Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls they were not reported last week. Supply was good but demand was not as strong as last week. There were fewer buyers on hand due to the holiday weekend that attributed to the lower prices on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.23/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$132.23

162 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$28.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	137.03	720	77
Medium and Large 2	457	129.59	592	78
Medium and Large 3	402	108.85	438	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.17/cwt here — about $282 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 sale162 hd

132.23

—

AR average7 barns · 1,131 hd

138.20

−5.97

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	1,581	85.71	1,355	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	67.46	876	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	64.25	770	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	50.92	531	37

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	—	520	124.41/cwt	115.00–131.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	143.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	149.09/cwt	140.00–151.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.24/cwt	130.00–131.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	134.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	127.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	121.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.80/cwt	150.00–161.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.57/cwt	130.00–150.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	163.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.43/cwt	133.00–150.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	138.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.41/cwt	134.00–145.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.63/cwt	145.00–162.00	843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	40.25/cwt	32.00–45.00	396	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.98/cwt	42.00–56.00	532	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	67.46/cwt	64.00–70.00	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	64.68/cwt	60.00–70.00	779	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.69/cwt	54.00–62.50	648	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	84.03/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,244	9
Bulls	—	—	1,285	75.49/cwt	72.50–78.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	93.35/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,753	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	71.32/cwt	68.00–76.00	719	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	765.29/cwt	550.00–975.00	9,183	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	66.95/cwt	62.50–69.00	816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.46/cwt	140.00–151.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	157.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.60/cwt	115.00–127.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	131.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.46/cwt	140.00–148.50	687	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	130.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	148.41/cwt	140.00–160.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	598	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 732Last week 904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	115.00–131.00	124.41
14	—	474	120.00–135.00	126.58
14	—	326	140.00–149.00	143.86
11	—	371	130.00–140.00	134.45
10	—	414	125.00–134.00	127.50
6	—	663	120.00–130.00	121.74
2	—	578	120.00	120.00
3	—	610	115.00–127.00	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	140.00–151.00	149.09
8	—	618	126.00–130.00	129.48
4	—	671	130.00–131.00	130.24
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
11	—	526	130.00–140.00	136.18
2	—	420	144.00–147.00	145.54
3	—	768	120.00	120.00
4	—	565	130.00–140.00	135.51
18	—	472	140.00–148.50	145.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
2	—	658	110.00–120.00	114.94
4	—	488	130.00–133.00	131.25
5	—	518	127.00–134.00	130.62
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	150.00–161.00	153.80
2	—	410	160.00–165.00	162.44
15	—	619	138.00–150.00	144.16
15	—	458	155.00–165.00	163.30
2	—	323	170.00–174.00	171.98
6	—	762	130.00–140.00	138.35
4	—	666	134.00–145.00	141.41
14	—	571	145.00–162.00	147.63
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.36
2	—	825	128.00–130.00	128.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	135.00–140.00	138.29
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
12	—	530	130.00–150.00	142.57
4	—	669	120.00–135.00	124.91
2	—	393	155.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	120.00–135.00	127.23
4	—	479	133.00–150.00	143.43
4	—	429	140.00–155.00	148.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
8	—	476	125.00–140.00	133.07
8	—	571	120.00–130.00	121.87
2	—	675	115.00–123.00	118.91
3	—	380	150.00–155.00	151.71
4	—	334	140.00–160.00	148.41
4	—	533	125.00–135.00	130.00
6	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.99
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
10	—	371	155.00–160.00	158.50
7	—	481	145.00–150.00	147.99
4	—	524	140.00–150.00	144.39
4	—	558	140.00–151.00	145.46
18	—	411	150.00–160.00	157.79
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
3	—	607	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	985	32.00–45.00	40.25
13	—	1,065	42.00–56.00	49.98
13	—	1,085	54.00–62.50	59.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	64.00–70.00	67.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,205	60.00–70.00	64.68
1	—	1,085	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	42.50	42.50
1	—	880	53.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,481	80.00–86.50	84.03
3	—	1,285	72.50–78.00	75.49
6	—	1,878	89.50–95.50	93.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	68.00–76.00	71.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	86.00	86.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,200	550.00–975.00	765.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,219	62.50–69.00	66.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	525.00	525.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle