Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available due to lack of report last week. However demand was good on the offerings of weaned and value added cattle across all ranges. Unweaned and new crop cattle were discounted by buyers. Supply was good considering the rain and cooler temperatures in the area this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.96/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$129.96

151 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	363	142.00	515	3thin
Medium and Large 1	533	135.67	723	78
Medium and Large 2	472	123.53	583	68
Medium and Large 3	343	108.00	370	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $146 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 sale151 hd

129.96

—

AR average8 barns · 1,194 hd

131.52

−1.55

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	—	Low	1,651	85.71	1,415	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	65.36	918	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	62.43	795	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	47.94	512	13

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2	—	479	135.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	376	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	174.20/cwt	165.00–188.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	517	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	127.94/cwt	123.00–134.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	338	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.83/cwt	124.00–136.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.72/cwt	141.50–144.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	814	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	127.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.02/cwt	138.00–146.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	133.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.19/cwt	138.00–150.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.49/cwt	182.00–183.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.50	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	139.46/cwt	135.00–143.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	132.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	161.64/cwt	154.00–168.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.13/cwt	141.00–160.00	819	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	115.28/cwt	110.00–121.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	48.27/cwt	43.00–60.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	42.31/cwt	40.00–44.00	460	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	65.36/cwt	61.00–71.00	918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	62.43/cwt	57.50–67.50	795	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	69.19/cwt	61.50–77.50	902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,842	93.95/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,731	11
Bulls	—	—	1,561	83.72/cwt	78.00–88.50	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	803.14/cwt	600.00–925.00	8,417	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,015	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	68.66/cwt	61.00–78.00	641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/cwt	825.00–835.00	7,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	142.69/cwt	138.00–153.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.11/cwt	157.00–163.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.39/cwt	133.00–142.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	483	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.99/cwt	129.00–137.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.09/cwt	110.00–121.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.46/cwt	115.00–134.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	117.23/cwt	110.00–125.00	606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.11/cwt	143.00–156.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 1,014Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 111Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	130.00–139.00	135.57
2	—	325	157.00–160.00	158.52
6	—	573	124.00–136.00	129.83
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
2	—	418	138.00–146.00	142.02
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
7	—	519	130.00–140.00	133.10
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	125.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
1	—	380	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
4	—	414	165.00–188.00	174.20
10	—	572	138.00–150.00	144.19
2	—	363	182.00–183.00	182.49
7	—	676	135.00–140.50	137.45
7	—	632	135.00–143.00	139.46
2	—	328	173.00–174.00	173.51
2	—	755	128.00–137.00	132.47
13	—	466	154.00–168.00	161.64
13	—	528	141.00–160.00	155.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	137.00	137.00
15	—	568	142.00–147.00	144.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	137.00	137.00
5	—	438	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
1	—	300	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	123.00–134.00	127.94
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
10	—	420	140.00–151.00	148.29
11	—	475	141.50–144.00	141.72
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
7	—	572	126.00–132.00	129.32
3	—	677	124.00–125.00	124.33
4	—	521	129.00–137.00	132.99
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	151.00	151.00
8	—	481	142.50	142.50
8	—	636	133.75	133.75
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	120.00–135.00	127.56
6	—	372	120.00–135.00	128.38
9	—	431	120.00–134.00	127.04
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
2	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.08
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
7	—	574	110.00–121.00	116.09
10	—	474	115.00–134.00	124.46
13	—	517	110.00–125.00	117.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	120.00–127.00	123.37
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	130.00–138.00	133.98
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
9	—	469	138.00–153.00	142.69
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
3	—	378	157.00–163.00	160.11
2	—	513	133.00–142.00	137.39
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
3	—	428	143.00–156.00	151.11
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	110.00–121.00	115.28
4	—	429	120.00–135.00	126.18
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
9	—	521	110.00–120.00	112.27
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
4	—	365	142.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	603	100.00–110.00	104.98
4	—	470	125.00–135.00	128.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	43.00–60.00	48.27
4	—	1,088	40.00–44.00	42.31
1	—	1,065	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	61.00–71.00	65.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,273	57.50–67.50	62.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	50.00–55.00	52.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	61.50–77.50	69.19
11	—	1,842	88.00–96.50	93.95
4	—	1,561	78.00–88.50	83.72

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	—	1,250	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,048	600.00–925.00	803.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	61.00–78.00	68.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	75.00	75.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	825.00–835.00	830.00

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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