Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available this week due to lack of report last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.85/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$127.85

132 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

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	472	139.00	656	20
Medium and Large 1	534	126.45	676	46
Medium and Large 2	433	125.45	543	66

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $113 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 sale132 hd

127.85

—

AR average11 barns · 1,260 hd

134.01

−6.16

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	—	Low	1,619	72.46	1,173	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	57.31	729	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	41.65	441	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	738	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	59.01/cwt	57.00–60.50	689	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.89/cwt	143.00–162.00	793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.49/cwt	150.00–166.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.35/cwt	165.00–166.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	159.67/cwt	156.00–164.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	148.56/cwt	140.00–156.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	42.36/cwt	37.50–45.00	474	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	34.69/cwt	34.00–35.00	347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	52.96/cwt	52.50–54.00	566	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	48.72/cwt	47.50–50.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	61.60/cwt	60.00–64.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.19/cwt	120.00–136.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.49/cwt	125.00–133.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	111.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.04/cwt	136.00–145.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,135	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	754	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	859.13/cwt	575.00–1,000.00	10,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	129.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.81/cwt	110.00–125.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	64.59/cwt	62.50–67.00	935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	73.49/cwt	67.50–75.00	1,226	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	140.08/cwt	130.00–142.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.08/cwt	130.00–150.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	372	133.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	497	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	773	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 0Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 8

No comparison is available this week due to lack of report last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	110.00–120.00	114.95
4	—	374	137.00–140.00	138.51
9	—	413	130.00–140.00	136.73
5	—	468	130.00–137.00	132.95
6	—	525	125.00–133.00	129.49
3	—	572	125.00–130.00	126.68
6	—	626	120.00–125.00	120.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	115.00	115.00
5	—	666	105.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	565	110.00–120.00	114.96
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
4	—	519	110.00–120.00	116.19
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
9	—	363	120.00–133.00	129.48
6	—	420	110.00–125.00	120.81
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.58
13	—	473	110.00–125.00	120.25
4	—	618	110.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	472	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	372	130.00–138.00	133.54
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	417	140.00–156.00	148.56
2	—	468	140.00–150.00	144.81
3	—	562	130.00–137.00	132.31
4	—	519	136.00–145.00	142.04
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
4	—	615	124.00–129.00	125.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
6	—	520	120.00–136.00	124.19
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	134.89
3	—	580	110.00–120.00	116.67
3	—	373	140.00–150.00	146.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	522	143.00–162.00	151.89
2	—	628	145.00–152.00	148.40
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	146.00	146.00
9	—	474	150.00–166.00	157.49
3	—	362	165.00–166.00	165.35
3	—	432	156.00–164.00	159.67
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	130.00–142.00	140.08
8	—	423	130.00–150.00	140.08
3	—	473	140.00–146.00	142.37
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
20	—	568	120.00–133.00	120.67
2	—	695	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	158.00	158.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
3	—	663	128.00–131.00	129.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	57.00–60.50	59.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	575.00–1,000.00	859.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	25.00	25.00
5	—	1,120	37.50–45.00	42.36
3	—	1,000	34.00–35.00	34.69
3	—	1,068	52.50–54.00	52.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	47.50–50.00	48.72
4	—	1,305	60.00–64.00	61.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	62.50–67.00	64.59
8	—	1,668	67.50–75.00	73.49
1	—	1,570	80.00	80.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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