Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers over 500 lbs were steady with limited comparisons from last week. Heifers under 400 lbs were steady and heifers over 500 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder bulls over 600 lb were not well tested. Over all supply was moderate and so was demand on the holiday weekend with quality on the feeders lower than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were both still in good demand to buyers and trended mostly steady compared to two weeks ago as they were not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.21/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$132.21

105 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$39.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	139.78	666	61
Medium and Large 2	456	127.19	580	35
Medium and Large 3	465	100.47	467	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.31/cwt here — about $199 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 sale105 hd

132.21

—

AR average7 barns · 920 hd

134.72

−2.51

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	1,565	89.33	1,398	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	68.68	948	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	66.76	835	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	58.30	624	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	167.80/cwt	161.00–174.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.71/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	136.77/cwt	130.00–141.00	703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.69/cwt	159.00–170.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.77/cwt	141.00–144.00	612	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.96/cwt	148.00–156.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.81/cwt	144.00–159.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	151.98/cwt	149.00–153.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	166.86/cwt	165.00–168.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	142.94/cwt	141.00–145.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	61.49/cwt	58.50–65.00	685	8
Bulls	—	—	1,684	94.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,586	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.68/cwt	52.50–56.00	603	8
Bulls	—	—	1,459	85.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,240	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	68.68/cwt	64.00–72.00	948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	67.18/cwt	62.50–71.00	845	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	991.18/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	11,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	67.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	842	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	763.33/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,587	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	70.98/cwt	67.50–75.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.07/cwt	102.00–110.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.30/cwt	90.00–110.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.29/cwt	120.00–136.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.30/cwt	110.00–127.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	539	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 →

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 440Last week 536Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

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)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,238	65.00–70.00	67.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	725.00–800.00	763.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	850.00–1,250.00	991.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	67.50–75.00	70.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
3	—	535	130.00–131.00	130.67
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	488	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.56
2	—	625	110.00–127.00	118.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	168.00–170.00	169.00
4	—	355	161.00–174.00	167.80
4	—	429	159.00–170.00	163.69
2	—	565	134.00–139.00	136.48
2	—	470	148.00–156.00	151.96
2	—	535	142.00–143.00	142.51
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	130.00–139.00	132.89
3	—	476	139.00–144.00	140.71
15	—	514	130.00–141.00	136.77
21	—	426	141.00–144.00	143.77
4	—	620	125.00–131.00	127.06
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
7	—	376	144.00–159.00	156.81
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	485	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	523	128.00–130.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	90.00–110.00	100.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	90.00–110.00	102.30
2	—	478	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	115.00–125.00	119.30
3	—	332	130.00–131.00	130.33
9	—	469	120.00–134.00	128.76
8	—	425	120.00–136.00	130.29
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.66
3	—	523	115.00–130.00	121.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	164.00	164.00
6	—	465	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	158.00	158.00
9	—	616	140.00–151.00	146.53
4	—	534	149.00–153.00	151.98
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
8	—	418	165.00–168.00	166.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
2	—	525	141.00–145.00	142.94
2	—	650	130.00–134.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	102.00–110.00	106.07
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	125.00–135.00	130.14
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
2	—	488	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	392	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	151.00	151.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	65.00	65.00
1	—	730	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,114	58.50–65.00	61.49
8	—	1,103	52.50–56.00	54.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	64.00–72.00	68.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,258	62.50–71.00	67.18
1	—	1,135	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,684	90.00–100.00	94.17
9	—	1,459	80.00–90.00	85.02

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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