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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.09/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 477 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.77/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 557 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.92/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 565 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 425 1,357
Feeder cattle 531 346 1,269
Slaughter cattle 36 54 68
Replacement cattle 32 25 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls trended 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on a light supply. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher, also on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 168.00–181.00 $174.60 $567 —
415 value added 415 1 168.00 $168.00 $697 —
405–445 423 6 157.00–168.00 $162.22 $686 -2.04
460–485 473 6 147.00–162.00 $156.18 $739 +4.00
500–540 525 6 143.00–157.00 $149.20 $783 -0.71
555–585 570 2 130.00–143.00 $136.33 $777 -7.27
560–595 581 6 141.00–151.00 $144.46 $839 +0.86
600–610 605 4 137.00–144.00 $141.76 $858 +4.96
710 value added 710 5 133.50 $133.50 $948 —
740 740 1 129.00 $129.00 $955 +9.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -10.00
890 890 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,006 +13.00
965 965 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,081 —
1030 1030 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 150.00–156.00 $154.06 $508 —
385–390 388 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $545 —
415–435 424 7 136.00–149.00 $143.08 $607 +3.08
450–490 477 8 125.00–145.00 $134.93 $644 +5.11
525–535 530 3 119.00–140.00 $126.34 $670 +16.34
555–595 571 7 120.00–140.00 $129.98 $742 -0.28
640 640 1 117.00 $117.00 $749 +7.00
655–670 663 3 110.00–120.00 $113.37 $752 —
735–740 738 2 108.00–115.00 $111.49 $823 -0.96
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 5 152.00 $152.00 $745 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 122.00–128.00 $124.90 $472 -5.10
390–396 395 7 138.00–144.00 $143.15 $565 +13.15
400–415 408 3 129.00–138.00 $132.34 $540 +1.11
415 415 1 131.00 $131.00 $544 +11.00
450–490 476 14 129.00–137.00 $134.67 $641 +12.67
485 485 1 126.00 $126.00 $611 +4.00
502–520 507 5 125.00–132.00 $129.56 $657 +16.18
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 -16.10
555 value added 555 5 133.00 $133.00 $738 —
565–585 572 7 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $701 -1.03
605–617 614 7 119.50–122.00 $119.93 $736 +1.93
660 value added 660 3 117.50 $117.50 $776 —
725–740 733 2 110.00 $110.00 $806 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $433 —
365–385 375 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $459 +0.36
410–440 421 9 115.00–127.00 $118.61 $499 -2.14
445 thin fleshed 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
450–490 477 7 110.00–125.00 $117.19 $559 +0.01
530–549 540 3 110.00–119.00 $115.62 $624 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 170.00–179.00 $174.62 $576 +3.62
365–390 376 4 164.00–172.00 $167.03 $628 +2.03
400–435 417 10 150.00–166.00 $158.90 $663 +9.75
455–495 481 4 146.00–156.00 $151.66 $729 —
510–545 526 5 136.00–143.00 $140.35 $738 +6.45
552–590 557 12 130.00–141.50 $139.77 $779 +10.77
600–640 619 5 124.00–131.00 $127.41 $789 —
680 680 2 122.00 $122.00 $830 +3.53
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 161.00 $161.00 $483 —
405–440 423 2 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $582 +7.60
445 thin fleshed 445 1 143.00 $143.00 $636 —
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 +4.98
550 550 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $682 +1.53

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $290 +14.00
930 930 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $242 +1.00
1020 1020 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $525 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $613 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $506 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1385 1196 80-85% 5 59.00–64.50 $60.65 $725 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $979 +5.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1590 1588 2 74.50–84.00 $79.26 $1,259 +3.30
1990–2075 2038 3 84.50–92.50 $87.54 $1,784 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1230 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 60.00–73.00 $65.37 $705
1300–1340 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 63.00–67.00 $64.97 $858

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1100–1400 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 650.00–1,000.00 $815.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 44.00 $44.00 $471

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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
1150–1250 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 980.00–1,200.00 $1,069.21 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00 -150.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +50.00
1175–1250 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,347.25 +247.25
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.