Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls trended 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on a light supply. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher, also on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.15/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$140.15

86 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.07

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	490	152.00	745	5thin
Medium and Large 1	571	145.90	833	43
Medium and Large 2	524	132.08	692	38

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $52 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 sale86 hd

140.15

—

AR average7 barns · 1,235 hd

157.22

−17.07

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	1,858	84.23	1,565	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	68.00	979	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	60.65	725	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	42.70	427	5thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.20/cwt	143.00–157.00	783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	20,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.66/cwt	146.00–156.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.22/cwt	157.00–168.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	143.15/cwt	138.00–144.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.90/cwt	150.00–166.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.60/cwt	168.00–181.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.03/cwt	164.00–172.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	641	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.41/cwt	124.00–131.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	132.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.46/cwt	141.00–151.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	141.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	124.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	129.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	136.33/cwt	130.00–143.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,347.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	16,477	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,069.21/cwt	980.00–1,200.00	12,702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	242	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	60.65/cwt	59.00–64.50	725	5
Bulls	—	—	2,038	87.54/cwt	84.50–92.50	1,784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,588	79.26/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	815.35/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	9,784	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	64.97/cwt	63.00–67.00	858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	471	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	624	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.61/cwt	115.00–127.00	499	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	65.37/cwt	60.00–73.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.08/cwt	136.00–149.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.93/cwt	125.00–145.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.98/cwt	120.00–140.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	113.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	111.49/cwt	108.00–115.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.34/cwt	119.00–140.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.35/cwt	136.00–143.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.93/cwt	119.50–122.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.18/cwt	147.00–162.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	139.77/cwt	130.00–141.50	779	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	7

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 Feb 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 346Year ago 1,269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 54Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,223	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,347.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	980.00–1,200.00	1,069.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	650.00–1,000.00	815.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	63.00–67.00	64.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	60.00–73.00	65.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	143.00–157.00	149.20
6	—	423	157.00–168.00	162.22
2	—	325	168.00–181.00	174.60
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,030	113.00	113.00
6	—	581	141.00–151.00	144.46
4	—	605	137.00–144.00	141.76
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
6	—	473	147.00–162.00	156.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	133.50	133.50
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–143.00	136.33
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
7	—	424	136.00–149.00	143.08
8	—	477	125.00–145.00	134.93
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
7	—	571	120.00–140.00	129.98
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
3	—	663	110.00–120.00	113.37
2	—	738	108.00–115.00	111.49
3	—	530	119.00–140.00	126.34
3	—	330	150.00–156.00	154.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	122.00–128.00	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	395	138.00–144.00	143.15
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
14	—	476	129.00–137.00	134.67
3	—	408	129.00–138.00	132.34
5	—	507	125.00–132.00	129.56
2	—	733	110.00	110.00
7	—	614	119.50–122.00	119.93
7	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	117.50	117.50
5	—	555	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	540	110.00–119.00	115.62
9	—	421	115.00–127.00	118.61
2	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	328	130.00–134.00	132.02
7	—	477	110.00–125.00	117.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	146.00–156.00	151.66
2	—	680	122.00	122.00
10	—	417	150.00–166.00	158.90
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
4	—	376	164.00–172.00	167.03
5	—	619	124.00–131.00	127.41
5	—	526	136.00–143.00	140.35
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
12	—	557	130.00–141.50	139.77
3	—	330	170.00–179.00	174.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	550	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	51.50	51.50
1	—	930	26.00	26.00
1	—	1,150	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,075	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	59.00–64.50	60.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,038	84.50–92.50	87.54
2	—	1,588	74.50–84.00	79.26

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

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