Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, demand was moderate to good on a good run of cattle today. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with the exception of some of the lower quality cattle trading lower than last week. Feeder bulls traded uneven to steady. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.22/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$140.22

175 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	401	158.70	636	10thin
Medium and Large 1	564	144.73	816	110
Medium and Large 2	529	127.85	676	55

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale175 hd

140.22

—

AR average9 barns · 2,927 hd

147.47

−7.25

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	—	Average	1,673	79.13	1,324	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	49.73	613	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	48.54	676	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	41.25	433	26

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	159.56/cwt	155.00–164.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.59/cwt	139.00–155.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.86/cwt	138.00–148.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	846	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.77/cwt	140.00–158.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	121.59/cwt	117.00–126.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.73/cwt	120.00–139.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.09/cwt	140.00–151.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.99/cwt	145.00–161.00	730	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.08/cwt	127.00–143.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	115.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.53/cwt	139.00–148.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	120.08/cwt	120.00–121.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	141.42/cwt	141.00–141.50	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.32/cwt	125.00–139.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	697.28/cwt	550.00–850.00	8,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	116.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	44.78/cwt	42.50–48.00	507	6
Bulls	—	—	1,556	76.35/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,188	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	83.82/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,525	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	49.11/cwt	48.00–52.00	583	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	851	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	524	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	778	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	43.88/cwt	42.00–46.00	488	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	123.11/cwt	118.00–130.00	411	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,006.25/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,075	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	32.56/cwt	30.00–34.00	314	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	51.81/cwt	50.00–53.00	715	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	757.40/cwt	575.00–950.00	9,165	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	114.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	600	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	680	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	136.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	757	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,306.38/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	15,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	689.29/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	112.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.81/cwt	130.00–148.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	123.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.96/cwt	101.00–115.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	117.61/cwt	111.00–125.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 895Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 100Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	155.00–164.00	159.56
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
9	—	770	130.00	130.00
13	—	613	130.00–142.00	137.93
14	—	526	140.00–151.00	145.09
20	—	477	145.00–161.00	152.99
11	—	578	139.00–148.00	141.53
2	—	675	125.00–135.00	129.89
3	—	723	125.00–130.00	126.61
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	141.00–141.50	141.42
8	—	512	156.00	156.00
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	120.00–130.00	125.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	120.00–130.00	123.80
10	—	384	135.00–150.00	136.93
2	—	815	110.00–115.00	112.52
7	—	614	120.00–130.00	123.37
4	—	671	110.00–120.00	112.57
2	—	715	115.00–123.00	119.00
7	—	586	120.00–129.00	123.47
4	—	434	120.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
4	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.99
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	138.00–148.00	140.86
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
11	—	523	120.00–139.00	124.73
3	—	720	110.00–115.00	113.36
6	—	230	163.00	163.00
14	—	472	125.00–140.00	131.86
5	—	657	120.00	120.00
5	—	378	130.00–145.00	135.83
12	—	614	120.00–121.00	120.08
9	—	421	125.00–139.00	129.32
12	—	577	115.00–125.00	121.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	480	110.00–120.00	116.60
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	296	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	334	118.00–130.00	123.11
5	—	522	110.00–119.00	114.85
3	—	427	110.00–120.00	115.14
15	—	372	120.00–125.00	120.85
4	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.52
6	—	573	101.00–115.00	110.96
8	—	467	111.00–125.00	117.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	139.00–155.00	145.59
6	—	417	140.00–158.00	150.77
5	—	651	117.00–126.00	121.59
8	—	560	127.00–143.00	133.08
4	—	729	110.00–115.00	112.50
8	—	615	120.00–130.00	126.87
10	—	758	110.00–116.00	115.30
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
2	—	383	155.00–156.00	155.51
14	—	517	130.00–148.00	141.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	110.00–115.00	113.35
3	—	583	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
10	—	524	110.00–125.00	119.78
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
2	—	455	135.00–140.00	137.53

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	—	1,170	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,252	550.00–850.00	697.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,210	575.00–950.00	757.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	875	600.00–800.00	689.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	850.00–1,150.00	1,006.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,306.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	52.50	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	42.50–48.00	44.78
10	—	1,291	50.00–55.00	52.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,310	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,381	50.00–53.00	51.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	48.00–52.00	49.11
14	—	1,113	42.00–46.00	43.88
1	—	860	20.00	20.00
3	—	965	30.00–34.00	32.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	30.00	30.00
2	—	778	44.00–45.00	44.52
1	—	795	25.00	25.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	74.00–78.00	76.35
7	—	1,819	82.50–86.50	83.82
1	—	1,350	63.00	63.00

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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