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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 15, 2021

1,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.53/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 618 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.23/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.34/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,114 1,030 476
Feeder cattle 957 895 407
Slaughter cattle 107 100 44
Replacement cattle 50 35 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, demand was moderate to good on a good run of cattle today. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with the exception of some of the lower quality cattle trading lower than last week. Feeder bulls traded uneven to steady. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 -11.50
410–445 432 12 155.00–164.00 $159.56 $689 +1.90
450–495 477 20 145.00–161.00 $152.99 $730 -0.35
512 value added 512 8 156.00 $156.00 $799 —
500–545 526 14 140.00–151.00 $145.09 $763 -5.47
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 ±0.00
555–595 578 11 139.00–148.00 $141.53 $818 -3.77
600–630 613 13 130.00–142.00 $137.93 $846 -2.34
615–625 620 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $775 -15.23
603–627 value added 623 12 141.00–141.50 $141.42 $881 —
660–690 675 2 125.00–135.00 $129.89 $877 +0.32
695 value added 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
700–740 723 3 125.00–130.00 $126.61 $915 +1.19
750–772 770 9 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 +6.47
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 +4.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 166.00 $166.00 $490 —
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 +1.78
370 thin fleshed 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
360–388 384 10 135.00–150.00 $136.93 $526 —
410–445 434 4 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $531 -11.82
455 thin fleshed 455 1 147.00 $147.00 $669 —
455–485 471 4 130.00–140.00 $134.99 $636 +0.48
505–545 518 8 120.00–130.00 $123.80 $641 -8.78
550 thin fleshed 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 —
565–597 586 7 120.00–129.00 $123.47 $724 -6.15
605 thin fleshed 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
600–640 614 7 120.00–130.00 $123.37 $757 +0.94
660–690 671 4 110.00–120.00 $112.57 $755 -4.96
715 715 2 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $851 +2.09
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
810–820 815 2 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $917 -2.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 7 168.00 $168.00 $536 —
592 value added 592 3 137.00 $137.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 6 163.00 $163.00 $375 —
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 -29.00
328–340 331 7 138.00–148.00 $140.86 $466 -8.14
355–395 378 5 130.00–145.00 $135.83 $513 +3.38
400–445 421 9 125.00–139.00 $129.32 $544 +3.53
450–495 472 14 125.00–140.00 $131.86 $622 +2.12
460–490 480 3 110.00–120.00 $116.60 $560 -13.14
485 value added 485 3 137.00 $137.00 $664 +3.00
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -3.09
510–535 523 11 120.00–139.00 $124.73 $652 +1.64
550–595 577 12 115.00–125.00 $121.85 $703 +0.71
600–630 614 12 120.00–121.00 $120.08 $737 +0.08
605–630 618 4 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $695 -7.49
650–670 657 5 120.00 $120.00 $788 +5.00
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -5.00
710 fancy 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
710–740 720 3 110.00–115.00 $113.36 $816 -3.28
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 334 14 118.00–130.00 $123.11 $411 -1.89
363–390 372 15 120.00–125.00 $120.85 $450 +0.14
425 thin fleshed 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —
400–445 427 3 110.00–120.00 $115.14 $492 -2.37
450–485 467 8 111.00–125.00 $117.61 $549 -1.23
473 value added 473 3 130.00 $130.00 $615 —
510–540 522 5 110.00–119.00 $114.85 $600 -5.15
550–590 573 6 101.00–115.00 $110.96 $636 +10.96
615–630 625 4 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $703 -2.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 10 154.00 $154.00 $456 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 -3.95
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 -12.50
375–390 383 2 155.00–156.00 $155.51 $596 -9.62
405–425 417 6 140.00–158.00 $150.77 $629 +3.45
455–490 477 11 139.00–155.00 $145.59 $694 +3.39
500–540 517 14 130.00–148.00 $141.81 $733 +2.04
550–570 560 8 127.00–143.00 $133.08 $745 -1.89
585 585 1 124.00 $124.00 $725 -10.97
600–633 615 8 120.00–130.00 $126.87 $780 —
650–655 651 5 117.00–126.00 $121.59 $792 -3.41
715–745 729 4 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $820 -6.50
750–760 758 10 110.00–116.00 $115.30 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 +2.06
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 +0.10
450–460 thin fleshed 455 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $626 —
505 thin fleshed 505 1 137.00 $137.00 $692 —
515–540 524 10 110.00–125.00 $119.78 $628 -5.22
580–585 583 3 120.00 $120.00 $700 -10.00
620–635 627 3 110.00–115.00 $113.35 $711 -6.65
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–805 778 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.52 $346 —
795 795 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $199 —
860 860 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $172 —
865 865 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $260 —
925–1040 965 85-90% 3 30.00–34.00 $32.56 $314 +6.08
985–1280 1113 85-90% 14 42.00–46.00 $43.88 $488 -0.71
1115–1325 1188 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $49.11 $583 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1285 1133 80-85% 6 42.50–48.00 $44.78 $507 —
1085–1555 1291 80-85% 10 50.00–55.00 $52.70 $680 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $524 —
1200–1475 1381 75-80% 4 50.00–53.00 $51.81 $715 +1.31
1520 1520 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 63.00 $63.00 $850 —
1200–1800 1556 6 74.00–78.00 $76.35 $1,188 —
1640–1960 1819 7 82.50–86.50 $83.82 $1,525 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 58.00 $58.00 $464
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 52.50 $52.50 $457

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–900 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 600.00–800.00 $689.29
1000–1350 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 575.00–950.00 $757.40
1200–1300 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 550.00–850.00 $697.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1170 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $644

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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
1100–1250 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,306.38 —
1150–1250 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,150.00 $1,006.25 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.