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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 20, 2020

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.46/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 561 lb · 23 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 3 heifers $83.59/cwt ≈ $230/hd at 275 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.91/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 971 743 852
Feeder cattle 836 587 770
Slaughter cattle 100 100 62
Replacement cattle 35 56 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend is available this week, sale was not reported last week. There was good demand on weaned feeders and good demand for the lighter weights in the feeders mostly noticeable under 450 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 5 167.00–174.00 $172.05 $650 +7.49
400–443 424 14 151.00–162.00 $158.04 $670 -5.96
455–475 465 11 143.00–163.00 $149.65 $696 +3.89
520–540 531 5 137.00–152.00 $144.60 $768 +13.62
555–572 561 23 136.00–149.00 $143.46 $805 +3.08
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -8.76
600–640 616 6 128.00–138.00 $133.61 $823 -0.15
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 -23.76
880 880 1 110.00 $110.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.00 $152.00 $464 +10.00
315 thin fleshed 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 —
330 value added 330 1 169.00 $169.00 $558 —
355–380 368 2 135.00–144.00 $139.35 $513 +1.08
410 value added 410 1 141.00 $141.00 $578 —
425–445 438 4 130.00–142.00 $137.58 $603 +7.30
450–495 470 5 125.00–139.00 $134.99 $634 +3.49
500–530 513 6 120.00–130.00 $125.11 $642 +0.06
560–585 570 3 120.00–135.00 $128.22 $731 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
928 928 2 100.00 $100.00 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–270 264 8 140.00–152.00 $149.72 $395 +7.99
405–445 424 10 124.00–136.00 $132.04 $560 +3.23
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 -18.81
460–480 470 2 110.00 $110.00 $517 -13.52
457–490 473 13 120.00–126.00 $121.43 $574 -2.09
510–525 518 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $583 -11.92
505–531 525 8 118.00–133.00 $123.21 $647 -1.17
553–590 565 3 110.00 $110.00 $622 -18.21
565–570 566 6 115.00–126.00 $120.49 $682 -7.72
615–640 625 6 109.00–121.00 $113.15 $707 -6.34
678–685 680 4 112.50–113.00 $112.63 $766 —
780 780 1 108.00 $108.00 $842 —
813 813 3 95.00 $95.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 thin fleshed 265 1 138.00 $138.00 $366 —
336 value added 336 5 136.00 $136.00 $457 —
350–385 361 4 110.00–129.00 $121.76 $440 +6.72
420–448 439 10 110.00–115.00 $114.02 $501 -2.54
455–490 469 5 100.00–115.00 $109.03 $511 +0.06
505–535 521 12 100.00–117.00 $111.83 $583 —
550–578 565 7 105.00–110.00 $108.60 $614 —
600–610 608 9 100.00 $100.00 $608 —
655–660 658 2 100.00 $100.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 17 81.00–85.00 $83.59 $230 —
365–373 371 4 68.00–80.00 $70.95 $263 —
465 465 1 85.00 $85.00 $395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 120.00 $120.00 $506 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 +9.78
350–370 362 5 160.00–182.50 $167.73 $607 +10.73
405–440 424 5 132.00–149.00 $141.94 $602 -1.10
445 445 1 121.00 $121.00 $538 -22.04
450–490 470 13 130.00–143.00 $140.65 $661 +3.43
500–520 507 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $712 +12.90
567 567 4 115.00 $115.00 $652 -5.00
550–590 572 4 120.00–129.00 $124.23 $711 +4.23
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 -6.00
693 693 3 115.00 $115.00 $797 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
850–890 857 6 85.00–89.00 $88.31 $757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 163.00 $163.00 $546 -2.00
340 340 2 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $517 +23.32
360 thin fleshed 360 1 157.50 $157.50 $567 —
370–375 373 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $532 -0.42
410–430 415 4 120.00–139.00 $124.92 $518 +0.76
490–495 493 2 110.00–120.00 $114.97 $567 -5.03
530 thin fleshed 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
520–545 532 6 110.00–120.00 $116.58 $620 -0.82
550–585 567 3 110.00–115.00 $111.62 $633 —
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 +6.00
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 80.00 $80.00 $274 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–865 833 85-90% 2 20.00 $20.00 $167 -15.18
880 880 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $264 —
945–1185 1093 85-90% 3 32.00–34.00 $32.88 $359 -11.44
910–1450 1165 85-90% 12 38.00–46.00 $40.86 $476 —
1055–1575 1212 85-90% 6 47.00–49.00 $48.09 $583 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 80-85% 1 38.00 $38.00 $346 —
1085–1430 1227 80-85% 5 42.50–46.00 $44.49 $546 —
1080–1575 1342 80-85% 12 48.00–53.00 $50.26 $674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1450 1423 75-80% 2 50.00–52.50 $51.27 $730 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2111 1649 6 70.00–74.00 $71.12 $1,173 —
2100–2150 2125 2 76.50–80.00 $78.23 $1,662 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1000 917 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 450.00–700.00 $595.45
900–1300 1201 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 525.00–850.00 $701.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $624
1185–1475 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 45.00–53.00 $47.68 $644
1460–1470 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 43.00–45.00 $44.00 $645

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–925 888 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 300.00–410.00 $357.32 —
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.