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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← May 22Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 500▼ 128 vs year ago 600 · −21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 8 vs year ago 52 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend is available, sale was not reported last week.

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 $138.84/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$138.84

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$16.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	141.92	771	63
Medium and Large 2	517	132.91	686	21
Medium and Large 1-2	731	125.00	914	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale89 hd

138.84

—

AR average9 barns · 2,457 hd

143.93

−5.09

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	1,415	78.26	1,107	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	59.09	728	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	58.13	813	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	47.37	506	12

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	260	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	160.90/cwt	154.00–162.00	615	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	137.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	589	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	131.39/cwt	123.00–136.00	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	147.32/cwt	144.00–151.00	704	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	134.19/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	743	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	796	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	833	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	125.64/cwt	121.00–130.00	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	243	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	260	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	353	136.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	119.40/cwt	110.00–130.00	566	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	647	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	303	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	154.01/cwt	145.00–160.00	559	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	131.44/cwt	126.00–135.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	592	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	119.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	127.56/cwt	120.00–133.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	120.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	741	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	860	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	89.51/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,477	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	730	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	307	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	48.80/cwt	45.00–53.00	514	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	578	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	39.76/cwt	35.00–44.00	456	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	57.57/cwt	56.00–59.50	716	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	59.82/cwt	56.00–62.50	751	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	53.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	715	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	61.63/cwt	58.00–68.00	890	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,141.15/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,359	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	861.38/cwt	775.00–910.00	9,906	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	787	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	857	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	922	14

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 Jun 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 15

Compared to last week: No trend is available, sale was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	191.00	191.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	144.00–151.00	147.32
7	—	569	130.00–145.00	139.92
9	—	521	140.00–150.00	142.89
9	—	662	121.00–130.00	125.64
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
11	—	382	154.00–162.00	160.90
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
13	—	619	130.00–139.00	134.53
3	—	422	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–141.00	137.94
4	—	473	123.00–136.00	131.39
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	130.00–136.00	134.19
1	—	665	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	—	490	137.00	137.00
2	—	565	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	108.00–114.00	111.02
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	126.00–135.00	131.44
3	—	513	115.00–123.00	119.25
4	—	579	115.00–120.00	116.73
5	—	466	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
2	—	428	145.00	145.00
4	—	514	130.00–140.00	134.98
5	—	363	145.00–160.00	154.01
6	—	574	120.00–133.00	127.56
8	—	614	120.00–125.00	120.76
1	—	310	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	353	131.00–141.00	136.04
3	—	243	180.00	180.00
1	—	260	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–120.00	115.00
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
3	—	317	130.00–134.00	131.31
6	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.55
8	—	474	110.00–130.00	119.40
1	—	685	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	120.00	120.00
4	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
9	—	566	120.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
15	—	521	120.00–130.00	124.27
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	113.00–115.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	347	120.00	120.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141.15

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	775.00–910.00	861.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,382	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	981	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,255	56.00–62.50	59.82
1	—	1,070	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	56.00–59.50	57.57
3	—	1,053	45.00–53.00	48.80
3	—	1,148	35.00–44.00	39.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	50.00–56.00	53.47
4	—	1,444	58.00–68.00	61.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	42.00	42.00
1	—	855	50.00	50.00
1	—	895	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,650	85.00–92.50	89.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	50.00	50.00

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.