Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some offerings of weaned and or value added steers trading as much as 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Light weight heifers under 450 lbs were uneven and heifers over 500 lbs traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded mostly steady on the comparable offerings from last week. Fleshy new crop cattle were discounted and unattractive to buyers and were discounted. Supply was good and demand was good for lighter fleshed weaned calves. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.69/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$130.69

179 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$30.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	135.97	691	106
Medium and Large 2	473	126.40	598	44
Medium and Large 1-2	646	119.38	771	26
Medium and Large 3	330	105.00	347	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.97/cwt here — about $345 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 sale179 hd

130.69

—

AR average10 barns · 1,801 hd

143.49

−12.80

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	1,518	84.80	1,287	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	67.66	939	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	66.53	819	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,101	50.68	558	19

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	134.50/cwt	126.00–136.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.44/cwt	178.00–188.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.59/cwt	170.00–188.00	748	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	149.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.42/cwt	137.00–143.00	591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.17/cwt	130.00–146.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	112.82/cwt	111.50–118.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	803	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	413	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.80/cwt	143.00–146.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.76/cwt	135.00–149.00	831	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.80/cwt	151.00–162.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	168.46/cwt	162.00–173.00	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	42.78/cwt	40.00–45.00	421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.77/cwt	67.00–75.00	987	6
Bulls	—	—	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,563	82.45/cwt	74.00–87.50	1,289	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	58.34/cwt	57.00–60.00	799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.85/cwt	64.50–71.50	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.92/cwt	140.00–154.00	622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	60.14/cwt	57.50–62.50	736	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	50.84/cwt	44.00–56.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.87/cwt	132.00–136.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	807.40/cwt	600.00–1,185.00	8,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	146.92/cwt	140.00–154.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	105.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	261	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.46/cwt	137.00–144.00	665	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	155.18/cwt	149.00–159.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	164.03/cwt	159.00–169.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.37/cwt	129.00–141.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.40/cwt	155.00–170.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	407	169.41/cwt	167.00–174.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.96/cwt	123.00–136.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	453	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	182.94/cwt	182.00–184.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	172.46/cwt	165.00–174.00	621	6

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 667Last week 845Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 96Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
5	—	479	130.00–133.00	131.99
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	401	153.00	153.00
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	657	119.00	119.00
10	—	628	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	145.00–155.00	149.52
12	—	421	137.00–143.00	140.42
6	—	768	111.50–118.00	112.82
16	—	629	122.50–130.00	127.63
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
5	—	371	143.00–146.00	144.80
13	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.02
3	—	570	130.00–134.00	132.67
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
21	—	480	137.00–144.00	138.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	120.00–130.00	127.65
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
5	—	577	115.00–122.00	120.42
7	—	671	115.00	115.00
5	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.38
6	—	365	123.00–136.00	130.96
3	—	320	129.00–135.00	131.48
3	—	612	110.00–120.00	116.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	100.00–115.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	320	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	188.00	188.00
8	—	654	126.00–136.00	134.50
5	—	417	155.00–165.00	161.04
4	—	578	135.00–149.00	143.76
5	—	503	149.00–159.00	155.18
2	—	393	159.00–169.00	164.03
5	—	464	150.00–165.00	156.73
1	—	325	191.00	191.00
4	—	627	129.00–141.00	134.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	120.00–131.00	127.28
11	—	466	130.00–146.00	139.17
9	—	373	140.00–155.00	147.47
5	—	426	140.00–154.00	145.92
5	—	562	130.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
3	—	622	120.00–126.00	123.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	155.00–157.00	155.99
4	—	261	194.00	194.00
2	—	515	145.00–155.00	150.00
7	—	453	155.00–160.00	157.29
2	—	325	182.00–184.00	182.94
6	—	360	165.00–174.00	172.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	178.00–188.00	180.44
24	—	426	170.00–188.00	175.59
2	—	610	138.00–145.00	141.50
10	—	523	151.00–162.00	159.80
2	—	480	167.00–170.00	168.53
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	168.00	168.00
14	—	528	162.00–173.00	168.46
8	—	706	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	157.00	157.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	132.00–136.00	134.87
4	—	521	140.00–154.00	146.92
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	155.00–170.00	162.40
2	—	830	100.00–110.00	104.97
3	—	468	154.00–155.00	154.33
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00–136.00	132.91
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	172.00	172.00
3	—	407	167.00–174.00	169.41

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	1	—	995	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	62.50	62.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	64.50	64.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,086	600.00–1,185.00	807.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	25.00	25.00
3	—	983	40.00–45.00	42.78
6	—	1,223	57.50–62.50	60.14
8	—	1,106	44.00–56.00	50.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,395	67.00–75.00	70.77
2	—	1,369	57.00–60.00	58.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	63.00	63.00
11	—	1,225	64.50–71.50	66.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,583	90.00–95.00	92.53
4	—	1,563	74.00–87.50	82.45

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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