Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with very few comparisons to last weeks light sale on the holiday weekend feeders traded uneven to steady across all ranges with the exception of some offerings of weaned light fleshed cattle that brought a premium across ranges. Fleshy and plain cattle were not as desirable to buyers and traded at a discount. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.05/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$119.05

172 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	123.34	626	91
Medium and Large 1-2	533	119.15	635	26
Medium and Large 2	475	112.63	535	51
Medium and Large 3	425	102.50	436	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $190 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 sale172 hd

119.05

—

AR average9 barns · 2,418 hd

130.47

−11.43

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	1,552	71.20	1,105	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	45.87	526	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	43.96	626	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	35.79	381	16

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	475	140.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	164.60/cwt	157.00–171.00	599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	136.69/cwt	129.00–141.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.82/cwt	125.00–143.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	120.92/cwt	115.00–129.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	103.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	123.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	121.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.74/cwt	120.00–133.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.54/cwt	178.00–181.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	152.76/cwt	141.00–158.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	142.46/cwt	141.00–144.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	143.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	128.01/cwt	120.00–129.50	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	124.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	108.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.71/cwt	155.00–164.00	607	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.65/cwt	135.00–146.00	742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	383	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	114.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	923.84/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	9,931	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	43.96/cwt	40.00–47.00	626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	49.35/cwt	47.00–54.00	600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	43.09/cwt	37.00–46.00	470	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	31.96/cwt	25.00–35.00	327	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	79.83/cwt	76.00–82.50	1,391	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	40.65/cwt	36.00–42.50	454	9
Bulls	—	—	1,508	71.03/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,071	10
Bulls	—	—	1,412	61.20/cwt	60.00–64.50	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	542	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	68.27/cwt	55.00–80.00	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	759.71/cwt	500.00–925.00	9,139	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	48.05/cwt	37.50–54.00	606	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	703.18/cwt	575.00–825.00	6,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.21/cwt	110.00–132.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	92.19/cwt	85.00–102.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	419	144.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.83/cwt	130.00–146.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	133.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	109.05/cwt	100.00–115.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	591	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 378Year ago 3,233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	135.00–145.00	140.70
11	—	364	157.00–171.00	164.60
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
8	—	569	120.00–133.00	123.67
2	—	318	178.00–181.00	179.54
10	—	512	125.00–130.00	127.48
11	—	417	135.00–150.00	143.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	116.00	116.00
6	—	718	100.00	100.00
10	—	557	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	75.00	75.00
6	—	378	135.00–145.00	143.26
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
3	—	670	85.00–102.00	92.19
4	—	433	124.00–130.00	126.00
2	—	580	105.00	105.00
7	—	638	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	110.00–120.00	114.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	115.00	115.00
8	—	430	123.50	123.50
8	—	523	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	129.00–141.00	136.69
12	—	420	125.00–143.00	131.82
7	—	569	115.00–129.00	120.92
4	—	300	146.00	146.00
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
13	—	472	120.00–133.00	124.74
6	—	627	115.00–120.00	119.19
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
18	—	516	120.00–128.00	124.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	100.00–105.00	103.38
3	—	567	100.00–115.00	108.38
5	—	527	110.00–120.00	114.05
1	—	835	80.00	80.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	141.00–144.00	142.46
2	—	401	140.00–141.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	491	90.00	90.00
2	—	390	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
8	—	377	110.00–120.00	116.10
3	—	802	85.00	85.00
2	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.52
8	—	418	110.00–132.00	117.21
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
4	—	300	120.00	120.00
12	—	525	100.00–115.00	108.37
5	—	473	100.00–115.00	109.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	129.00–137.00	133.03
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	120.00–129.00	121.30
3	—	773	115.00–120.00	118.33
8	—	437	141.00–158.00	152.76
6	—	623	125.00–138.00	129.62
14	—	687	120.00–129.50	128.01
20	—	460	140.00–151.00	143.11
2	—	825	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
3	—	380	155.00–164.00	159.71
12	—	520	135.00–146.00	142.65
2	—	870	115.00	115.00
9	—	567	135.00–140.00	138.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.54
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.46
7	—	526	120.00–130.00	124.46
3	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.73
3	—	375	130.00–146.00	136.83
8	—	475	120.00–135.00	124.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	140.00–150.00	144.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	55.00–80.00	68.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	49.00–54.00	51.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,203	500.00–925.00	759.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,261	37.50–54.00	48.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	917	575.00–825.00	703.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	750.00–1,075.00	923.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	835.00	835.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	40.00–47.00	43.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	47.00–54.00	49.35
5	—	1,091	37.00–46.00	43.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	25.00	25.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	25.00–35.00	31.96
1	—	990	22.00	22.00
9	—	1,118	36.00–42.50	40.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,742	76.00–82.50	79.83
10	—	1,508	65.00–75.00	71.03
5	—	1,412	60.00–64.50	61.20

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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How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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