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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 22, 2021

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.69/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 619 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.13/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 417 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.23/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 455 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 1,114 479
Feeder cattle 546 957 423
Slaughter cattle 56 107 31
Replacement cattle 24 50 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a few offerings of hard weaned cattle trading as much as 10.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs were steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls remained steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 428 12 156.00–169.00 $162.94 $697 +3.38
455–470 463 2 163.00 $163.00 $755 +10.01
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 -20.09
500–530 514 5 147.00–154.00 $150.18 $772 +5.09
550–585 563 3 120.00 $120.00 $676 -21.53
555–583 570 7 141.00–147.00 $144.17 $822 +2.64
600–640 615 10 133.00–146.00 $136.68 $841 -1.25
605–625 value added 621 19 139.50–144.00 $140.42 $872 -1.00
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 +0.96
650–690 671 5 126.00–139.00 $129.59 $870 -0.30
700–730 721 4 128.00–133.00 $129.72 $935 +3.11
810–815 812 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $961 -11.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 +8.07
405–445 427 3 146.00–150.00 $148.73 $635 +26.27
465–495 481 5 130.00–145.00 $139.84 $673 +4.85
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 +11.20
560–595 575 4 120.00–135.00 $127.82 $735 +4.35
590 value added 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -5.00
610–620 615 2 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $769 +1.67
650–670 660 4 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $775 +4.92
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 -4.00
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 7 140.00–141.00 $140.70 $443 +20.70
350 350 1 143.00 $143.00 $500 +7.17
400–445 416 26 130.00–138.50 $135.06 $562 +5.74
425–430 428 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $522 -7.31
452–460 454 12 127.00–133.00 $129.83 $589 -2.03
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 -9.86
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 ±0.00
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -9.73
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 -0.85
635–645 640 3 110.00–112.50 $110.84 $709 -1.67
655–670 668 6 105.00–110.00 $109.18 $729 -0.82
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 -10.00
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 -5.00
835 835 1 106.00 $106.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 141.00 $141.00 $472 —
362 thin fleshed 362 3 133.00 $133.00 $481 —
350–390 372 6 120.00–128.00 $123.62 $460 +2.77
440–445 443 2 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $543 +7.37
460–495 473 8 105.00–120.00 $114.91 $544 -2.70
535 value added 535 2 117.00 $117.00 $626 —
570–583 580 13 110.00–115.00 $111.92 $649 +0.96
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 -2.52
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 8 141.00 $141.00 $540 —
560 value added 560 6 117.50 $117.50 $658 —
620 value added 620 2 112.50 $112.50 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —
450 450 2 105.00 $105.00 $472 —
505 505 1 90.00 $90.00 $454 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 10 171.00–183.00 $177.77 $590 —
365–385 373 3 159.00–168.00 $165.06 $616 +9.55
405–430 415 3 156.00–167.00 $160.13 $665 +9.36
470–495 484 5 140.00–157.00 $149.60 $724 +4.01
500–535 506 9 135.00–147.00 $144.08 $729 +2.27
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 +6.92
560 560 2 125.00 $125.00 $700 -8.08
600–649 625 2 127.00 $127.00 $794 +0.13
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -6.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
370 thin fleshed 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
430 thin fleshed 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
435 435 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $587 ±0.00
450–465 458 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $611 +3.48
505–545 530 3 117.00–128.00 $121.72 $645 +1.94
549 thin fleshed 549 1 130.00 $130.00 $714 —
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 ±0.00
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —
882 882 3 90.00 $90.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $341 +9.00
885 885 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $354 +10.00
900 900 85-90% 1 23.50 $23.50 $212 —
965–1120 1030 85-90% 5 44.50–46.50 $45.50 $469 —
1140–1185 1163 85-90% 2 50.50–51.00 $50.75 $590 +1.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $482 —
1155–1395 1242 80-85% 7 50.50–60.00 $54.05 $671 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1495 1373 75-80% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.80 $752 +2.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1825 1633 5 70.00–77.00 $73.27 $1,196 —
1600–2335 1968 2 85.00–90.00 $87.97 $1,731 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 66.50 $66.50 $685
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 62.50 $62.50 $806

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1100 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 625.00–1,025.00 $793.85
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1050–1350 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 550.00–1,020.00 $811.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–1385 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 49.50–53.00 $51.45 $638
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 55.50 $55.50 $699

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1150 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 95.00–102.00 $99.00 $995

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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
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1100–1250 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 875.00–1,050.00 $996.08 -310.30
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,176.53 +170.28

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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.