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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 20

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,269 head

▲ 567 vs last sale 702▲ 1,269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 60▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 65▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher while heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls were not well tested this 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 $126.04/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$126.04

182 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$34.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	129.02	656	132
Medium and Large 1-2	484	123.83	599	23
Medium and Large 2	490	114.78	562	25
Medium and Large 3	405	95.00	385	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $271 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 sale182 hd

126.04

—

AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd

125.60

+0.43

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	—	Average	1,534	67.60	1,037	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	53.58	648	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	52.50	732	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	42.07	435	24

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	152.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	150.74/cwt	146.00–151.00	721	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	131.81/cwt	121.00–135.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	139.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	731	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	754	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	136.04/cwt	127.00–140.00	792	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	135.92/cwt	135.00–137.00	867	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	130.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	865	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	799	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.12/cwt	115.00–129.00	456	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	536	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	136.76/cwt	131.00–140.00	580	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	130.06/cwt	125.00–136.00	627	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	122.72/cwt	121.00–125.00	639	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	111.36/cwt	110.00–121.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	768	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	114.25/cwt	113.00–115.00	775	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	104.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	859	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	153.68/cwt	153.00–154.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	134.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	493	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	547	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.57/cwt	121.00–143.00	542	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	134.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	133.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	676	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	120.51/cwt	119.00–121.00	697	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	120.44/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.71/cwt	117.00–124.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	646	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	698	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	71.42/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,175	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	57.03/cwt	50.00–65.00	456	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	35.62/cwt	35.00–37.00	352	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	40.93/cwt	37.50–44.00	436	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	50.31/cwt	47.00–52.00	585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	47.51/cwt	45.00–50.00	574	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	55.60/cwt	52.00–62.00	673	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	732	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	691.54/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,424	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	628.95/cwt	400.00–835.00	5,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	725.77/cwt	510.00–890.00	8,042	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	706	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,023.53/cwt	675.00–1,325.00	11,597	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 Sep 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,269Last week 702Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	110.00–121.00	111.36
5	—	679	100.00–107.00	104.89
2	—	420	116.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
9	—	370	115.00–129.00	123.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	121.00–125.00	122.72
5	—	452	122.00	122.00
4	—	395	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	513	125.00–130.00	128.56
31	—	482	125.00–136.00	130.06
21	—	382	140.00–141.00	140.34
12	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.01
11	—	424	131.00–140.00	136.76
8	—	678	113.00–115.00	114.25
3	—	587	120.00	120.00
2	—	788	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
1	—	355	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	121.00–143.00	127.57
7	—	366	130.00–136.00	134.58
6	—	646	108.00	108.00
5	—	527	115.00–125.00	120.03
5	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.96
2	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.52
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	578	119.00–121.00	120.51
7	—	391	140.00	140.00
3	—	537	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	507	130.00–138.00	133.32
9	—	578	120.00–124.00	120.44
4	—	623	117.00–124.00	118.71
4	—	491	130.00–136.00	134.27
4	—	405	141.00	141.00
3	—	660	112.00–115.00	113.00
3	—	365	153.00–154.00	153.68
3	—	305	158.00	158.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	121.00–135.00	131.81
4	—	485	125.00–135.00	127.35
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.75
2	—	663	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	355	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	130.00–133.00	131.54
7	—	525	135.00–141.00	139.24
6	—	603	130.00	130.00
5	—	460	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	582	127.00–140.00	136.04
28	—	478	146.00–151.00	150.74
11	—	638	135.00–137.00	135.92
8	—	662	130.00–136.00	130.74
6	—	436	151.00–153.00	152.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	50.00–65.00	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	37.50–44.00	40.93
8	—	989	35.00–37.00	35.62
4	—	1,163	47.00–52.00	50.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	52.00–62.00	55.60
2	—	1,208	45.00–50.00	47.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	68.00–75.00	71.42
3	—	1,372	55.00–65.00	60.05
1	—	1,575	75.00	75.00

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)	7	—	929	600.00–800.00	691.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	400.00–835.00	628.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,108	510.00–890.00	725.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	52.50	52.50

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	2	—	800	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,133	675.00–1,325.00	1,023.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.