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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 18, 2021

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.56/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 420 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.03/cwt ≈ $834/hd at 571 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.76/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 424 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 790 636
Feeder cattle 638 683 575
Slaughter cattle 74 67 46
Replacement cattle 15 40 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend is available for this week, sale was not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 thin fleshed 295 1 176.00 $176.00 $519 —
325 thin fleshed 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 163.00 $163.00 $579 —
375–390 386 6 140.00–160.00 $149.94 $579 +2.54
400–410 thin fleshed 405 2 155.00–167.00 $161.07 $652 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +0.18
472 value added 472 6 145.00 $145.00 $684 —
500–540 525 6 120.00–140.00 $133.29 $700 +0.26
532 value added 532 3 142.50 $142.50 $758 +4.50
560–570 565 2 125.00–135.00 $130.04 $735 +0.42
600–605 603 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $769 -1.11
655 thin fleshed 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 +0.73
700–715 709 6 114.00–124.00 $119.68 $849 —
780 thin fleshed 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 —
405–430 418 3 154.00–160.00 $157.62 $659 +3.62
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -3.65
565–592 585 4 142.00–145.00 $142.72 $835 +10.37
590 590 1 132.00 $132.00 $779 -0.35
600–615 610 3 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $844 +8.36
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 -13.73
690 690 3 130.00 $130.00 $897 ±0.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -10.00
776–780 777 8 120.00–132.00 $130.49 $1,014 +0.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–588 value added 571 14 145.00–147.00 $146.03 $834 —
611 value added 611 10 140.00 $140.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 -14.00
660 660 2 110.00 $110.00 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 144.00 $144.00 $497 +1.00
420 value added 420 4 148.00 $148.00 $622 -9.00
405–440 423 2 135.00–143.00 $139.17 $589 +0.40
405–440 thin fleshed 427 5 149.00–153.00 $151.00 $645 —
450–495 468 5 136.00–143.00 $140.01 $655 +13.78
475 thin fleshed 475 1 148.00 $148.00 $703 —
480 value added 480 1 149.00 $149.00 $715 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -7.01
500 value added 500 2 146.00 $146.00 $730 —
505–545 528 9 126.00–143.00 $135.89 $717 +5.56
555 value added 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
565–598 588 8 130.00–134.00 $132.52 $779 +12.52
630 630 1 127.00 $127.00 $800 +4.61
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 -7.39
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -5.00
667 667 6 120.00 $120.00 $800 +5.00
710–720 715 3 112.50–117.50 $114.17 $816 -3.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 +6.37
370–395 376 4 125.00–135.00 $129.92 $488 -0.24
395 value added 395 2 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
400–430 419 12 120.00–136.00 $127.82 $536 +1.95
420 value added 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
435 thin fleshed 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 +10.00
460–485 473 5 115.00–130.00 $123.38 $584 +1.37
510–530 521 4 110.00–120.00 $117.46 $612 -3.09
555–586 575 11 110.00–125.00 $121.88 $701 +8.86
665 665 1 137.00 $137.00 $911 +22.00
675 675 1 112.00 $112.00 $756 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 value added 436 8 145.50 $145.50 $634 —
616 value added 616 6 130.00 $130.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 100.00 $100.00 $280 —
385 385 1 100.00 $100.00 $385 -16.94
400 400 2 100.00 $100.00 $400 —
465–490 475 5 90.00–100.00 $96.06 $456 —
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 169.00 $169.00 $634 +15.08
400–445 422 5 145.00–159.00 $150.71 $636 -9.02
475–490 483 2 135.00–145.00 $139.92 $676 -14.71
510–535 525 4 133.00–140.00 $135.70 $712 -11.65
560–583 577 7 127.00–130.00 $127.84 $738 +0.84
615–625 618 3 130.00–131.00 $130.34 $806 +1.19
667–685 672 4 120.00–123.50 $122.61 $824 +0.94
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 168.00 $168.00 $521 +7.50
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
425–445 433 3 130.00–140.00 $134.92 $584 —
475–485 478 3 130.00–140.00 $133.38 $638 +8.17
515–520 518 2 122.00–126.00 $124.01 $642 -4.69
550–585 568 4 115.00–124.00 $119.69 $680 -7.27
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 -1.64
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 -15.53
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
750–790 770 2 99.00–103.00 $100.95 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–875 820 85-90% 2 32.50 $32.50 $266 -9.50
950–1070 1010 85-90% 2 40.00–48.00 $44.24 $447 —
970–1130 1037 85-90% 5 55.00–60.00 $57.50 $596 —
995–1420 1218 85-90% 10 61.00–65.50 $63.81 $777 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1480 1231 80-85% 11 66.50–74.00 $69.60 $857 +1.60
1360 1360 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $870 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $900 +0.22
1360–1505 1409 75-80% 5 68.00–74.50 $71.51 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1940 1667 3 92.50–95.00 $93.63 $1,561 —
1720 1720 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,419 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $960

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1200 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 600.00–1,025.00 $817.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1455–1650 1553 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 65.50–66.00 $65.77 $1,021

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.