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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 1

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Apr 24May 1May 15 →

Receipts

876 head

▲ 442 vs last sale 434▲ 876 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 traded mostly steady on very few comparisons of similar cattle from last week. Heifers were traded mostly steady. There were several offerings of value added cattle that traded at a premium. No report is available for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.78/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$135.78

275 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	137.38	852	147
Medium and Large 1-2	588	136.60	803	87
Medium and Large 2	580	128.30	744	41

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about $108 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 sale275 hd

135.78

—

AR average8 barns · 1,287 hd

142.47

−6.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

71 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.54/cwt	141.00–155.00	504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	139.28/cwt	137.00–141.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.20/cwt	148.00–160.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	128.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	657	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	144.02/cwt	143.00–146.00	768	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	151.69/cwt	151.50–153.00	813	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	553	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	129.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	843	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	135.99/cwt	130.00–144.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	130.27/cwt	127.00–135.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.88/cwt	110.00–126.00	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	669	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	129.07/cwt	125.50–134.00	870	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	125.40/cwt	124.00–135.00	892	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	897	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	966	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	129.14/cwt	120.00–132.00	464	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	136.47/cwt	136.00–137.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	121.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	132.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	109.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	632	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	133.24/cwt	132.00–133.50	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	602	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	127.37/cwt	124.00–132.00	619	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	703	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	699	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.50	722	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	717	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	120.46/cwt	120.00–122.00	766	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	736	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	771	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	145.82/cwt	134.00–152.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	120.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	127.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	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 May 1, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	110.00–126.00	120.88
3	—	472	137.00–141.00	139.28
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
4	—	563	120.00–135.00	129.74
1	—	910	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
6	—	513	120.00–135.00	128.11
3	—	335	141.00–155.00	150.54
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	385	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	143.00–146.00	144.02
47	—	674	125.50–134.00	129.07
8	—	416	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	550	139.00	139.00
10	—	426	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	149.00	149.00
40	—	536	151.50–153.00	151.69
50	—	711	124.00–135.00	125.40
5	—	440	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	127.00–135.00	130.27
5	—	966	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
8	—	767	117.00	117.00
6	—	480	148.00–160.00	152.20
2	—	325	170.00–172.00	171.03
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
6	—	526	130.00–140.00	138.35
4	—	586	130.00–144.00	135.99
1	—	400	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	553	138.00	138.00
6	—	669	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	636	120.00–122.00	120.46
11	—	478	132.00–133.50	133.24
18	—	570	126.00–127.50	126.68
30	—	504	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	126.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
12	—	565	123.00–125.00	123.75
2	—	375	136.00–137.00	136.47
20	—	486	124.00–132.00	127.37
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	120.00–124.00	121.01
2	—	475	105.00–115.00	109.84
7	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	100.00–110.00	105.12
8	—	359	120.00–132.00	129.14
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	132.50	132.50
16	—	626	114.00–115.00	114.49
10	—	691	106.50	106.50
10	—	724	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	120.00–125.00	120.69
2	—	565	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	130.00–134.00	132.68
3	—	415	149.00	149.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
7	—	476	134.00–152.00	145.82
3	—	573	125.00–132.00	127.95
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
3	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	142.00	142.00

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.