Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heavy rains and flooding this week across the area contributed to muddy conditions and a lighter than usual run of cattle. Feeder steers traded mostly steady on the few comparisons available from last week. Feeder bulls were mostly uneven. Feeder heifers traded mostly even with the exception of the light fleshed weaned cattle that brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 7.00 lower both on short supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.45/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$134.45

66 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$28.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	412	137.27	566	31
Medium and Large 1	465	136.84	637	29
Medium and Large 3	471	108.35	510	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.92/cwt here — about $55 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 sale66 hd

134.45

—

AR average10 barns · 1,148 hd

133.92

+0.54

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	1,500	81.94	1,229	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	63.02	872	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	62.81	757	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	48.11	443	14

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	140.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	149.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	151.60/cwt	146.00–155.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.62/cwt	140.00–143.00	710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	147.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,206.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	15,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	839.00/cwt	695.00–935.00	7,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	62.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	954.46/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	8,905	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	51.20/cwt	46.00–54.00	541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	63.02/cwt	62.00–64.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.81/cwt	62.50–64.00	757	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	90.29/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	68.54/cwt	65.00–72.50	901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	83.96/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,327	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	716.76/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,157	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	31.91/cwt	30.00–34.00	247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	56.29/cwt	55.00–58.00	475	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	480	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,085.76/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	12,161	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	65.63/cwt	64.00–67.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	332	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	606	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 336Last week 543Year ago 876

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 63Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
3	—	410	150.00–160.00	154.28
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
10	—	505	140.00–143.00	140.62
3	—	468	151.00–154.00	151.99
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	153.00	153.00
2	—	613	120.00–122.00	120.99
5	—	470	140.00–147.00	143.39
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	140.00–145.00	140.81
3	—	322	146.00–155.00	151.60
8	—	480	135.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	125.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	146.00–150.00	147.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	85.00	85.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
3	—	427	110.00–120.00	115.04
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–125.00	120.07
3	—	422	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	372	130.00–131.00	130.35
6	—	464	125.00–135.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.49
3	—	332	140.00–145.00	141.71
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	298	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	423	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	145.00–150.00	149.41
1	—	325	171.00	171.00
6	—	443	161.00–165.00	163.02
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,200	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–155.00	147.28
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	135.00–142.00	137.94
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	160.00	160.00
3	—	377	178.00	178.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,206.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	695.00–935.00	839.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	925.00–1,000.00	954.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,196	60.00–67.00	62.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	650.00–800.00	716.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,120	825.00–1,275.00	1,085.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	64.00–67.00	65.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	58.00	58.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	46.00–54.00	51.20
1	—	995	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,190	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	62.00–64.00	63.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	62.50–64.00	62.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	30.00–34.00	31.91
3	—	843	55.00–58.00	56.29
1	—	745	48.00	48.00
1	—	480	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	90.00–90.50	90.29
2	—	1,315	65.00–72.50	68.54
5	—	1,580	82.50–85.00	83.96

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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