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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 27

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Nov 20Nov 27Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▼ 458 vs last sale 836▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 100▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough offerings of comparable cattle this week to get an accurate trend on feeder cattle. But feeders trended lower on a light supply with very little buyer demand on the holiday weekend coming up. Slaughter cows and bulls looked to be mostly steady.

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 $125.56/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$125.56

49 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$59.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	140.90	742	22
Medium and Large 2	562	118.60	666	23
Medium and Large 3	598	81.25	485	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.65/cwt here — about $256 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 sale49 hd

125.56

—

AR average1 barns · 49 hd

125.56

+0.00

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	65.15	1,009	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	50.50	778	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	48.01	531	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	36.47	359	14

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	156.95/cwt	154.00–161.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	149.67/cwt	144.00–156.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	521	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	105.93/cwt	90.00–120.00	716	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	381	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	122.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	115.47/cwt	110.00–126.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	118.84/cwt	110.00–124.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	134.04/cwt	133.00–136.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	127.50/cwt	122.00–133.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	110.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	91.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	104.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	114.73/cwt	112.50–117.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	145.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	449	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	112.45/cwt	105.00–120.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	729	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	49.92/cwt	48.00–52.50	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	77.96/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,392	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	695	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	295	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	818	32.54/cwt	30.00–35.00	266	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	196	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	31.38/cwt	30.00–32.50	308	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	51.02/cwt	48.00–52.50	555	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	44.99/cwt	43.50–47.00	506	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	43.66/cwt	42.50–46.00	506	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	778	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	772.90/cwt	700.00–870.00	7,366	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	769.02/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	8,951	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	48.17/cwt	42.50–54.50	592	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,188	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 Nov 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	378	141.00–150.00	145.35
1	—	449	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
4	—	570	105.00–120.00	112.45
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
6	—	413	144.00–156.00	149.67
4	—	384	154.00–161.00	156.95
4	—	578	130.00–140.00	136.18
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	630	130.00–140.00	135.08
1	—	740	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–135.00	127.42
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
5	—	676	90.00–120.00	105.93
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
6	—	615	100.00–120.00	115.03
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
3	—	433	120.00–121.00	120.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	70.00	70.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	105.00–116.00	110.36
4	—	419	110.00–124.00	118.84
3	—	622	102.00–105.00	104.03
4	—	321	110.00–130.00	122.18
7	—	289	132.00	132.00
4	—	373	110.00–126.00	115.47
1	—	510	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	133.00–136.00	134.04
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	525	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	705	112.50–117.00	114.73
2	—	450	122.00–133.00	127.50
1	—	650	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	85.00–100.00	91.45
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	90.00–91.00	90.52
1	—	675	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	65.00	65.00
1	—	485	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	42.50–46.00	43.66
5	—	982	30.00–32.50	31.38
1	—	1,030	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	42.50	42.50
1	—	890	22.00	22.00
2	—	818	30.00–35.00	32.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	48.00–52.50	51.02
4	—	1,125	43.50–47.00	44.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	48.00–52.50	49.92
2	—	1,785	74.00–82.50	77.96
1	—	1,465	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	953	700.00–870.00	772.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,164	675.00–1,050.00	769.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	42.50–54.50	48.17

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	—	800	52.00	52.00

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	1	—	1,250	1,135.00	1,135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	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.