Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeders across all ranges were steady to uneven with some offerings of light fleshed cattle and value added cattle bringing a premium. Fleshy feeders were not very desirable to buyers and were discounted. Supply was strong and so was demand with the futures markets pushing higher this week. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher both with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.88/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$141.88

172 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$31.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	143.87	756	126
Medium and Large 2	436	138.74	605	42
Medium and Large 3	459	112.25	515	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.62/cwt here — about $241 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 sale172 hd

141.88

—

AR average10 barns · 2,299 hd

143.08

−1.20

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	—	Average	1,551	98.56	1,529	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	68.44	773	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	57.40	587	58

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1Fleshy	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	148.10/cwt	140.00–148.50	906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.65/cwt	150.00–161.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	152.03/cwt	146.00–156.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.98/cwt	128.00–139.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	166.16/cwt	150.00–171.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.13/cwt	155.00–166.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	163.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.24/cwt	147.00–153.50	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.88/cwt	140.00–154.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.87/cwt	120.00–138.50	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	116.17/cwt	109.00–120.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.56/cwt	148.00–155.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.54/cwt	130.00–142.50	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.57/cwt	166.00–185.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	137.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	153.34/cwt	151.00–155.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.62/cwt	135.00–147.00	739	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	831.71/cwt	700.00–925.00	8,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	741.39/cwt	525.00–800.00	7,881	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	147.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	981	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	813.41/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,948	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,037	799.49/cwt	550.00–885.00	8,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	92.15/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,219	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	738	27.76/cwt	20.00–32.50	205	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	42.81/cwt	41.00–45.00	348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	53.84/cwt	50.00–55.00	429	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	64.99/cwt	62.50–67.50	723	16
Bulls	—	—	1,637	100.97/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	85.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	59.79/cwt	50.00–62.50	640	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	43.07/cwt	40.00–46.00	463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	68.44/cwt	66.00–74.50	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,144.42/cwt	650.00–1,375.00	12,921	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	128.50/cwt	124.00–138.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	136.63/cwt	134.00–138.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	133.86/cwt	130.00–142.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.76/cwt	140.00–142.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	140.00/cwt	134.00–146.00	678	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.57/cwt	122.00–133.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	381	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.67/cwt	134.00–145.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	383	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	800	2

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 992Last week 460Year ago 1,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 35Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	490	135.00–140.00	137.50
4	—	578	130.00–135.00	131.20
3	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.29
2	—	525	134.00–135.00	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	612	140.00–148.50	148.10
6	—	707	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	140.00–154.00	148.21
5	—	611	130.00–135.00	132.50
6	—	320	158.00–165.00	163.87
14	—	385	147.00–153.50	152.24
21	—	466	140.00–154.00	147.88
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
10	—	667	120.00–138.50	133.87
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
7	—	578	130.00–142.50	137.54
11	—	522	135.00–147.00	141.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
3	—	305	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	125.00–130.00	127.82
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
5	—	528	120.00–135.00	127.29
8	—	368	130.00–145.00	137.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.60
2	—	683	119.00–125.00	122.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	151.00	151.00
10	—	381	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	150.00–161.00	154.65
5	—	617	146.00–156.00	152.03
3	—	423	160.00–163.00	160.99
5	—	818	139.50	139.50
11	—	471	155.00–166.00	162.13
12	—	370	166.00–185.00	179.57
1	—	265	199.00	199.00
3	—	580	151.00–155.00	153.34
14	—	664	140.00–149.00	147.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	184.00	184.00
3	—	673	124.00–138.00	128.50
3	—	613	134.00–138.00	136.63
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	395	155.00	155.00
4	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.94
4	—	428	140.00–155.00	147.83
8	—	523	134.00–145.00	140.67
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	163.00	163.00
3	—	375	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	128.00–139.00	133.98
3	—	613	109.00–120.00	116.17
2	—	778	108.00–113.00	110.51
2	—	718	105.00–108.00	106.51
4	—	385	140.00–142.00	140.76
4	—	425	135.00–145.00	141.98
20	—	484	134.00–146.00	140.00
2	—	563	122.00–133.00	127.57
2	—	678	115.00–121.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	150.00–171.00	166.16
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
9	—	468	148.00–155.00	150.56
6	—	561	130.00–143.00	137.83
4	—	621	130.00–142.00	133.86
10	—	520	140.00–148.00	144.46
1	—	265	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	126.00	126.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	700.00–925.00	831.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	675.00–925.00	813.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,129	650.00–1,375.00	1,144.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,037	550.00–885.00	799.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,063	525.00–800.00	741.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	84.00–88.00	85.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	91.50–93.00	92.15
8	—	1,637	97.50–107.00	100.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	20.00–32.50	27.76
2	—	813	41.00–45.00	42.81
7	—	797	50.00–55.00	53.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,113	62.50–67.50	64.99
27	—	1,070	50.00–62.50	59.79
3	—	1,075	40.00–46.00	43.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,130	66.00–74.50	68.44

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