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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

796 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 705▲ 796 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 0▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to weak. No trend available on slaughter cows or bulls due to not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.44/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$124.44

152 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	128.22	674	72
Medium and Large 1-2	477	125.51	598	20
Medium and Large 2	553	119.54	661	60

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $13 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 sale152 hd

124.44

—

AR average8 barns · 1,925 hd

129.14

−4.70

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	1,727	85.60	1,478	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	55.77	745	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	55.55	849	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	51.93	592	30

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	162.44/cwt	161.00–164.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	152.94/cwt	151.00–155.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	140.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	135.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	146.06/cwt	145.00–151.00	787	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	856	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	145.02/cwt	134.00–147.00	853	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	878	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	130.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	410	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	552	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	130.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	128.64/cwt	127.50–134.00	597	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	120.03/cwt	116.00–124.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	125.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	721	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	114.77/cwt	113.00–120.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	124.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	150.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	131.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	129.56/cwt	124.00–134.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	134.62/cwt	134.00–135.00	726	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	135.14/cwt	133.00–139.00	772	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	122.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	112.36/cwt	112.00–115.00	749	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	88.22/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,595	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	650	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	195	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	44.03/cwt	40.00–46.00	475	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	49.89/cwt	46.00–54.00	570	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	55.92/cwt	54.00–60.00	670	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	57.48/cwt	55.00–62.50	766	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	52.36/cwt	48.00–55.00	704	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	58.56/cwt	55.00–62.00	892	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	717	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	53.38/cwt	52.00–55.00	821	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	686.49/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	811.69/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	9,448	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	63.67/cwt	62.50–65.00	748	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	52.91/cwt	45.00–67.00	632	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	57.28/cwt	52.00–64.00	749	12

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 705Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to weak. No trend available on slaughter cows or bulls due to not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	125.00–135.00	130.96
4	—	683	114.00	114.00
4	—	590	113.00–120.00	114.77
4	—	474	120.00–125.00	121.28
3	—	616	115.00–120.00	118.26
3	—	530	116.00–124.00	120.03
7	—	419	120.00–130.00	123.45
7	—	366	125.00–130.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	128.00–130.00	129.35
6	—	378	131.00	131.00
5	—	685	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	574	121.00–130.00	125.53
12	—	464	127.50–134.00	128.64
11	—	430	130.00–136.00	130.91
8	—	526	125.00–131.00	127.26
6	—	609	121.00–125.00	124.31
1	—	680	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.92
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	710	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	370	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	667	112.00–115.00	112.36
5	—	534	124.00–134.00	129.56
4	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.07
3	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.25
3	—	475	127.00–135.00	131.94
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	363	140.00	140.00
2	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	134.00–135.00	134.62
6	—	405	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	145.00–148.00	145.84
6	—	571	133.00–139.00	135.14
4	—	479	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	518	136.00–145.00	140.36
3	—	383	145.00–155.00	150.40
1	—	630	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	140.00–150.00	143.21
9	—	651	122.00	122.00
6	—	529	130.00–140.00	135.49
3	—	463	135.00–145.00	140.27
2	—	340	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	126.00	126.00
3	—	573	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	714	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	153.00	153.00
3	—	563	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	588	134.00–147.00	145.02
11	—	539	145.00–151.00	146.06
10	—	671	130.00–137.50	134.89
2	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	428	151.00–155.00	152.94
2	—	375	161.00–164.00	162.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	52.00	52.00
1	—	650	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	54.00–60.00	55.92
7	—	1,142	46.00–54.00	49.89
4	—	1,079	40.00–46.00	44.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	55.00–62.00	58.56
3	—	1,538	52.00–55.00	53.38
1	—	1,525	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,332	55.00–62.50	57.48
10	—	1,344	48.00–55.00	52.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,808	84.00–90.00	88.22
1	—	1,000	62.00	62.00

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)	2	—	925	675.00–700.00	686.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,164	650.00–1,075.00	811.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,308	52.00–64.00	57.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	62.50–65.00	63.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,194	45.00–67.00	52.91

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.