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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2021-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 24

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Sep 3Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,113 head

▲ 381 vs last sale 732▲ 283 vs year ago 830 · +34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 113▲ 51 vs year ago 100 · +51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 30▲ 140 vs year ago 20 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on is available the sale was not reported the previous two weeks, however feeders across all ranges had lower undertones compared to the last sale reported. Supply was good and demand was moderate. Un-weaned new crop and fleshy cattle were discounted heavily by buyers helping to push prices lower.

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 $126.43/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$126.43

214 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	129.11	717	96
Medium and Large 2	464	125.24	581	100
Medium and Large 1-2	524	124.18	650	11thin
Medium and Large 3	423	110.14	466	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $251 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 sale214 hd

126.43

—

AR average8 barns · 1,648 hd

127.99

−1.57

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	1,597	81.60	1,303	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	59.76	782	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	46.68	494	15

Every lot

106 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 2	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	174.40/cwt	162.00–182.50	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	147.52/cwt	144.00–151.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	151.40/cwt	150.00–154.00	645	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.82/cwt	130.00–144.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	159.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	699	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	152.87/cwt	148.00–160.00	726	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	146.58/cwt	140.00–152.00	775	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	142.65/cwt	136.00–146.00	802	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.72/cwt	117.50–133.00	723	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	128.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	796	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	140.75/cwt	138.00–146.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	135.44/cwt	130.00–144.00	903	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,017	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	129.86/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,003	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	137.17/cwt	130.00–143.00	438	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	114.00/cwt	102.00–120.00	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	146.70/cwt	146.00–149.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.69/cwt	132.00–149.00	589	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	429	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	122.22/cwt	119.00–130.00	524	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	122.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	572	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	486	125.37/cwt	121.00–127.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	675	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	136.32/cwt	135.50–138.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	129.61/cwt	127.00–131.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	104.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	662	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	121.65/cwt	117.00–123.00	707	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	124.83/cwt	120.00–128.50	774	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	107.82/cwt	100.00–115.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	884	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	347	139.04/cwt	130.00–148.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	159.04/cwt	153.00–163.00	584	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	139.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	152.03/cwt	147.00–161.00	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	124.53/cwt	120.00–136.00	534	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	128.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	605	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	141.97/cwt	134.00–149.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	133.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	706	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	131.03/cwt	124.00–138.00	734	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	119.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	122.48/cwt	116.00–129.00	757	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	115.30/cwt	110.00–125.00	719	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	108.08/cwt	104.00–112.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	80.58/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,251	14
Bulls	—	—	1,915	88.72/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	341	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	46.75/cwt	44.00–47.00	499	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	55.36/cwt	55.00–56.00	714	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	61.41/cwt	57.50–65.00	808	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	822.00/cwt	725.00–950.00	8,804	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,148.79/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	14,222	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	920.03/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	9,890	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	807.20/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,888	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	684	7
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	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 Sep 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 732Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 113Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 30Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	120.00–130.00	128.60
6	—	428	130.00–144.00	137.82
2	—	735	110.00–120.00	115.07
4	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.20
5	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	375	149.00	149.00
2	—	470	135.00–145.00	139.95
3	—	260	168.00	168.00
19	—	575	117.50–133.00	125.72
2	—	823	109.00–110.00	109.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	150.00–154.00	151.40
3	—	568	137.00	137.00
5	—	670	127.00	127.00
5	—	628	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	562	136.00–146.00	142.65
4	—	633	138.00–146.00	140.75
2	—	700	130.00–132.00	131.00
30	—	529	140.00–152.00	146.58
5	—	772	120.00–134.00	129.86
8	—	438	157.00–165.00	159.52
1	—	840	119.00	119.00
18	—	475	148.00–160.00	152.87
5	—	364	162.00–182.50	174.40
16	—	667	130.00–144.00	135.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	714	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	144.00–151.00	147.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	498	135.50	135.50
10	—	584	120.00–130.00	123.37
7	—	394	146.00–149.00	146.70
5	—	520	127.00–131.00	129.61
27	—	620	120.00–128.50	124.83
10	—	425	132.00–149.00	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	319	130.00–143.00	137.17
15	—	429	119.00–130.00	122.22
15	—	468	120.00–128.00	122.17
14	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.24
3	—	665	100.00–115.00	107.82
17	—	581	117.00–123.00	121.65
1	—	255	144.00	144.00
3	—	370	120.00–130.00	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	130.00	130.00
8	—	543	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	144.00	144.00
3	—	519	135.50–138.00	136.32
6	—	685	127.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	620	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	100.00–110.00	104.67
3	—	330	102.00–120.00	114.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	110.00–120.00	114.96
5	—	486	121.00–127.00	125.37
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
2	—	593	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	147.00–161.00	152.03
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
2	—	775	104.00–112.00	108.08
4	—	654	119.00–120.00	119.50
8	—	367	153.00–163.00	159.04
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	472	134.00–149.00	141.97
8	—	527	129.00–139.00	133.95
8	—	560	124.00–138.00	131.03
17	—	618	116.00–129.00	122.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–150.00	139.69
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	347	130.00–148.00	139.04
9	—	471	120.00–135.00	128.55
18	—	516	120.00–130.00	124.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
8	—	624	110.00–125.00	115.30
4	—	579	115.00–122.00	119.22
8	—	429	120.00–136.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	481	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	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
1	—	1,015	57.50	57.50
1	—	975	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,068	44.00–47.00	46.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	57.50–65.00	61.41
3	—	1,290	55.00–56.00	55.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	86.50–91.00	88.72
14	—	1,552	75.00–84.00	80.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	725.00–950.00	822.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,238	825.00–1,275.00	1,148.79

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)	55	—	1,225	725.00–900.00	807.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,243	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,075	700.00–1,200.00	920.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	750.00	750.00

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.