Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks good supply of cattle, this week was much lighter due to heavy rains in the area on Thursday. With the lighter supply of cattle this there were very few comparable feeders on all ranges, but feeders were trending lower with lower buyer demand and attendance than last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.02/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$125.02

57 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$24.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	127.92	568	34
Medium and Large 1	578	124.30	718	19thin
Medium and Large 3	421	103.75	437	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.17/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

125.02

—

AR average10 barns · 1,350 hd

133.88

−8.86

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	1,531	85.62	1,311	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	64.12	887	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	63.18	774	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	49.41	501	13

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	129.27/cwt	124.00–138.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.20/cwt	127.50–145.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.86/cwt	158.00–172.50	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	114.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.65/cwt	139.00–144.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	157.39/cwt	151.00–160.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.32/cwt	139.00–147.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	68.92/cwt	68.00–70.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	48.48/cwt	44.00–54.00	503	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	64.12/cwt	60.00–67.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.18/cwt	58.00–65.50	774	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	33.47/cwt	33.00–34.00	259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	91.20/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,358	81.15/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	57.49/cwt	54.00–62.50	654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.81/cwt	127.50–137.50	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.85/cwt	115.00–132.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	872.11/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	10,012	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,209.73/cwt	650.00–1,425.00	14,408	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.23/cwt	110.00–125.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	255	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	348	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.36/cwt	130.00–141.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	150.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	685	5

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 359Last week 638Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 169Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	136.00	136.00
1	—	255	162.00	162.00
2	—	340	146.00–149.00	147.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	110.00–120.00	114.86
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	110.00–120.00	114.96
8	—	379	126.00–137.00	131.38
2	—	280	131.00–141.00	136.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	127.50–137.50	132.81
3	—	468	115.00–132.00	122.85
6	—	528	110.00–125.00	118.23
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	403	133.00–136.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
5	—	505	130.00–140.00	135.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	85.00	85.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	154.00	154.00
4	—	415	127.50–145.00	139.20
3	—	675	110.00–115.00	113.30
5	—	519	120.00–126.00	123.38
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	468	130.00–141.00	135.36
5	—	326	145.00–155.00	150.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	124.00–138.00	129.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.02
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
3	—	527	139.00–144.00	140.65
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	243	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	158.00–172.50	164.86
7	—	456	151.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
2	—	928	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
3	—	617	139.00–147.00	143.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	700	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	133.00	133.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	68.00–70.00	68.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,148	675.00–1,050.00	872.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,191	650.00–1,425.00	1,209.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	44.00–54.00	48.48
6	—	1,138	54.00–62.50	57.49
1	—	1,005	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	60.00–67.00	64.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	58.00–65.50	63.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	33.00–34.00	33.47
1	—	700	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,729	90.00–92.50	91.20
5	—	1,358	75.00–85.00	81.15
1	—	1,210	74.50	74.50

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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