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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 9, 2020

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.56/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 567 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.34/cwt ≈ $519/hd at 411 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.67/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 479 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 751 907 0
Feeder cattle 672 — 0
Slaughter cattle 54 — 0
Replacement cattle 25 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder heifers trading 2.00 to 5.00 lower. There were several offerings of new crop unweaned cattle that affected the price on all ranges as buyers were looking more toward weaned hard cattle. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484
360–395 378 2 167.00–172.00 $169.38 $640
410–440 426 7 144.00–161.00 $150.12 $640
455–490 476 5 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $690
500–543 525 11 135.00–145.00 $140.81 $739
580 580 1 137.00 $137.00 $795
615–640 618 10 129.00–130.00 $129.90 $803
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750
650–685 664 7 127.00–130.00 $129.00 $857
680–690 683 3 120.00 $120.00 $820
720–735 728 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $914
791 791 5 126.00 $126.00 $997
800–840 821 9 120.00–123.00 $122.33 $1,004
958 958 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,054
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380–390 384 4 140.00–152.00 $144.54 $555
430–440 433 8 130.00–140.00 $134.06 $580
470–498 495 11 134.50–145.00 $135.41 $670
510–545 525 3 120.00–125.00 $121.62 $639
565 565 7 120.00–122.50 $121.79 $688
625–635 630 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $699
663–690 672 3 115.00–120.00 $118.29 $795
685 value added 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
463–465 464 8 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $638
732 value added 732 10 128.50 $128.50 $941

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 1 136.00 $136.00 $469
370–390 382 6 136.00–143.00 $140.00 $535
400–445 410 13 126.00–132.00 $126.83 $520
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510
450–494 479 14 120.00–125.00 $121.67 $583
503–545 517 7 120.00–124.00 $122.28 $632
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572
559 value added 559 7 125.50 $125.50 $702
550–585 570 7 115.00–125.00 $117.13 $668
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654
615–635 623 3 113.00–115.00 $114.32 $712
650–698 value added 669 5 120.00–122.50 $121.46 $813
755–791 787 8 115.00–115.50 $115.44 $909
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335–340 339 5 120.00 $120.00 $407
390 390 1 115.00 $115.00 $448
400–448 427 7 110.00–120.00 $116.53 $498
465–475 470 5 110.00–123.00 $116.60 $548
510–540 518 7 110.00–120.00 $114.58 $594
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622
620 620 1 111.00 $111.00 $688
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
412 thin fleshed 412 10 127.00 $127.00 $523
478 478 8 115.00 $115.00 $550
573 573 6 112.50 $112.50 $645
623 623 3 108.00 $108.00 $673
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540
555–575 568 3 80.00–90.00 $86.74 $493

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434
385–395 390 3 130.00–135.00 $131.69 $514
415–445 427 3 131.00–137.00 $132.97 $568
455–490 471 7 110.00–125.00 $120.47 $567
505–545 528 6 110.00–120.00 $116.63 $616
560–565 563 5 115.00–120.00 $116.99 $659
610–635 622 3 110.00–116.00 $113.66 $707
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450
345 345 1 152.00 $152.00 $524
395–399 396 4 146.00–160.00 $149.53 $592
425 425 1 147.00 $147.00 $625
460–495 480 5 130.00–143.00 $136.76 $656
500 500 2 133.00–143.00 $138.00 $690
565–580 573 3 120.00 $120.00 $688
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
434 thin fleshed 434 10 151.00 $151.00 $655
570 570 4 123.00 $123.00 $701
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
483 483 2 100.00 $100.00 $483
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1155 1130 85-90% 3 42.50–44.00 $43.01 $486
1165 1165 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $454
1195–1400 1332 85-90% 5 45.00–54.50 $50.09 $667
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1305–1365 1335 80-85% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.02 $654
1045–1615 1419 80-85% 4 54.00–57.50 $55.88 $793
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1280–1295 1288 75-80% 2 52.50–53.50 $53.00 $683
1360 1360 75-80% 1 42.50 $42.50 $578
1445 1445 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $795

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1345–2035 1553 5 79.00–86.00 $82.90 $1,287
1595–1785 1698 4 72.50–79.00 $74.59 $1,267

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00
750–900 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 650.00–725.00 $690.91
900–1300 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 470.00–1,135.00 $852.27
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $737
1590 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,081

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1200 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 835.00–1,125.00 $963.14

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.