Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 were mostly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was good with several offerings of quality cattle on all ranges this week.

Fleshy cattle were sold at a discount with the summer heat here, weaned lighter fleshed cattle were more desirable to the buyers. No trend is available on cows or slaughter bulls due to time constraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.77/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$135.77

177 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

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	454	143.89	653	28
Medium and Large 1	517	137.27	710	97
Medium and Large 2	481	129.36	622	51
Medium and Large 3	620	90.00	558	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.89/cwt here — about $95 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 sale177 hd

135.77

—

AR average8 barns · 1,857 hd

133.28

+2.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	143.43/cwt	142.00–146.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.67/cwt	135.00–148.00	869	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.43/cwt	153.00–162.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.51/cwt	140.00–151.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	147.34/cwt	145.00–157.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.42/cwt	154.00–165.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	131.09/cwt	130.00–133.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	671	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	120.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.19/cwt	142.50–161.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	166.24/cwt	165.00–170.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	494	134.25/cwt	134.00–135.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.60/cwt	120.00–136.00	553	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.29/cwt	100.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	119.16/cwt	110.00–126.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.52/cwt	115.00–133.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.33/cwt	143.00–150.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	151.34/cwt	141.00–158.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	150.43/cwt	147.00–154.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.62/cwt	120.00–132.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.28/cwt	125.00–129.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	509	133.25/cwt	133.00–134.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	141.11/cwt	136.00–144.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.19/cwt	125.00–146.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	169.92/cwt	165.00–174.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	153.74/cwt	148.00–160.00	786	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	655	126.00	126.00
2	—	525	130.00–144.00	137.00
6	—	556	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
6	—	486	140.00–151.00	143.51
6	—	419	154.00–165.00	158.42
1	—	355	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
4	—	379	143.00–150.00	145.33
3	—	318	141.00–158.00	151.34
3	—	533	125.00–129.00	126.28
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
5	—	483	125.00–146.00	132.19
2	—	673	119.00–125.00	121.92
4	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	133.00–145.00	139.45
10	—	413	142.00–146.00	143.43
2	—	373	144.00–145.00	144.52
8	—	559	130.00–137.00	132.39
29	—	473	135.00–147.00	141.90
9	—	620	120.00–130.00	127.69
5	—	671	120.00–124.00	120.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
4	—	494	134.00–135.00	134.25
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
8	—	622	130.00–133.00	131.09
3	—	433	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	420	120.00–136.00	131.60
5	—	584	110.00–126.00	119.16
6	—	523	115.00–133.00	121.52
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
6	—	465	120.00–133.00	126.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
4	—	509	133.00–134.00	133.25
7	—	427	136.00–144.00	141.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	142.50	142.50
3	—	708	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
14	—	627	135.00–148.00	138.67
9	—	465	153.00–162.00	159.43
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
13	—	572	142.50–161.00	148.19
4	—	359	165.00–170.00	166.24
3	—	408	165.00–174.00	169.92
5	—	511	148.00–160.00	153.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	145.00–157.00	147.34
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
1	—	575	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
8	—	514	130.00–140.00	133.19
7	—	469	135.00–150.00	140.47
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
3	—	675	120.00–132.00	125.62
2	—	625	125.00–131.00	127.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	118.00	118.00
3	—	435	100.00–115.00	110.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	147.00–154.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00

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