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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 4

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

759 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 803▲ 759 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 56▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 20 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 both traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate with the coming of October's temperature swings in the ahead weeks. New crop unweaned cattle traded as much as 8.00 to 10.00 lower on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $118.04/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$118.04

123 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	493	121.35	598	26
Medium and Large 1	504	121.28	611	42
Medium and Large 2	418	116.44	486	48
Medium and Large 3	504	97.23	490	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $107 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 sale123 hd

118.04

—

AR average9 barns · 2,102 hd

123.55

−5.52

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	1,460	70.47	1,029	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	54.82	781	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	50.89	618	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	41.52	421	18

Every lot

72 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	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	147.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	125.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	486	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	740	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	140.12/cwt	135.00–141.00	800	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	136.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	857	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	844	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	391	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	121.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	394	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	341	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	113.80/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	127.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	114.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	114.37/cwt	107.00–118.00	546	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	96.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	774	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	133.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	501	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	122.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	509	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	136.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	139.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	127.90/cwt	127.00–131.00	606	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	118.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	662	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	638	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	121.32/cwt	121.00–123.00	717	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	69.69/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,116	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	715	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	232	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	361	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	49.37/cwt	48.00–50.00	503	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	35.71/cwt	32.50–40.00	374	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	43.16/cwt	41.00–47.00	454	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	53.10/cwt	48.00–57.00	645	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	43.51/cwt	42.50–45.00	531	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	54.82/cwt	50.00–57.50	781	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	683.81/cwt	550.00–900.00	7,180	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	623.33/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,012	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	983.87/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	10,163	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,800	1

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 Oct 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 759Last week 803Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	107.00–118.00	114.37
12	—	424	110.00–120.00	114.19
10	—	323	120.00–130.00	121.86
5	—	377	110.00–120.00	113.80
3	—	509	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	294	133.00	133.00
7	—	469	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.45
9	—	418	120.00–133.00	127.41
7	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.43
5	—	600	116.00	116.00
3	—	590	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	90.00–100.00	96.77
1	—	440	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	115.00–125.00	120.04
5	—	600	115.00	115.00
5	—	507	110.00–120.00	118.01
5	—	376	130.00–139.00	133.30
2	—	415	115.00–130.00	122.77
1	—	310	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	127.00–131.00	127.90
12	—	591	121.00–123.00	121.32
9	—	527	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	509	130.00	130.00
4	—	463	135.00–144.00	139.74
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	136.66
2	—	673	118.00	118.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	150.00–154.00	151.96
2	—	345	157.00	157.00
1	—	270	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	130.00–135.00	133.82
3	—	485	120.00–135.00	125.05
2	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	129.00	129.00
3	—	585	131.00	131.00
3	—	470	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	140.00–150.00	147.63
12	—	517	135.00–145.00	143.19
9	—	628	130.00–141.00	136.42
8	—	571	135.00–141.00	140.12
3	—	665	135.00–136.00	135.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	43.00	43.00
1	—	715	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	41.00–47.00	43.16
5	—	1,047	32.50–40.00	35.71
3	—	1,018	48.00–50.00	49.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	50.00–57.50	54.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	48.00–57.00	53.10
3	—	1,220	42.50–45.00	43.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	65.00–72.50	69.69
3	—	1,270	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,465	60.00	60.00

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)	5	—	1,050	550.00–900.00	683.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	600.00–650.00	623.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00

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	3	—	1,033	750.00–1,125.00	983.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.