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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 28, 2021

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.20/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 702 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 957 0
Feeder cattle 359 638 0
Slaughter cattle 48 150 0
Replacement cattle 40 169 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks good supply of cattle, this week was much lighter due to heavy rains in the area on Thursday. With the lighter supply of cattle this there were very few comparable feeders on all ranges, but feeders were trending lower with lower buyer demand and attendance than last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 158.00–172.50 $164.86 $610 —
450–475 456 7 151.00–160.00 $157.39 $718 -1.38
530 530 1 144.00 $144.00 $763 -12.65
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 -16.58
580 580 1 133.00 $133.00 $771 -23.58
615 615 1 138.00 $138.00 $849 -6.04
605–625 617 3 139.00–147.00 $143.32 $884 -0.72
700 value added 700 9 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 ±0.00
928 928 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 +5.00
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -22.27
500 thin fleshed 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -3.00
505–545 523 3 125.00–130.00 $128.26 $671 -6.31
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
620 620 1 134.00 $134.00 $831 +7.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 thin fleshed 255 1 162.00 $162.00 $413 —
280 280 2 131.00–141.00 $136.00 $381 —
305–345 325 2 127.50–137.50 $132.81 $432 +2.29
335–345 thin fleshed 340 2 146.00–149.00 $147.48 $501 —
360–395 379 8 126.00–137.00 $131.38 $498 +4.38
400–405 403 2 133.00–136.00 $134.51 $542 +4.77
463 thin fleshed 463 2 136.00 $136.00 $630 —
450–490 468 3 115.00–132.00 $122.85 $575 -3.52
500–540 528 6 110.00–125.00 $118.23 $624 -4.77
565–595 578 4 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $664 -3.51
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 -3.90
425–435 430 2 136.00–138.00 $137.01 $589 -10.69
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 —
500–510 505 5 130.00–140.00 $135.58 $685 —
618 value added 618 2 128.00 $128.00 $791 —
605–640 623 2 110.00–120.00 $114.86 $716 -8.60
675 675 3 110.00 $110.00 $742 -8.75
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 —
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —
585 585 1 85.00 $85.00 $497 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 5 145.00–155.00 $150.83 $492 -1.65
348 thin fleshed 348 3 154.00 $154.00 $536 —
393 393 2 154.00 $154.00 $605 —
405–430 415 4 127.50–145.00 $139.20 $578 -4.79
450–495 468 3 130.00–141.00 $135.36 $633 -5.34
505–535 519 5 120.00–126.00 $123.38 $640 -4.42
565–580 573 2 125.00–130.00 $127.53 $731 —
665–690 675 3 110.00–115.00 $113.30 $765 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 185.00 $185.00 $490 -1.00
345 345 1 162.00 $162.00 $559 -21.47
385–395 390 2 150.00 $150.00 $585 -16.71
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 -9.00
475–490 483 2 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $671 -17.91
515–545 525 3 124.00–138.00 $129.27 $679 -14.63
520–535 527 3 139.00–144.00 $140.65 $741 -3.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 125.00 $125.00 $304 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
625 625 1 102.00 $102.00 $638 —
685 685 1 90.00 $90.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $315 —
725–825 775 85-90% 2 33.00–34.00 $33.47 $259 -6.53
1005 1005 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $402 -9.47
1015–1080 1037 85-90% 3 44.00–54.00 $48.48 $503 -0.99
965–1300 1138 85-90% 6 54.00–62.50 $57.49 $654 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1370 1225 80-85% 5 58.00–65.50 $63.18 $774 -2.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1445 1383 75-80% 3 60.00–67.00 $64.12 $887 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 74.50 $74.50 $901 —
1000–1720 1358 5 75.00–85.00 $81.15 $1,102 —
985–2005 1729 6 90.00–92.50 $91.20 $1,577 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1025–1325 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 675.00–1,050.00 $872.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1210–1420 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 68.00–70.00 $68.92 $906

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1000–1250 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 650.00–1,425.00 $1,209.73 —

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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.