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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 31

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 423▲ 697 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 31▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 25▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows moved 2.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand on all classes of slaughter cattle.

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 $128.79/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$128.79

111 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	129.94	651	86
Medium and Large 2	412	126.13	520	23
Medium and Large 3	510	110.00	561	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $90 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 sale111 hd

128.79

—

AR average9 barns · 1,123 hd

136.24

−7.45

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	1,790	79.39	1,421	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	59.99	764	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	43.73	513	10

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 2	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	142.99/cwt	135.00–153.00	595	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	162.85/cwt	155.00–170.00	686	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	153.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	132.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	630	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	146.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	817	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	132.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	746	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	144.10/cwt	140.00–153.00	811	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	140.01/cwt	135.00–150.00	853	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	684	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	923	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	368	148.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	130.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	145.74/cwt	144.00–150.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	607	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	641	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	114.38/cwt	110.00–119.00	889	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	164.48/cwt	155.00–175.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	132.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	128.42/cwt	125.00–131.00	808	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	667	119.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	80.62/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,450	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	286	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	31.23/cwt	27.50–35.00	369	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	50.99/cwt	48.00–53.00	608	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	47.35/cwt	44.00–49.00	582	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	59.99/cwt	54.00–66.00	764	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	1,220.83/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	13,319	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,235.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,570.00	14,176	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,066.74/cwt	960.00–1,350.00	12,673	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	1,054.65/cwt	650.00–1,225.00	10,325	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	955.32/cwt	650.00–1,150.00	11,043	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	705.32/cwt	460.00–950.00	8,288	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	796.43/cwt	785.00–825.00	7,964	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 Jan 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	140.00–153.00	144.10
12	—	514	140.00–150.00	146.66
6	—	474	150.00–156.00	153.52
10	—	609	135.00–150.00	140.01
12	—	421	155.00–170.00	162.85
1	—	715	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	130.00–146.00	132.59
9	—	416	135.00–153.00	142.99
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
15	—	562	130.00–140.00	132.71
1	—	525	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	153.00	153.00
6	—	684	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	511	120.00–131.00	125.50
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
3	—	777	110.00–119.00	114.38
4	—	393	144.00–150.00	145.74
6	—	429	130.00–135.00	131.63
6	—	611	120.00–130.00	125.29
7	—	574	120.00–125.00	122.42
17	—	473	120.00–135.00	128.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	110.00–115.00	112.50
5	—	375	120.00–130.00	123.76
5	—	418	120.00–134.00	124.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
9	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
2	—	335	134.00	134.00
7	—	390	130.00–135.00	130.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	125.00–130.00	128.29
3	—	667	115.00–124.00	119.61
2	—	588	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	425	130.00–142.00	136.14
3	—	475	120.00–135.00	128.42
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
3	—	423	160.00–161.00	160.67
5	—	629	125.00–131.00	128.42
6	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.65
8	—	569	130.00–139.00	132.36
5	—	370	155.00–175.00	164.48
3	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	477	140.00–145.00	143.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	161.00	161.00

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	4	—	1,188	960.00–1,350.00	1,066.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,091	900.00–1,300.00	1,220.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,147	1,100.00–1,570.00	1,235.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	4	—	1,175	460.00–950.00	705.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	979	650.00–1,225.00	1,054.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	—	1,156	650.00–1,150.00	955.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,000	785.00–825.00	796.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	54.00–66.00	59.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	27.50–35.00	31.23
3	—	1,193	48.00–53.00	50.99
4	—	1,230	44.00–49.00	47.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,799	75.00–87.00	80.62

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.