Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls were mostly uneven on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.10/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$126.10

136 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	432	131.41	568	40
Medium and Large 1	561	129.35	726	58
Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.45	751	29
Medium and Large 3	466	103.04	480	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $88 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 sale136 hd

126.10

—

AR average10 barns · 1,493 hd

134.62

−8.52

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	1,640	88.02	1,444	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	65.50	956	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	62.81	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	54.87	512	11

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	127.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	733	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.75/cwt	178.00–194.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.17/cwt	117.50–118.50	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	669	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.05/cwt	120.00–143.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.62/cwt	145.00–153.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	141.65/cwt	133.00–147.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	142.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.50	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.67/cwt	162.00–186.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	129.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.80/cwt	143.00–150.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	151.59/cwt	151.00–155.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	165.42/cwt	162.00–169.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	974.75/cwt	725.00–1,235.00	9,631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	61.45/cwt	58.50–63.50	752	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	95.34/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,511	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	64.74/cwt	64.00–66.00	745	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.77/cwt	88.50–93.50	1,578	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	71.33/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,066	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	723	46.83/cwt	40.50–52.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	67.59/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	896.45/cwt	725.00–1,200.00	10,955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	48.45/cwt	45.00–52.00	487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	59.91/cwt	54.00–62.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,159.99/cwt	1,035.00–1,300.00	13,653	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,178.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	11,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.02/cwt	125.00–138.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.23/cwt	138.00–156.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	135.33/cwt	131.00–136.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	128.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	170.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	136.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	161.80/cwt	156.00–168.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1

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 543Last week 517Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 57Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 110Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	120.00–131.00	127.34
3	—	323	178.00–194.00	187.75
2	—	625	131.00	131.00
3	—	422	150.00–159.00	154.75
7	—	565	130.00–141.00	135.27
3	—	460	145.00–153.00	149.62
5	—	504	140.00–148.00	142.20
14	—	376	162.00–186.00	166.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	120.00–143.00	137.05
5	—	414	133.00–147.00	141.65
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
6	—	523	125.00–138.00	131.02
6	—	383	138.00–156.00	145.23
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
3	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	165.00–176.00	170.50
2	—	368	156.00–168.00	161.80
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	504	140.00–150.00	145.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	162.00	162.00
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
5	—	621	143.00–150.00	144.80
2	—	818	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	460	162.00–169.00	165.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
2	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
3	—	305	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00–140.00	134.88
12	—	465	151.00–155.00	151.59
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
2	—	435	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	120.00–131.00	128.05
4	—	514	130.00–140.00	136.14
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	975	95.00	95.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
9	—	484	135.00–145.00	136.08
4	—	424	145.00–155.00	150.04
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
2	—	560	134.00–135.00	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	120.00–126.00	122.93
3	—	578	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	150.00–152.00	151.01
4	—	386	140.00–147.00	144.01
4	—	1,037	108.00	108.00
2	—	568	131.00	131.00
10	—	410	135.00–142.00	140.55
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
2	—	815	110.00–112.50	111.24
10	—	514	125.00–130.00	129.29
7	—	631	120.00–125.00	122.86
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	134.00	134.00
3	—	780	108.00	108.00
7	—	723	114.50	114.50
9	—	625	117.50–118.50	118.17
5	—	591	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	590	110.00–120.00	114.96
2	—	418	121.00–125.00	123.04
4	—	373	120.00–130.00	126.19
4	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.01
6	—	469	120.00–129.00	123.87
1	—	275	149.00	149.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	90.00–100.00	95.14
2	—	310	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
2	—	630	80.00	80.00
2	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	146.00	146.00
7	—	493	131.00–136.00	135.33
2	—	425	130.00–134.00	131.98
3	—	270	158.00	158.00
6	—	373	130.00–140.00	136.52

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	988	725.00–1,235.00	974.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	63.00–74.00	67.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,222	725.00–1,200.00	896.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	1,035.00–1,300.00	1,159.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,178.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	58.50–63.50	61.45
1	—	1,200	55.50	55.50
8	—	1,151	64.00–66.00	64.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	40.50–52.00	46.83
1	—	830	53.50	53.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	45.00–52.00	48.45
6	—	995	54.00–62.00	59.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	94.50–96.00	95.34
5	—	1,720	88.50–93.50	91.77
2	—	1,495	70.00–72.50	71.33

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