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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 11

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,488 head

▲ 1,488 vs last sale 0▲ 1,488 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 0▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 0▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend is available, sale was not reported last week. However, good demand was noted on value added and weaned feeder cattle on a good supply of feeders across all ranges.

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 $139.11/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$139.11

252 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	145.23	831	97
Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.18	749	63
Medium and Large 2	553	130.49	722	84
Medium and Large 3	500	115.63	578	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $253 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 sale252 hd

139.11

—

AR average7 barns · 1,026 hd

142.43

−3.32

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	1,541	81.24	1,252	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	62.50	878	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	58.25	704	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	47.94	495	15

Every lot

102 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	156.40/cwt	156.00–157.00	612	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	157.08/cwt	150.00–163.00	650	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	146.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	653	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	147.30/cwt	140.00–158.00	707	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	504	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	701	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	130.80/cwt	125.00–137.00	679	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	773	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	549	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	124.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	699	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	141.16/cwt	139.00–149.00	816	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	136.91/cwt	136.50–138.00	795	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	136.61/cwt	132.00–141.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	125.40/cwt	120.00–132.00	795	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	121.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	128.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,105	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	138.80/cwt	133.00–140.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	130.28/cwt	127.00–134.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	122.38/cwt	115.00–127.00	534	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	114.99/cwt	110.00–121.00	535	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	662	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	128.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	622	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	662	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	132.17/cwt	132.00–133.00	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	616	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	128.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	664	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	115.00/cwt	110.00–115.50	677	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	118.63/cwt	117.00–123.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	115.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	786	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	163.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	608	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	147.08/cwt	137.00–153.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	129.05/cwt	126.00–132.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	141.07/cwt	135.00–146.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.16/cwt	115.00–131.00	623	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	126.84/cwt	126.00–127.00	724	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	69.80/cwt	62.00–76.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	90.65/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	83.28/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,407	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	46.48/cwt	43.00–50.00	393	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	40.75/cwt	35.00–44.00	403	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	584	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	50.86/cwt	45.00–54.00	583	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	59.36/cwt	58.00–60.00	716	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	56.59/cwt	52.50–59.00	686	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	878	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	535	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	620	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	938.99/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	11,033	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,197.94/cwt	900.00–1,500.00	14,747	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	890.84/cwt	775.00–925.00	11,251	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	797.14/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	941.73/cwt	600.00–1,035.00	9,888	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	940.14/cwt	600.00–1,250.00	11,253	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	772	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 Sep 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,488Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trend is available, sale was not reported last week. However, good demand was noted on value added and weaned feeder cattle on a good supply of feeders across all ranges.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
2	—	365	90.00–100.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	485	120.00–135.00	128.32
6	—	630	117.00–123.00	118.63
14	—	573	120.00–125.00	123.41
12	—	519	120.00–132.00	128.03
10	—	394	133.00–140.00	138.80
8	—	678	114.00–120.00	115.87
9	—	433	127.00–134.00	130.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	134.00	134.00
24	—	518	119.00	119.00
5	—	446	129.00	129.00
7	—	458	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	115.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
23	—	465	110.00–121.00	114.99
18	—	436	115.00–127.00	122.38
6	—	523	115.00	115.00
16	—	589	110.00–115.50	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	139.00	139.00
6	—	505	132.00–133.00	132.17
5	—	629	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
3	—	390	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	487	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	126.00–127.00	126.84
5	—	336	160.00–169.00	163.70
5	—	412	137.00–153.00	147.08
6	—	395	152.00–157.00	154.01
8	—	476	135.00–146.00	141.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	116.00–120.00	118.37
2	—	418	126.00–132.00	129.05
2	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	337	135.00–140.00	138.29
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.40
5	—	523	115.00–131.00	119.16
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	415	144.00–146.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	414	150.00–163.00	157.08
3	—	625	132.00–141.00	136.61
12	—	527	140.00–154.00	146.65
3	—	725	125.00–135.00	128.36
4	—	661	139.50	139.50
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
10	—	578	139.00–149.00	141.16
1	—	795	131.00	131.00
10	—	480	140.00–158.00	147.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	143.00	143.00
7	—	430	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.30
18	—	634	120.00–132.00	125.40
4	—	669	120.00–128.00	121.99
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
14	—	560	120.00–135.00	124.86
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
3	—	432	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	728	115.00–122.00	118.42
2	—	383	147.00–149.00	148.02
15	—	519	125.00–137.00	130.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	504	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	826	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
6	—	445	140.00–150.00	146.72
2	—	535	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	140.00	140.00
28	—	581	136.50–138.00	136.91
10	—	391	156.00–157.00	156.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	62.00–76.00	69.80
2	—	1,685	85.00–95.00	90.65
2	—	1,690	82.50–84.00	83.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	55.00–57.00	56.01
5	—	1,146	45.00–54.00	50.86
5	—	989	35.00–44.00	40.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	52.50–59.00	56.59
3	—	1,207	58.00–60.00	59.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	43.00–50.00	46.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	78.00	78.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	775.00–925.00	890.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	725.00–1,150.00	938.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,231	900.00–1,500.00	1,197.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	600.00–1,035.00	941.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	700.00–900.00	797.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,197	600.00–1,250.00	940.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	62.50	62.50

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.