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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 602▲ 407 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 25 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 under 600 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher heifers over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter bulls were steady and slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 5.00 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 $133.82/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$133.82

60 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	137.82	651	42
Medium and Large 2	459	124.49	571	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $80 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 sale60 hd

133.82

—

AR average7 barns · 733 hd

135.34

−1.51

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	1,403	66.36	931	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	60.19	829	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	55.76	672	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	36.72	346	4thin

Every lot

64 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 1	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	172.31/cwt	168.00–180.00	629	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	167.71/cwt	164.00–171.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	158.01/cwt	154.00–161.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	885	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	143.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	909	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	137.82/cwt	135.00–141.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	145.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	141.53/cwt	135.00–147.00	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	135.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	134.81/cwt	132.00–138.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	154.07/cwt	151.00–157.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	147.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	144.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	128.48/cwt	124.00–133.00	852	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	47.80/cwt	45.00–50.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	65.32/cwt	60.00–69.00	946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	76.16/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,128	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	36.44/cwt	35.00–38.00	328	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	420	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	303	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	55.76/cwt	53.50–57.50	672	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	60.19/cwt	53.00–64.50	829	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	866.13/cwt	725.00–975.00	7,830	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	781.03/cwt	550.00–1,060.00	8,708	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	894.74/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	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 Jan 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00–151.00	145.43
17	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.93
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	408	135.00–147.00	141.53
2	—	588	131.00	131.00
5	—	511	132.00–138.00	134.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	372	120.00–130.00	126.73
7	—	518	110.00–120.00	117.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	135.00–141.00	137.82
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	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	—	508	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	164.00–171.00	167.71
4	—	365	168.00–180.00	172.31
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
6	—	632	140.00–151.00	143.82
5	—	522	154.00–161.00	158.01
1	—	330	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	155.00	155.00
5	—	582	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
3	—	467	130.00–137.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	140.00–153.00	144.09
4	—	461	140.00–150.00	147.40
3	—	572	140.00–145.00	142.64
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	663	124.00–133.00	128.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	151.00–157.00	154.07
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	151.00	151.00

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)	12	—	904	725.00–975.00	866.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,115	550.00–1,060.00	781.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	750.00–1,000.00	894.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	35.00–38.00	36.44
1	—	955	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,010	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	53.50–57.50	55.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	53.00–64.50	60.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	45.00–50.00	47.80
2	—	1,448	60.00–69.00	65.32
4	—	1,481	71.00–83.00	76.16

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.