Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available sale has been closed for the holidays. However there was a good run of feeders this week with good demand from buyers on most ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.87/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$142.87

189 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	146.10	808	154
Medium and Large 2	540	129.50	700	34
Medium and Large 3	355	101.00	359	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about $450 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 sale189 hd

142.87

—

AR average9 barns · 1,942 hd

149.20

−6.33

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	1,603	79.17	1,269	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	53.49	816	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	48.70	603	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	38.50	413	36

Every lot, as filed

86 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.22/cwt	141.00–155.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.77/cwt	132.00–148.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	650	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	110.89/cwt	110.00–111.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.66/cwt	150.00–164.00	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.39/cwt	163.00–183.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.56/cwt	144.00–159.00	793	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	125.79/cwt	123.00–133.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.30/cwt	140.00–153.00	828	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.13/cwt	160.00–173.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	134.97/cwt	129.00–140.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	125.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.57/cwt	126.00–134.00	863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.27/cwt	133.00–145.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	168.48/cwt	160.00–182.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	176.50/cwt	173.00–180.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.34/cwt	144.00–157.00	731	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	123.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	84.62/cwt	79.50–94.00	1,475	8
Bulls	—	—	1,489	74.54/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,110	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	54.09/cwt	50.00–57.50	842	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	51.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	46.59/cwt	45.00–48.00	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	33.20/cwt	28.00–39.50	342	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	32.61/cwt	27.50–38.00	272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,073.86/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	11,812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	44.59/cwt	40.50–50.50	512	14
Bulls	—	—	1,275	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	52.54/cwt	50.50–56.50	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	103.95/cwt	100.00–111.00	395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	26.48/cwt	26.00–27.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	697.01/cwt	500.00–925.00	8,016	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	111.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	701.67/cwt	550.00–875.00	6,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.58/cwt	125.00–140.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	134.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	120.71/cwt	110.00–125.00	454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	132.94/cwt	127.00–140.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	117.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.84/cwt	110.00–125.00	560	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	22

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 733Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 41Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 30

No trend is available sale has been closed for the holidays. However there was a good run of feeders this week with good demand from buyers on most ranges of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
4	—	584	110.00–115.00	111.24
1	—	265	146.00	146.00
6	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.51
7	—	376	110.00–125.00	120.71
1	—	230	144.00	144.00
3	—	635	115.00	115.00
17	—	471	110.00–125.00	118.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	120.00–134.00	123.09
9	—	813	110.00–111.00	110.89
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
11	—	415	123.00–133.00	125.79
15	—	626	120.00	120.00
3	—	720	115.00–120.00	116.64
9	—	657	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
14	—	563	120.00–125.00	121.14
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.45
22	—	480	125.00–135.00	129.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	120.00–125.00	121.66
10	—	493	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	483	115.00–120.00	117.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	100.00–111.00	103.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	413	140.00–150.00	147.32
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
3	—	517	132.00–148.00	139.77
6	—	323	163.00–183.00	174.39
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
7	—	381	160.00–173.00	165.13
2	—	650	120.00–130.00	125.00
7	—	584	129.00–140.00	134.97
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	120.00–135.00	129.90
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
2	—	395	140.00–152.00	146.00
4	—	434	127.00–140.00	132.94
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	141.00–155.00	148.22
8	—	521	125.00–140.00	132.58
6	—	411	130.00–145.00	134.28
2	—	828	115.00	115.00
5	—	465	130.00–140.00	134.51
4	—	669	110.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	577	125.00–135.00	129.62
2	—	723	114.00–120.00	116.91
2	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	426	150.00–164.00	157.66
32	—	527	144.00–159.00	150.56
19	—	570	140.00–153.00	145.30
1	—	1,025	110.00	110.00
2	—	823	121.00–129.00	125.01
10	—	666	126.00–134.00	129.57
7	—	625	133.00–145.00	140.27
9	—	377	160.00–182.00	168.48
2	—	340	173.00–180.00	176.50
29	—	477	144.00–157.00	153.34
18	—	723	120.00–130.00	125.42
6	—	775	120.00–130.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,743	79.50–94.00	84.62
7	—	1,489	69.00–78.50	74.54
1	—	1,275	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	50.00–57.50	54.09
1	—	1,370	50.50	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	50.00–54.00	51.33
5	—	1,239	45.00–48.00	46.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,031	28.00–39.50	33.20
14	—	1,148	40.50–50.50	44.59
3	—	1,212	50.50–56.50	52.54
2	—	985	26.00–27.00	26.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	27.50–38.00	32.61
1	—	800	21.00	21.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	48.00	48.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,150	500.00–925.00	697.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	897	550.00–875.00	701.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,073.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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