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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 29

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

346 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 546▼ 351 vs year ago 697 · −50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 56▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 125 vs year ago 150 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a good trend could not be established due to a light run today but lower undertones were noted on most ranges of feeders with very few comparisons to last weeks quality and ranges. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.89/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$134.89

70 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	138.01	834	56
Medium and Large 2	593	122.39	726	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $108 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 sale70 hd

134.89

—

AR average6 barns · 988 hd

147.49

−12.60

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	—	High	1,832	81.44	1,492	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	62.50	891	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	56.00	716	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	43.62	469	23

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	164.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	129.82/cwt	120.00–140.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	152.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	149.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	799	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	143.60/cwt	137.00–148.00	811	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	130.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	136.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	128.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	115.43/cwt	115.00–115.50	911	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	131.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	120.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	132.56/cwt	125.00–136.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	117.18/cwt	110.00–125.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	126.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.15/cwt	146.00–152.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.90/cwt	130.00–143.00	694	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,966	84.18/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,655	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	797	33.60/cwt	30.00–40.00	268	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	172	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.00	339	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	45.53/cwt	42.00–52.50	512	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	52.73/cwt	49.00–57.00	639	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	56.00/cwt	53.50–62.00	716	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	891	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	58.95/cwt	57.00–61.00	703	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	949.77/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	12,537	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	58.30/cwt	57.50–59.50	778	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	58.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	609	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	53.76/cwt	51.00–56.00	566	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	938.40/cwt	600.00–1,070.00	7,817	3

This sale against other markets

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

Fri Jan 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 546Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 56Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	628	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
2	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	152.00	152.00
3	—	567	120.00–127.00	123.60
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
5	—	520	120.00–135.00	126.10
6	—	466	125.00–136.00	132.56
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
4	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	100.00–101.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–124.00	122.07
6	—	474	110.00–125.00	117.18
4	—	430	115.00–125.00	120.75
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	427	146.00–152.00	149.15
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	181.00	181.00
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
5	—	518	130.00–143.00	133.90
1	—	315	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	528	110.00–120.00	115.02
1	—	380	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	137.00–148.00	143.60
5	—	608	132.00–140.00	136.80
3	—	422	162.00–167.00	164.26
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
11	—	533	140.00–154.00	149.91
6	—	481	150.00–158.00	152.18
1	—	390	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
7	—	789	115.00–115.50	115.43
5	—	623	124.00–130.00	128.78
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	125.00–136.00	130.26
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
3	—	472	120.00–140.00	129.82
2	—	730	110.00–115.00	112.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	57.50–59.50	58.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	775.00–1,135.00	949.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	57.00–61.00	58.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	51.00–56.00	53.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	55.00–61.00	58.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	833	600.00–1,070.00	938.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	49.00–57.00	52.73
1	—	925	25.00	25.00
8	—	1,124	42.00–52.50	45.53
2	—	963	30.00–40.00	35.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,279	53.50–62.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	21.00	21.00
3	—	797	30.00–40.00	33.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,966	82.50–85.00	84.18
2	—	1,565	74.00–78.00	75.96

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.