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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 1

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

826 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 695▲ 826 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 34▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 35▲ 16 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 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls were 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $121.32/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$121.32

122 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	475	135.60	644	15thin
Medium and Large 1	526	121.71	640	60
Medium and Large 2	431	117.49	507	44
Medium and Large 3	430	98.33	423	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about $222 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 sale122 hd

121.32

—

AR average10 barns · 957 hd

121.61

−0.29

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	—	Low	1,628	55.00	896	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	47.94	711	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	43.27	553	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	30.59	316	21

Every lot

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	358	150.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	147.27/cwt	140.00–159.00	639	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	146.10/cwt	139.00–154.00	695	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	656	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.52/cwt	110.00–131.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	757	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	129.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	807	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	924	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	130.30/cwt	129.00–134.00	423	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	430	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	135.24/cwt	131.00–136.00	525	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	126.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	121.24/cwt	115.00–126.00	570	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	120.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	117.91/cwt	117.50–120.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	116.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	768	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	151.62/cwt	148.00–156.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	147.03/cwt	141.00–149.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.19/cwt	115.00–126.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	678	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	132.73/cwt	126.00–138.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	639	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	116.41/cwt	110.00–123.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	130.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	121.18/cwt	118.00–125.00	746	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	657	125.39/cwt	123.00–126.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	516	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,397	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	218	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	832	18.25/cwt	14.50–22.00	152	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	128	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	28.95/cwt	20.00–35.00	296	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	369	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	35.38/cwt	34.00–36.50	398	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	40.37/cwt	36.00–46.00	481	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	45.22/cwt	42.50–49.00	575	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	43.15/cwt	41.50–44.00	576	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	47.94/cwt	46.00–51.00	711	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	701.81/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,285	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	431	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	43.18/cwt	38.00–47.50	482	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	673.34/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,716	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,688	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 Nov 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 695Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	115.00–126.00	121.24
8	—	388	131.00–136.00	135.24
9	—	428	124.00–136.00	126.96
9	—	527	120.00–125.00	120.85
11	—	660	110.00–119.00	116.36
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.00
6	—	608	117.50–120.00	117.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	129.00–134.00	130.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	140.00	140.00
8	—	531	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00	110.00
4	—	510	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	120.00–125.00	123.76
10	—	468	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	120.00–122.00	121.02
5	—	374	115.00	115.00
5	—	527	115.00	115.00
5	—	567	110.00	110.00
2	—	618	100.00	100.00
3	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
2	—	330	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	115.00–126.00	118.19
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	523	110.00–123.00	116.41
5	—	442	126.00	126.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	157.00	157.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
3	—	368	148.00–156.00	151.62
6	—	616	118.00–125.00	121.18
7	—	475	135.00–149.00	142.83
7	—	522	126.00–138.00	132.73
4	—	578	127.00–134.00	130.42
5	—	426	141.00–149.00	147.03
5	—	657	123.00–126.00	125.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	435	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	148.00–153.00	150.48
2	—	448	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	469	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	120.00–127.00	123.55
3	—	753	120.00–124.00	122.67
5	—	674	120.00–125.00	123.99
8	—	621	129.00–132.00	129.98
12	—	564	130.00–139.00	134.29
14	—	476	139.00–154.00	146.10
15	—	513	135.00–140.00	138.40
16	—	434	140.00–159.00	147.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	563	110.00–131.00	121.52
5	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.82
2	—	430	126.00–130.00	127.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	34.00	34.00
4	—	1,336	41.50–44.00	43.15
5	—	1,271	42.50–49.00	45.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	20.00–35.00	28.95
2	—	1,125	34.00–36.50	35.38
6	—	1,191	36.00–46.00	40.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,484	46.00–51.00	47.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	28.00	28.00
1	—	850	15.00	15.00
3	—	832	14.50–22.00	18.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	35.00	35.00
1	—	2,070	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,340	62.50	62.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00

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)	3	—	1,117	38.00–47.50	43.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	41.00	41.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,146	575.00–800.00	673.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	550.00–800.00	701.81

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.