Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a few offerings of hard weaned cattle trading as much as 10.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs were steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls remained steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$124.26

121 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

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	479	128.63	616	16thin
Medium and Large 1	468	128.41	601	64
Medium and Large 2	493	117.57	580	37
Medium and Large 3	454	102.50	465	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $151 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 sale121 hd

124.26

—

AR average9 barns · 1,673 hd

129.21

−4.95

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	1,729	77.47	1,339	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	54.80	752	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	53.29	646	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	43.15	437	10

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Fleshy	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	144.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.70/cwt	140.00–141.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.17/cwt	141.00–147.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	140.42/cwt	139.50–144.00	872	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.18/cwt	147.00–154.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	109.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.13/cwt	156.00–167.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.77/cwt	171.00–183.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.72/cwt	128.00–133.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.73/cwt	146.00–150.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	882	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.94/cwt	156.00–169.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	149.60/cwt	140.00–157.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.68/cwt	133.00–146.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	129.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	870	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	996.08/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	129.83/cwt	127.00–133.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	99.00/cwt	95.00–102.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.06/cwt	130.00–138.50	562	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	45.50/cwt	44.50–46.50	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	50.75/cwt	50.50–51.00	590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	54.80/cwt	53.00–56.00	752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	87.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	73.27/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,196	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	54.05/cwt	50.50–60.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	51.45/cwt	49.50–53.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	811.82/cwt	550.00–1,020.00	9,912	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	793.85/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	8,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,176.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.72/cwt	117.00–128.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	123.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	549	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	114.91/cwt	105.00–120.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.06/cwt	159.00–168.00	616	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 957Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 107Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
2	—	428	120.00–124.00	122.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
7	—	315	140.00–141.00	140.70
3	—	640	110.00–112.50	110.84
6	—	668	105.00–110.00	109.18
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
12	—	454	127.00–133.00	129.83
26	—	416	130.00–138.50	135.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	117.50	117.50
2	—	620	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.92
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	443	120.00–125.00	122.51
6	—	372	120.00–128.00	123.62
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
8	—	473	105.00–120.00	114.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
3	—	362	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	506	135.00–147.00	144.08
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	156.00–167.00	160.13
10	—	332	171.00–183.00	177.77
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
5	—	484	140.00–157.00	149.60
2	—	625	127.00	127.00
3	—	373	159.00–168.00	165.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	90.00	90.00
3	—	530	117.00–128.00	121.72
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	458	132.00–135.00	133.48
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	549	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	141.00–147.00	144.17
5	—	514	147.00–154.00	150.18
3	—	812	115.00–120.00	118.33
4	—	721	128.00–133.00	129.72
2	—	463	163.00	163.00
12	—	428	156.00–169.00	162.94
10	—	615	133.00–146.00	136.68
5	—	671	126.00–139.00	129.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	621	139.50–144.00	140.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	146.00–150.00	148.73
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
4	—	660	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	615	120.00–130.00	125.04
4	—	575	120.00–135.00	127.82
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
5	—	481	130.00–145.00	139.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	139.00	139.00

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	—	1,260	55.50	55.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	49.50–53.00	51.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,221	550.00–1,020.00	811.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	625.00–1,025.00	793.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	875.00–1,050.00	996.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,176.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	95.00–102.00	99.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	62.50	62.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	66.50	66.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	44.50–46.50	45.50
1	—	900	23.50	23.50
2	—	1,163	50.50–51.00	50.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	53.00–56.00	54.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,242	50.50–60.00	54.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	39.00	39.00
1	—	885	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	85.00–90.00	87.97
5	—	1,633	70.00–77.00	73.27

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle