Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly uneven with lower undertones noted. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested. There were several offerings of unweaned and fleshy type cattle that buyers had little intersest in that pushed trends lower. Supply was good and demand was good on weaned cattle but poor on unweaned new crop cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were both mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.19/cwt on 173 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −78.04 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.

Average price

$132.19

173 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$28.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	136.00	731	116
Medium and Large 2	514	125.04	643	55
Medium and Large 3	475	107.53	511	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $220 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $215.06, low $188.60, median $210.23 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale173 hd

132.19

—

AR average6 barns · 758 hd

127.08

+5.10

This barn, trailing median6 sales

210.23

−78.04

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	1,554	83.36	1,295	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	61.84	926	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	56.88	701	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	48.35	491	13

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	—	380	143.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	115.45/cwt	110.00–122.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	109.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.76/cwt	125.00–138.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.53/cwt	128.00–140.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	123.66/cwt	117.00–126.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.96/cwt	119.00–127.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	145.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.54/cwt	155.00–168.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.39/cwt	144.00–153.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.91/cwt	142.00–153.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.56/cwt	115.00–132.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.02/cwt	126.00–145.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	131.21/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.60/cwt	130.00–144.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.37/cwt	117.00–134.00	779	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	125.29/cwt	119.50–133.00	851	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	148.89/cwt	140.00–161.00	621	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	140.70/cwt	130.00–148.00	727	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.58/cwt	120.00–141.00	752	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	52.84/cwt	48.00–58.00	570	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	60.72/cwt	57.50–62.50	812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	51.75/cwt	48.50–55.00	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	43.62/cwt	40.00–46.00	425	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	37.67/cwt	35.00–40.00	365	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	61.84/cwt	59.00–66.50	926	11
Bulls	—	—	1,520	83.91/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,275	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	70.08/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	88.64/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,152.58/cwt	1,060.00–1,200.00	13,981	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	583	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	511	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	61.77/cwt	57.50–66.50	828	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	813.18/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	8,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	108.99/cwt	105.00–113.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	159.88/cwt	152.00–168.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	108.17/cwt	101.00–115.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.80/cwt	115.00–130.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.91/cwt	125.00–131.50	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	120.05/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	133.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.62/cwt	110.00–127.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	693	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	109.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.37/cwt	121.00–135.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.89/cwt	125.00–140.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.16/cwt	115.00–130.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	511	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 1,702Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 100Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	138.00–146.00	143.56
3	—	437	130.00–136.00	133.29
10	—	478	125.00–138.00	130.76
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
12	—	621	117.00–126.00	123.66
3	—	673	119.00–127.00	122.96
2	—	578	125.00–131.00	128.04
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
12	—	512	125.00–131.50	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	110.00–122.00	115.45
10	—	375	120.00–132.00	124.08
8	—	481	115.00–124.00	117.30
2	—	623	105.00–115.00	109.82
10	—	521	115.00–124.00	119.72
8	—	424	115.00–130.00	123.80
7	—	334	130.00–140.00	133.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	105.00–115.00	109.84
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	420	101.00–115.00	108.17
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	374	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
6	—	521	120.00–122.00	121.15
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
12	—	569	115.00–122.00	120.05
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	128.00–140.00	134.53
2	—	408	155.00–168.00	161.54
7	—	562	135.00–146.00	139.75
5	—	482	144.00–153.00	149.39
1	—	295	183.00	183.00
15	—	529	142.00–153.00	144.91
1	—	890	115.00	115.00
5	—	821	124.00–133.00	131.21
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
12	—	624	130.00–144.00	137.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	140.00–155.00	145.52
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
7	—	624	115.00–132.00	124.56
3	—	565	125.00–130.00	128.38
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
5	—	427	126.00–145.00	134.02
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	698	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	105.00–115.00	110.04
2	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	146.00	146.00
10	—	510	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	621	117.00–134.00	125.37
12	—	679	119.50–133.00	125.29
14	—	417	140.00–161.00	148.89
3	—	750	105.00	105.00
18	—	517	130.00–148.00	140.70
23	—	580	120.00–141.00	129.58
2	—	725	113.00–116.00	114.49
9	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.37
2	—	335	152.00–168.00	159.88
17	—	475	140.00–152.00	145.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	140.00–144.00	141.98
2	—	702	105.00–113.00	108.99
4	—	629	110.00–116.00	113.98
2	—	325	140.00–156.00	147.63
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
7	—	528	110.00–127.00	120.62
4	—	678	106.00–115.00	109.46
7	—	465	121.00–135.00	128.37
11	—	423	125.00–140.00	130.89
11	—	577	115.00–130.00	121.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	48.00–58.00	52.84
3	—	975	40.00–46.00	43.62
2	—	970	35.00–40.00	37.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	57.50–62.50	60.72
3	—	1,093	48.50–55.00	51.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	52.50	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,498	59.00–66.50	61.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,520	80.00–86.50	83.91
2	—	1,733	65.00–76.00	70.08
4	—	1,548	86.00–92.50	88.64

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,340	57.50–66.50	61.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	600.00–1,050.00	813.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,152.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	929	55.00	55.00

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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