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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 19

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 12Jun 19Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 602▼ 221 vs year ago 796 · −27.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 55▼ 131 vs year ago 177 · −74.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls both traded 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with slaughter bulls trading 2.00 to 3.00 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 $122.76/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$122.76

118 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

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	458	130.00	595	3thin
Medium and Large 1	535	124.11	664	89
Medium and Large 2	471	118.29	557	24
Medium and Large 3	460	105.00	483	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $112 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 sale118 hd

122.76

—

AR average9 barns · 1,757 hd

124.41

−1.65

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	—	High	1,659	86.99	1,443	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	65.78	792	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	63.72	962	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	51.07	561	23

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	151.52/cwt	148.00–155.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	132.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	626	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	142.67/cwt	137.00–150.00	740	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	126.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	128.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	133.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	838	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	875	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	870	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	136.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	127.81/cwt	124.00–135.00	538	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	117.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	134.85/cwt	134.50–136.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	125.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	122.09/cwt	120.00–129.00	639	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	122.27/cwt	120.00–123.00	687	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	116.99/cwt	110.00–122.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	141.57/cwt	140.00–143.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	153.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	144.69/cwt	140.00–146.00	612	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	126.91/cwt	120.00–131.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	134.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	705	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	119.29/cwt	115.00–125.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	126.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	749	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	111.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	742	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	83.31/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,390	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	40.96/cwt	38.00–43.00	395	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	48.53/cwt	45.00–52.50	523	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	57.54/cwt	55.00–59.50	673	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	65.78/cwt	63.00–70.00	792	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	67.15/cwt	63.00–73.00	979	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	858	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,285.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	15,560	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	765.89/cwt	450.00–970.00	8,233	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	852	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 Jun 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 602Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	137.00–150.00	142.67
2	—	440	152.00	152.00
17	—	626	130.00–136.00	133.86
2	—	658	128.00–131.00	129.51
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
3	—	552	140.00–142.00	140.66
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
7	—	479	140.00–145.00	142.31
2	—	378	148.00–155.00	151.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	125.00–135.00	132.68
2	—	773	110.00–115.00	112.54
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	670	110.00–120.00	116.57
4	—	364	140.00–145.00	143.76
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
4	—	571	125.00–130.00	128.54
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
5	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	540	120.00–133.00	126.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
3	—	574	130.00–135.00	131.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	124.00–135.00	127.81
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
15	—	523	120.00–129.00	122.09
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
15	—	562	120.00–123.00	122.27
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
6	—	370	130.00–141.00	136.24
6	—	614	110.00–122.00	116.99
8	—	478	120.00–130.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	110.00–115.00	113.39
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	571	110.00–115.00	112.99
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	335	130.00	130.00
3	—	380	120.00–121.00	120.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	134.50–136.00	134.85
6	—	583	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
6	—	766	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	115.00–126.00	119.22
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.58
14	—	423	140.00–146.00	144.69
4	—	663	108.00–115.00	111.96
5	—	367	150.00–157.00	153.83
6	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.96
6	—	571	125.00–133.00	126.46
7	—	526	128.00–136.00	134.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	115.00–125.00	119.29
2	—	275	155.00	155.00
2	—	330	140.00–143.00	141.57
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.55
3	—	362	140.00–150.00	145.16
3	—	472	120.00–131.00	126.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	104.00	104.00

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	5	—	1,210	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,285.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,075	450.00–970.00	765.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	65.50	65.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	92.50	92.50
3	—	1,668	75.00–87.00	83.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,077	45.00–52.50	48.53
3	—	965	38.00–43.00	40.96
9	—	1,170	55.00–59.50	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	63.00–70.00	65.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,458	63.00–73.00	67.15

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.