Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available sale was not reported last week. Supply was light with heavy rains in the area over the last few days making cattle difficult to get out. Demand was moderate on the light supply of lesser quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.12/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$130.12

71 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$49.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

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	484	153.00	741	8thin
Medium and Large 1	532	134.98	719	39
Medium and Large 2	568	118.98	675	17thin
Medium and Large 3	515	103.99	535	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $205 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 sale71 hd

130.12

—

AR average10 barns · 1,943 hd

142.23

−12.11

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	1,478	82.84	1,224	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	62.71	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	60.01	784	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	45.85	476	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.63/cwt	130.00–148.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.62/cwt	121.00–136.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	124.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	141.72/cwt	141.00–148.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.86/cwt	130.00–131.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	63.05/cwt	58.00–65.00	840	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	55.15/cwt	47.00–58.00	697	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	55.34/cwt	50.50–58.50	610	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	43.81/cwt	41.00–46.50	468	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	64.30/cwt	61.50–66.00	848	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	39.27/cwt	38.00–40.00	404	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	60.72/cwt	56.00–65.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	94.84/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,503	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	81.59/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,110	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	68.19/cwt	59.00–80.00	588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	784.21/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,407	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	57.21/cwt	43.50–63.50	754	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	59.03/cwt	57.00–60.00	897	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	135.54/cwt	129.00–143.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	99.74/cwt	90.00–110.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	132.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.20/cwt	139.00–149.00	617	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 →

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 303Last week 1,769Year ago 733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 199Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	133.00	133.00
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	164.00	164.00
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
5	—	614	129.00–143.00	135.54
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
6	—	753	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.34
2	—	428	130.00–148.00	138.63
4	—	469	121.00–136.00	129.62
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	90.00–110.00	99.74
2	—	678	90.00–100.00	94.98
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.00
3	—	460	120.00–127.00	122.28
2	—	330	137.00–140.00	138.43
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
5	—	703	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	149.00	149.00
12	—	491	141.00–148.00	141.72
7	—	614	130.00–131.00	130.86
6	—	591	125.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	547	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	139.00–149.00	144.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
3	—	363	120.00–130.00	124.32
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	95.00	95.00
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	405	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	58.00–65.00	63.05
5	—	1,264	47.00–58.00	55.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	50.50–58.50	55.34
1	—	950	33.00	33.00
8	—	1,069	41.00–46.50	43.81
4	—	1,030	38.00–40.00	39.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,319	61.50–66.00	64.30
3	—	1,433	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	32.00	32.00
1	—	885	52.50	52.50
1	—	850	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	56.00–65.00	60.72
4	—	1,585	89.50–100.00	94.84
3	—	1,360	79.00–84.00	81.59

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	—	863	59.00–80.00	68.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,072	650.00–875.00	784.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,318	43.50–63.50	57.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,520	57.00–60.00	59.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	57.50	57.50

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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