104.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	122.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.45/cwt	105.00–120.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	105.93/cwt	90.00–120.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.47/cwt	110.00–126.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	521	3

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 Nov 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	378	141.00–150.00	145.35
1	—	449	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
4	—	570	105.00–120.00	112.45
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
6	—	413	144.00–156.00	149.67
4	—	384	154.00–161.00	156.95
4	—	578	130.00–140.00	136.18
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	130.00–140.00	135.08
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–135.00	127.42
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
5	—	676	90.00–120.00	105.93
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
6	—	615	100.00–120.00	115.03
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
3	—	433	120.00–121.00	120.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	70.00	70.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	105.00–116.00	110.36
4	—	419	110.00–124.00	118.84
3	—	622	102.00–105.00	104.03
4	—	321	110.00–130.00	122.18
7	—	289	132.00	132.00
4	—	373	110.00–126.00	115.47
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	133.00–136.00	134.04
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	525	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	705	112.50–117.00	114.73
2	—	450	122.00–133.00	127.50
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	85.00–100.00	91.45
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	90.00–91.00	90.52
1	—	675	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	65.00	65.00
1	—	485	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	42.50–46.00	43.66
5	—	982	30.00–32.50	31.38
1	—	1,030	49.50	49.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	50.50	50.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	42.50	42.50
1	—	890	22.00	22.00
2	—	818	30.00–35.00	32.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	48.00–52.50	51.02
4	—	1,125	43.50–47.00	44.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	48.00–52.50	49.92
2	—	1,785	74.00–82.50	77.96
1	—	1,465	70.00	70.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	953	700.00–870.00	772.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,164	675.00–1,050.00	769.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	42.50–54.50	48.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	52.00	52.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,135.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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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