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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-17

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

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▼ 640 vs last sale 1,234▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 92▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly even. Feeder bulls under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 lower over 500 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls trended steady on a short supply.

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 $122.17/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$122.17

105 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

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	501	127.50	639	4thin
Medium and Large 1	553	126.41	698	64
Medium and Large 2	546	115.21	629	36
Medium and Large 3	530	80.00	424	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $215 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 sale105 hd

122.17

—

AR average9 barns · 1,265 hd

127.94

−5.77

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	1,549	84.20	1,304	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	64.41	844	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	61.18	971	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	54.41	610	15

Every lot

92 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	342	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	413	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	665	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	126.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	141.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	813	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	135.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	126.53/cwt	118.00–133.00	855	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	678	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	125.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	884	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	965	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	121.89/cwt	118.00–126.00	513	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	126.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	114.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	128.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	114.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	123.18/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	123.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.50	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	667	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	835	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	367	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	139.61/cwt	130.00–154.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	134.34/cwt	128.00–145.00	639	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	130.85/cwt	125.00–140.00	673	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	117.67/cwt	110.00–123.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	112.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	119.10/cwt	118.50–122.00	747	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.11/cwt	118.00–121.00	793	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	83.39/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	47.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	442	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	59.86/cwt	56.50–62.50	675	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	54.21/cwt	50.00–57.50	647	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	61.40/cwt	60.00–63.00	766	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	66.36/cwt	63.50–71.50	922	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	59.02/cwt	57.50–61.00	875	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,176	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	638	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	829.58/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,814	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	60.63/cwt	59.00–62.00	560	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	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 Jul 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 1,234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–117.50	113.67
3	—	582	110.00–120.00	114.15
7	—	421	118.00–126.00	121.89
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
11	—	516	110.00–120.00	114.51
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	120.00–122.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	120.00–127.00	124.19
7	—	474	125.00–135.00	130.28
4	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.45
7	—	622	119.00–129.00	123.27
4	—	415	130.00	130.00
21	—	585	120.00–130.00	123.18
5	—	514	125.00–130.00	126.19
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
3	—	707	115.00–120.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
5	—	580	127.00–134.00	128.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	124.00–128.00	126.03
4	—	520	136.00–145.00	140.19
4	—	342	167.00–170.00	168.49
13	—	573	135.00–150.00	141.82
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.79
5	—	626	130.00–145.00	135.57
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
5	—	702	120.00–130.00	125.98
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
6	—	676	118.00–133.00	126.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	162.00	162.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	745	130.00	130.00
8	—	446	161.00	161.00
10	—	500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	503	125.00–130.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
2	—	558	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
2	—	623	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
9	—	627	118.50–122.00	119.10
7	—	660	118.00–121.00	120.11
12	—	514	125.00–140.00	130.85
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
15	—	476	128.00–145.00	134.34
2	—	328	153.00–160.00	156.47
4	—	429	130.00–154.00	139.61
7	—	566	122.00–130.00	125.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	110.00–120.00	114.92
2	—	448	125.00	125.00
3	—	571	110.00–123.00	117.67
5	—	617	110.00–118.00	112.61
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	367	155.00–159.00	157.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,810	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,563	82.50–85.00	83.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,193	50.00–57.50	54.21
4	—	940	45.00–50.00	47.01
5	—	1,248	60.00–63.00	61.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	56.50–62.50	59.86
7	—	1,390	63.50–71.50	66.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	65.50	65.50
2	—	1,483	57.50–61.00	59.02

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	750.00	750.00

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)	1	—	1,090	58.50	58.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	725.00–900.00	829.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	59.00–62.00	60.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

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.