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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 8, 2021

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.27/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 484 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.94/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 527 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $153.34/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 477 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 789 693
Feeder cattle 895 733 602
Slaughter cattle 100 41 61
Replacement cattle 35 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend is available sale has been closed for the holidays. However there was a good run of feeders this week with good demand from buyers on most ranges of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 173.00–180.00 $176.50 $600 +11.50
355–395 377 9 160.00–182.00 $168.48 $635 -0.90
405–445 426 18 150.00–164.00 $157.66 $672 +0.01
450–490 477 29 144.00–157.00 $153.34 $731 +7.16
500–545 527 32 144.00–159.00 $150.56 $793 +7.06
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 ±0.00
550–585 570 19 140.00–153.00 $145.30 $828 +4.55
605–640 625 7 133.00–145.00 $140.27 $877 +5.16
655–695 666 10 126.00–134.00 $129.57 $863 +1.99
705–735 723 18 120.00–130.00 $125.42 $907 -0.65
765–795 775 6 120.00–130.00 $123.53 $957 +0.68
820–825 823 2 121.00–129.00 $125.01 $1,029 +5.01
1025 1025 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,128 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 141.00–155.00 $148.22 $482 —
400–430 411 6 130.00–145.00 $134.28 $552 -0.67
450–485 465 5 130.00–140.00 $134.51 $625 +4.95
510–540 521 8 125.00–140.00 $132.58 $691 +5.74
570–585 577 3 125.00–135.00 $129.62 $748 +5.34
610–645 628 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $769 +7.45
660–695 669 4 110.00–120.00 $117.53 $786 +2.59
700–745 723 2 114.00–120.00 $116.91 $845 +7.30
825–830 828 2 115.00 $115.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 101.00 $101.00 $359 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 149.00 $149.00 $454 +19.00
365–380 373 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $494 -12.36
406 406 4 110.00 $110.00 $447 -20.31
400–440 415 11 123.00–133.00 $125.79 $522 -4.52
450–495 480 22 125.00–135.00 $129.74 $623 +4.41
475–490 483 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $567 -7.87
493 value added 493 10 134.00 $134.00 $661 —
500–545 528 22 120.00–134.00 $123.09 $650 +8.09
550–590 563 14 120.00–125.00 $121.14 $682 -1.12
605–645 value added 623 3 120.00–125.00 $121.66 $758 —
618–645 626 15 120.00 $120.00 $751 +5.00
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 ±0.00
653–658 657 9 115.00 $115.00 $756 ±0.00
710–725 720 3 115.00–120.00 $116.64 $840 —
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
810–813 813 9 110.00–111.00 $110.89 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 144.00 $144.00 $331 —
265 265 1 146.00 $146.00 $387 —
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 -2.72
355–395 376 7 110.00–125.00 $120.71 $454 -2.73
420–440 430 6 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $505 +0.85
455–495 471 17 110.00–125.00 $118.84 $560 +3.99
475 thin fleshed 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +8.73
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 -8.81
565–595 584 4 110.00–115.00 $111.24 $650 +2.43
635 635 3 115.00 $115.00 $730 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 380 3 100.00–111.00 $103.95 $395 +3.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 187.50 $187.50 $553 —
300–340 323 6 163.00–183.00 $174.39 $563 +1.62
370–395 381 7 160.00–173.00 $165.13 $629 +4.32
400–440 413 7 140.00–150.00 $147.32 $608 +5.63
465–490 475 4 140.00–145.00 $142.20 $675 +6.37
500–545 517 3 132.00–148.00 $139.77 $723 +12.49
580–595 584 7 129.00–140.00 $134.97 $788 +9.97
650 650 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $812 ±0.00
725 725 1 119.00 $119.00 $863 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 140.00–152.00 $146.00 $577 —
425–445 434 4 127.00–140.00 $132.94 $577 —
450–490 465 4 120.00–135.00 $129.90 $604 +9.90
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +4.24
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +15.00
600–625 613 2 120.00 $120.00 $736 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 21.00 $21.00 $168 —
810–855 833 85-90% 2 27.50–38.00 $32.61 $272 —
945–1025 985 85-90% 2 26.00–27.00 $26.48 $261 -5.87
925–1195 1031 85-90% 14 28.00–39.50 $33.20 $342 —
1015–1330 1148 85-90% 14 40.50–50.50 $44.59 $512 +3.67
1135–1320 1212 85-90% 3 50.50–56.50 $52.54 $637 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1370 1236 80-85% 4 50.00–54.00 $51.33 $634 —
1140–1330 1239 80-85% 5 45.00–48.00 $46.59 $577 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $692 —
1250–1720 1556 75-80% 5 50.00–57.50 $54.09 $842 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 68.00 $68.00 $867 —
1320–1860 1489 7 69.00–78.50 $74.54 $1,110 —
1480–2035 1743 8 79.50–94.00 $84.62 $1,475 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1050 897 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 550.00–875.00 $701.67
1000–1350 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 500.00–925.00 $697.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $490
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 53.00 $53.00 $726

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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
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1050–1150 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,073.86 —

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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.