Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 30, 2020

524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.75/cwt -7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $502/hd at 423 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.57/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 574 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $151.04/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	524	797	920
Feeder cattle	466	608	826
Slaughter cattle	34	119	78
Replacement cattle	24	70	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There were some offerings of light fleshed weaned cattle that traded at a premium but most of the run consisted of unweaned and plain cattle that helped to bring down the averages on all fronts. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	180.00	$180.00	$509	±0.00
390–395	393	2	145.00–149.00	$147.01	$578	-6.99
400–435	413	7	140.00–167.00	$150.43	$621	+3.11
405–440 thin fleshed	423	2	159.00–174.00	$166.19	$703	—
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	-22.32
450–495	468	3	130.00–141.00	$133.60	$625	-15.60
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	-13.05
530–540	535	2	120.00–130.00	$125.05	$669	+2.59
565–575	572	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$696	-10.36
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	-2.26
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	—
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	146.00–157.50	$151.65	$440	+11.65
320–325	323	2	145.00–150.00	$147.48	$476	+8.48
355 thin fleshed	355	1	152.50	$152.50	$541	—
390	390	1	144.00	$144.00	$562	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	151.00	$151.00	$604	—
415–440	425	4	121.00–130.00	$127.49	$542	-6.21
425 value added	425	1	146.00	$146.00	$620	—
450–495	470	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$572	-3.38
515–545	530	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$596	-6.89
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667	—
695	695	1	100.00	$100.00	$695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	101.00	$101.00	$354	—
435	435	1	103.00	$103.00	$448	+3.00
690	690	1	90.00	$90.00	$621	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	153.00	$153.00	$444	—
325–345	333	3	139.00–145.00	$141.30	$471	+4.32
390–395	393	3	123.00–132.00	$127.69	$502	-3.38
400–448	423	23	115.00–127.00	$118.75	$502	-3.49
465–493	484	6	110.00–115.00	$114.16	$553	-5.05
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	-16.74
500–535	513	3	110.00–115.00	$111.62	$573	-5.12
560–580	572	9	105.00–115.00	$108.32	$620	-3.89
570–585	580	3	100.00–102.00	$101.34	$588	-10.87
615–645	629	5	95.00–105.00	$101.09	$636	+1.09
715	715	1	80.00	$80.00	$572	—
715	715	1	103.00	$103.00	$736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275 thin fleshed	268	3	150.00–165.00	$157.50	$422	—
335	335	1	116.00	$116.00	$389	-1.47
355	355	1	110.00	$110.00	$390	-6.13
425 thin fleshed	425	1	121.00	$121.00	$514	—
425–445	438	3	100.00–115.00	$104.85	$459	-11.67
475	475	1	100.00	$100.00	$475	-12.42
470–485	478	2	100.00–110.00	$105.08	$502	-7.34
520	520	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$533	-6.51
560–595	577	3	94.00–105.00	$99.72	$575	-7.71
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	4	150.00–172.00	$165.67	$563	+5.67
355	355	2	156.00–168.00	$162.00	$575	+3.69
390	390	1	133.00	$133.00	$519	-25.31
425–445	435	5	130.00–141.00	$135.97	$591	-8.43
450–485	467	9	129.00–142.00	$130.61	$610	-18.88
511–540	521	9	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$651	+2.02
555–590	573	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$673	+4.92
605–640	619	6	100.00–116.00	$109.07	$675	+2.28
650	650	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$699	+1.31
705	705	1	110.00	$110.00	$776	+7.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	481	4	125.00	$125.00	$601	+6.74
500–530	513	3	100.00–115.00	$108.47	$556	-4.79
560–590	578	3	100.00–110.00	$103.37	$597	-4.13
640	640	1	90.00	$90.00	$576	-9.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$217	—
980	980	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$392	+2.03
930–1265	1028	85-90%	11	37.50–46.00	$42.74	$439	—
1000–1220	1120	85-90%	6	47.50–53.00	$49.08	$550	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1475	1309	80-85%	5	54.00–60.00	$56.38	$738	+1.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1435	1365	75-80%	2	55.00–57.50	$56.31	$769	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	65.00	$65.00	$975	—
1590–1890	1740	2	82.00–85.00	$83.63	$1,455	—
1880	1880	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,429	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1265	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	60.00–63.00	$61.07	$602
990	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	64.00	$64.00	$634
1145–1210	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	55.00–56.00	$55.66	$658

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
850–1000	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	625.00–785.00	$708.40
900–1300	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	625.00–1,000.00	$763.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	610.00	$610.00	-450.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	-385.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.