Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a good trend could not be established due to a light run today but lower undertones were noted on most ranges of feeders with very few comparisons to last weeks quality and ranges. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.89/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$134.89

70 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	138.01	834	56
Medium and Large 2	593	122.39	726	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $108 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 sale70 hd

134.89

—

AR average6 barns · 988 hd

147.49

−12.60

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	1,832	81.44	1,492	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	62.50	891	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	56.00	716	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	43.62	469	23

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.60/cwt	137.00–148.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.15/cwt	146.00–152.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	149.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	132.56/cwt	125.00–136.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	58.30/cwt	57.50–59.50	778	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	949.77/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	12,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	53.76/cwt	51.00–56.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	58.95/cwt	57.00–61.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	115.43/cwt	115.00–115.50	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	128.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	52.73/cwt	49.00–57.00	639	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	56.00/cwt	53.50–62.00	716	9
Bulls	—	—	1,966	84.18/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,189	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	938.40/cwt	600.00–1,070.00	7,817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	33.60/cwt	30.00–40.00	268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	130.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	45.53/cwt	42.00–52.50	512	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	58.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	117.18/cwt	110.00–125.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.82/cwt	120.00–140.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.90/cwt	130.00–143.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	131.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	538	4

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 346Last week 546Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 56Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	628	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
2	—	415	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
3	—	567	120.00–127.00	123.60
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
5	—	520	120.00–135.00	126.10
6	—	466	125.00–136.00	132.56
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
4	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	100.00–101.00	100.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–124.00	122.07
6	—	474	110.00–125.00	117.18
4	—	430	115.00–125.00	120.75
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	427	146.00–152.00	149.15
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	181.00	181.00
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
5	—	518	130.00–143.00	133.90
1	—	315	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	137.00–148.00	143.60
5	—	608	132.00–140.00	136.80
3	—	422	162.00–167.00	164.26
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
11	—	533	140.00–154.00	149.91
6	—	481	150.00–158.00	152.18
1	—	390	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
7	—	789	115.00–115.50	115.43
5	—	623	124.00–130.00	128.78
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	125.00–136.00	130.26
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
3	—	472	120.00–140.00	129.82
2	—	730	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	57.50–59.50	58.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	775.00–1,135.00	949.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	57.00–61.00	58.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	51.00–56.00	53.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	55.00–61.00	58.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	833	600.00–1,070.00	938.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	49.00–57.00	52.73
1	—	925	25.00	25.00
8	—	1,124	42.00–52.50	45.53
2	—	963	30.00–40.00	35.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,279	53.50–62.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	21.00	21.00
3	—	797	30.00–40.00	33.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,966	82.50–85.00	84.18
2	—	1,565	74.00–78.00	75.96

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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