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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 4, 2021

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.53/cwt +11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 439 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.79/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 521 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.35/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 790 447 546
Feeder cattle 683 359 472
Slaughter cattle 67 48 44
Replacement cattle 40 40 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 500 lbs were mostly steady on limited comparisons from last weeks short supply. There were not enough steers over 500 lbs from last week to compare to this week. Heifers over 500 lbs traded steady with lower undertones noted. Heifers over 500 lbs were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with the fleshy un-weaned cattle taking a discount. Feeder bulls showed good gains compared to last weeks short supply with 5.00 to 10.00 gains with good buyer support. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 160.00–168.00 $163.89 $615 -0.97
440 440 1 154.00 $154.00 $678 —
450–490 467 6 150.00–158.00 $153.65 $718 -3.74
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 -4.00
500–545 525 16 144.00–159.00 $152.06 $798 +8.06
550–595 573 9 140.00–150.00 $143.74 $824 +3.74
585–595 592 3 130.00–137.00 $132.35 $784 -7.65
610–620 615 2 130.00 $130.00 $800 -8.00
600–640 621 11 140.00–146.00 $143.73 $893 +0.41
655–690 666 13 131.00–145.00 $136.30 $908 —
650–685 674 4 130.00 $130.00 $876 —
705–748 744 12 130.00 $130.00 $967 +10.00
755 755 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $917 —
780 780 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
821–849 826 6 120.00–123.00 $120.51 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 146.00–156.00 $150.84 $483 +5.84
370–380 375 2 140.00–155.00 $147.40 $553 —
405–445 425 3 133.00–150.00 $141.53 $602 +11.53
470–490 480 4 134.00–150.00 $139.82 $671 —
520 value added 520 1 138.00 $138.00 $718 —
505–545 525 10 125.00–142.00 $133.03 $698 +4.77
560 thin fleshed 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
555–595 572 6 125.00–135.00 $129.62 $741 -0.38
600–645 626 4 120.00–135.00 $128.62 $805 -5.38
660 value added 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
650–665 661 11 115.00–128.00 $119.27 $788 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 162.50 $162.50 $390 —
340 340 1 143.00 $143.00 $486 —
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
350–385 360 4 140.00–141.00 $140.25 $505 +0.25
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -7.01
420–445 435 12 130.00–140.00 $138.77 $604 +1.76
445 value added 445 16 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
470–490 481 4 120.00–130.00 $126.23 $607 —
455–495 485 7 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $640 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -10.00
500–545 522 18 125.00–137.00 $130.33 $680 -5.25
550–585 566 5 124.00–131.00 $127.24 $720 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
600–635 617 3 115.00–120.00 $116.72 $720 +1.86
600–640 618 8 120.00–130.00 $122.39 $756 +7.53
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +5.00
740–749 748 11 115.00–117.50 $117.28 $877 +15.28
760 760 3 117.50 $117.50 $893 —
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 thin fleshed 285 2 159.00 $159.00 $453 -3.00
310–335 322 3 130.00–143.00 $134.63 $434 +1.82
350 thin fleshed 350 2 146.00 $146.00 $511 —
365–390 381 5 122.00–135.00 $130.16 $496 -1.22
400–445 422 11 120.00–130.00 $125.87 $531 -8.64
425 thin fleshed 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
450–495 472 8 120.00–130.00 $122.01 $576 -0.84
510–545 524 7 115.00–124.00 $120.55 $632 +2.32
565 thin fleshed 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 —
555–595 572 5 110.00–120.00 $113.02 $646 -1.94
625 625 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $694 -4.00
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 +5.00
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 value added 463 15 153.00 $153.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $448 +6.94
525 525 1 100.00 $100.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 150.00–158.00 $153.92 $590 +3.92
413–445 421 9 156.00–165.00 $159.73 $672 +9.73
455–475 463 3 151.00–159.00 $154.63 $716 +15.61
510–524 523 18 136.00–148.00 $147.35 $771 +18.08
550–595 557 13 126.00–144.00 $134.79 $751 —
585 585 1 127.00 $127.00 $743 —
605–625 620 9 125.00–142.00 $129.15 $801 —
675–680 678 3 121.00–123.00 $121.67 $825 —
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 155.00 $155.00 $403 —
320 thin fleshed 320 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $514 +6.50
360 360 1 155.00 $155.00 $558 +1.00
380 thin fleshed 380 1 144.00 $144.00 $547 —
450–495 470 3 120.00–130.00 $125.21 $588 -10.15
505 thin fleshed 505 1 133.00 $133.00 $672 —
520–540 532 3 126.00–130.00 $128.70 $685 +5.32
560–590 577 5 120.00–130.00 $126.96 $733 -0.57
605–615 610 3 113.00–123.00 $118.64 $724 —
655–665 660 2 111.00–120.00 $115.53 $762 +2.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 -2.00

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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 42.00 $42.00 $349 —
845 845 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $275 —
845–855 850 85-90% 2 52.00 $52.00 $442 —
910–1260 1095 85-90% 5 58.50–63.00 $61.02 $668 —
1035–1180 1098 85-90% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.48 $576 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1135 1118 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.49 $676 —
1035–1390 1208 80-85% 10 62.50–74.00 $68.00 $821 +4.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1505 1360 75-80% 2 64.50–65.00 $64.78 $881 +0.66
1405–1825 1588 75-80% 3 65.00–72.00 $69.02 $1,096 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2180 1526 7 78.00–87.50 $82.74 $1,263 —
1760–2090 1893 3 92.50–102.00 $96.46 $1,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
950–1300 1103 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 675.00–1,050.00 $840.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1175–1245 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 69.50–70.00 $69.74 $844

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–725.00 $637.50

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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
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00 —
900–1250 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 700.00–1,450.00 $1,011.36 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,545.00 $1,545.00 —

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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.