Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-06-18

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 18

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 4Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 683▲ 63 vs year ago 575 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 67▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 40▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available for this week, sale was not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.72/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$128.72

120 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$42.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.86	713	14thin
Medium and Large 1	536	134.83	723	52
Medium and Large 2	480	126.30	606	43
Medium and Large 3	459	96.39	443	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.47/cwt here — about $270 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 sale120 hd

128.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,242 hd

133.07

−4.35

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	1,680	90.85	1,526	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	70.43	989	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	69.13	858	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	56.79	628	19

Every lot

99 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	149.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	579	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	161.07/cwt	155.00–167.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	157.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	133.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	834	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	142.72/cwt	142.00–145.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	119.68/cwt	114.00–124.00	849	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	130.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,014	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	127.82/cwt	120.00–136.00	536	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	139.17/cwt	135.00–143.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	151.00/cwt	149.00–153.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	140.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.38/cwt	115.00–130.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	96.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	117.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	135.89/cwt	126.00–143.00	717	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	701	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	132.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	114.17/cwt	112.50–117.50	816	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	150.71/cwt	145.00–159.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.70/cwt	133.00–140.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	119.69/cwt	115.00–124.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	127.84/cwt	127.00–130.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	122.61/cwt	120.00–123.50	824	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.95/cwt	99.00–103.00	777	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	93.63/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	44.24/cwt	40.00–48.00	447	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	596	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	63.81/cwt	61.00–65.50	777	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	69.60/cwt	66.50–74.00	857	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	870	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	71.51/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,008	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	817.62/cwt	600.00–1,025.00	8,773	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,553	65.77/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,021	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	960	1

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 Jun 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 683Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 67Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 15

No trend is available for this week, sale was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	149.00	149.00
4	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	500	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	112.50–117.50	114.17
2	—	423	135.00–143.00	139.17
8	—	588	130.00–134.00	132.52
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
6	—	667	120.00	120.00
5	—	468	136.00–143.00	140.01
9	—	528	126.00–143.00	135.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	145.50	145.50
6	—	616	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	149.00–153.00	151.00
1	—	475	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
2	—	400	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
5	—	475	90.00–100.00	96.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	110.00–125.00	121.88
4	—	521	110.00–120.00	117.46
5	—	473	115.00–130.00	123.38
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
12	—	419	120.00–136.00	127.82
4	—	376	125.00–135.00	129.92
1	—	340	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	133.00–140.00	135.70
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
2	—	483	135.00–145.00	139.92
7	—	577	127.00–130.00	127.84
5	—	422	145.00–159.00	150.71
4	—	672	120.00–123.50	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	99.00–103.00	100.95
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	478	130.00–140.00	133.38
3	—	433	130.00–140.00	134.92
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
4	—	568	115.00–124.00	119.69
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	122.00–126.00	124.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	135.00–140.00	138.36
3	—	690	130.00	130.00
8	—	777	120.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
4	—	585	142.00–145.00	142.72
3	—	418	154.00–160.00	157.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	155.00–167.00	161.07
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	125.00–130.00	127.51
6	—	709	114.00–124.00	119.68
6	—	525	120.00–140.00	133.29
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
6	—	386	140.00–160.00	149.94
2	—	565	125.00–135.00	130.04
1	—	470	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	140.00	140.00
14	—	571	145.00–147.00	146.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	142.50	142.50
6	—	472	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,218	61.00–65.50	63.81
5	—	1,037	55.00–60.00	57.50
2	—	1,010	40.00–48.00	44.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,231	66.50–74.00	69.60
1	—	1,360	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,409	68.00–74.50	71.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	92.50–95.00	93.63
1	—	1,720	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	2	—	1,553	65.50–66.00	65.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,073	600.00–1,025.00	817.62

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	1	—	1,215	79.00	79.00

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.