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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 13

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

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Feeder Cattle receipts

702 head

▼ 304 vs last sale 1,006▲ 702 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were steady. Feeder heifers were steady. Weaned cattle brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. No trend was available on slaughter cows and bulls due time constraints 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 $120.49/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$120.49

100 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$33.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	126.00	612	54
Medium and Large 1-2	491	120.50	591	16thin
Medium and Large 2	516	113.37	585	26
Medium and Large 3	529	92.27	488	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.73/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd

120.49

—

AR average7 barns · 692 hd

120.60

−0.11

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	1,647	74.92	1,234	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	52.16	641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	50.37	747	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	44.66	477	24

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	475	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	151.55/cwt	145.00–157.00	640	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	133.14/cwt	126.00–140.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	591	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	147.48/cwt	140.00–152.00	702	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	478	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	748	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	128.64/cwt	121.00–135.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	842	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	836	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	116.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	414	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	129.66/cwt	122.00–133.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	120.62/cwt	120.00–121.00	583	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	127.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	653	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	114.81/cwt	114.00–115.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	92.27/cwt	90.00–93.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	858	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	147.10/cwt	140.00–151.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	123.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	528	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	126.41/cwt	123.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	501	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.09/cwt	111.00–125.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	109.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	72.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,258	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	790	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	332	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	843	37.51/cwt	35.00–40.00	316	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	36.33/cwt	35.00–40.00	345	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	48.38/cwt	48.00–49.00	497	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	45.03/cwt	43.00–48.00	502	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	51.33/cwt	48.00–54.00	602	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	507	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	53.58/cwt	51.00–56.00	699	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	52.82/cwt	52.50–53.00	837	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,055.26/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	909.68/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,397	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	887.50/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	873.21/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	8,732	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	851.24/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	9,534	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	715.36/cwt	500.00–920.00	8,227	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	809.82/cwt	735.00–825.00	9,604	7

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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 1,006Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
4	—	569	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	630	130.00–139.00	133.63
12	—	422	145.00–157.00	151.55
13	—	476	140.00–152.00	147.48
16	—	527	135.00–145.00	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	115.00–122.00	118.52
3	—	339	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	126.00–140.00	133.14
3	—	530	121.00–135.00	128.64
6	—	371	135.00–140.00	137.53
7	—	454	130.00–131.00	130.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	90.00–93.00	92.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	115.00–125.00	116.49
5	—	527	114.00–115.00	114.81
4	—	651	110.00–113.00	112.25
3	—	622	100.00–105.00	103.34
2	—	425	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	120.00–121.00	120.62
3	—	523	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	511	120.00–132.00	127.82
14	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.29
6	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.66
5	—	374	130.00–134.00	132.04
5	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.24
4	—	428	122.00–133.00	129.66
2	—	773	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	710	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	120.00–135.00	123.62
7	—	622	100.00–114.00	109.00
5	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.21
4	—	523	111.00–125.00	120.09
2	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.03
2	—	468	123.00–130.00	126.41
1	—	655	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	165.00	165.00
3	—	368	140.00–151.00	147.10
2	—	675	122.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	950.00–1,150.00	1,055.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	750.00–1,100.00	909.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,186	735.00–825.00	809.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	500.00–920.00	715.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	800.00–975.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,000	750.00–1,050.00	873.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,120	650.00–1,050.00	851.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,115	43.00–48.00	45.03
4	—	950	35.00–40.00	36.33
7	—	1,172	48.00–54.00	51.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	48.00–49.00	48.38
8	—	1,304	51.00–56.00	53.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	43.00	43.00
3	—	1,585	52.50–53.00	52.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	42.00	42.00
2	—	843	35.00–40.00	37.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	75.00–80.00	77.53
2	—	1,740	70.00–75.00	72.31

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.