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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 7

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Receipts

1,381 head

▲ 689 vs last sale 692▲ 590 vs year ago 791 · +74.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs traded steady to 2.00 higher steers over 500 lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers in the ranges between 400 and 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher all other weight classes were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time constraints.

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 $152.20/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$152.20

182 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	467	157.44	735	79
Medium and Large 1	508	152.41	775	73
Medium and Large 2	515	137.86	710	30

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $25 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 sale182 hd

152.20

—

AR average9 barns · 1,734 hd

148.17

+4.02

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

Every lot

88 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	501	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	546	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	163.45/cwt	158.00–168.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.24/cwt	140.00–156.00	560	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	154.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	723	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	151.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	707	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	136.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	775	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	147.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	133.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	138.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	131.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	865	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	131.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	358	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	276	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	382	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.63/cwt	100.00–117.00	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	133.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	632	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	128.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	672	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	413	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	160.50/cwt	156.00–168.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	138.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	517	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	580	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	152.29/cwt	145.00–156.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	144.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	688	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	141.66/cwt	130.00–146.00	728	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	138.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	132.13/cwt	122.00–137.00	802	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	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 Aug 7, 2020

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

Receipts 1,381Last week 692Year ago 791

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	147.00–155.00	151.49
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
7	—	419	150.00–158.00	154.73
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
15	—	657	130.00–140.00	131.60
1	—	940	117.00	117.00
4	—	373	158.00–168.00	163.45
5	—	515	140.00–150.00	147.96
5	—	622	135.00–141.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	165.00	165.00
6	—	507	150.00	150.00
21	—	573	150.00	150.00
25	—	495	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	130.00–145.00	136.72
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	133.73
5	—	627	125.00–130.00	128.39
6	—	375	140.00–156.00	149.24
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	423	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	155.00	155.00
10	—	288	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
9	—	271	130.00–140.00	131.97
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.46
2	—	618	110.00–120.00	114.86
3	—	507	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	153.00	153.00
2	—	493	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	120.00–121.00	120.33
14	—	474	130.00–139.00	133.29
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.50
5	—	624	125.00	125.00
16	—	568	120.00–130.00	126.24
20	—	522	125.00–134.00	128.74
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	413	130.00–140.00	134.73
1	—	755	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	100.00–110.00	105.05
4	—	423	100.00–117.00	110.63
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	276	161.00	161.00
8	—	340	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	141.00	141.00
3	—	538	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.97
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.37
4	—	305	150.00	150.00
4	—	568	125.00–135.00	128.76
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
5	—	372	135.00–150.00	138.93
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	146.00	146.00
5	—	535	135.00	135.00
12	—	379	153.00	153.00
4	—	236	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	145.00–156.00	152.29
4	—	571	135.00–145.00	138.16
6	—	607	122.00–137.00	132.13
8	—	477	135.00–150.00	144.25
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
15	—	514	130.00–146.00	141.66
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
4	—	315	156.00–168.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

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.