Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 450 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a few offerings as much as 13.00 higher, bulls under 450 lbs were not well tested but trended lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a couple in the 700 lb class 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.49/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$134.49

167 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	139.99	723	110
Medium and Large 1-2	478	139.50	667	10thin
Medium and Large 2	492	127.36	627	35
Medium and Large 3	449	100.71	453	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $270 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 sale167 hd

134.49

—

AR average7 barns · 1,689 hd

140.10

−5.61

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	1,987	89.84	1,785	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	69.23	853	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	68.46	932	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	58.28	613	17

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.87/cwt	145.00–163.00	723	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	140.71/cwt	139.00–148.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.50/cwt	146.00–151.00	931	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	145.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.89/cwt	150.00–166.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	349	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	141.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.72/cwt	129.00–134.50	816	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	151.24/cwt	150.00–153.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	156.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.33/cwt	168.00–169.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.74/cwt	120.00–139.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.77/cwt	133.00–150.00	696	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	818.30/cwt	675.00–950.00	9,410	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	122.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	149.02/cwt	145.00–162.00	848	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	68.46/cwt	65.00–72.50	932	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	69.23/cwt	64.00–74.00	853	18
Bulls	—	—	1,970	92.26/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	43.47/cwt	40.00–46.00	471	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	103.77/cwt	100.00–115.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	94.24/cwt	80.00–110.00	399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	11,940	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	68.01/cwt	62.00–70.00	565	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	102.17/cwt	85.00–120.00	340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	66.24/cwt	62.50–73.50	697	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	55.24/cwt	52.50–60.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	140.85/cwt	132.00–143.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,023.02/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.99/cwt	162.00–168.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	724	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.01/cwt	139.00–156.00	764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.33/cwt	130.00–155.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	138.65/cwt	130.00–147.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	168.08/cwt	162.00–174.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.13/cwt	120.00–137.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	136.64/cwt	131.00–138.00	880	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

Fri Jul 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 440Year ago 1,234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 90Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	174.00	174.00
7	—	652	139.00–148.00	140.71
25	—	623	146.00–151.00	149.50
4	—	476	150.00–166.00	160.89
11	—	728	140.00–147.00	141.51
11	—	533	145.00–160.00	156.26
3	—	373	168.00–169.00	168.33
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
4	—	771	130.00–145.00	137.49
7	—	569	145.00–162.00	149.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	135.00–139.00	137.01
4	—	483	130.00–146.00	138.67
2	—	438	130.00–147.00	138.65
6	—	387	159.00	159.00
5	—	644	131.00–138.00	136.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	144.00–151.00	147.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
2	—	370	162.00–174.00	168.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	142.00–150.00	145.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00–124.00	121.96
15	—	575	130.00–137.50	134.36
19	—	615	129.00–134.50	132.72
4	—	338	150.00–153.00	151.24
13	—	415	140.00–149.00	144.08
2	—	373	151.00–155.00	152.93
29	—	474	133.00–150.00	146.77
2	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.49
19	—	524	130.00–146.00	138.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	100.00–115.00	103.77
4	—	423	80.00–110.00	94.24
3	—	333	85.00–120.00	102.17
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
4	—	528	120.00–132.00	125.58
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
6	—	471	120.00–135.00	129.88
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
8	—	573	120.00–130.00	122.79
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
2	—	623	110.00–120.00	114.98
6	—	425	120.00–137.00	129.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	145.00–163.00	152.87
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
4	—	571	145.00–153.00	150.00
2	—	668	125.00–135.00	130.06
8	—	616	120.00–139.00	132.74
5	—	734	120.00–127.00	122.19
3	—	333	162.00–168.00	164.99
4	—	438	150.00–155.00	152.53
9	—	516	139.00–156.00	148.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	349	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
5	—	528	129.00–135.00	133.80
5	—	487	132.00–143.00	140.85
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
10	—	426	135.00–150.00	140.73
3	—	388	130.00–155.00	143.33
3	—	618	115.00–125.00	119.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	72.50	72.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,150	675.00–950.00	818.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	995.00	995.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	950.00–1,150.00	1,023.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	831	62.00–70.00	68.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	65.00–72.50	68.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,232	64.00–74.00	69.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	40.00–46.00	43.47
9	—	1,052	62.50–73.50	66.24
3	—	1,062	52.50–60.00	55.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	92.00–92.50	92.26
1	—	2,020	85.00	85.00

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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