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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 9, 2021

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.77/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 474 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.50/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 623 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.92/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 554 1,371
Feeder cattle 618 440 1,234
Slaughter cattle 50 90 92
Replacement cattle 25 24 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 450 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a few offerings as much as 13.00 higher, bulls under 450 lbs were not well tested but trended lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher with a couple in the 700 lb class 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 174.00 $174.00 $531 +4.00
370–375 373 3 168.00–169.00 $168.33 $628 —
465–490 476 4 150.00–166.00 $160.89 $766 +2.89
515–549 533 11 145.00–160.00 $156.26 $833 +4.28
550–595 569 7 145.00–162.00 $149.02 $848 +16.02
608–648 623 25 146.00–151.00 $149.50 $931 +2.97
650–653 652 7 139.00–148.00 $140.71 $917 +8.71
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 -2.00
705–738 728 11 140.00–147.00 $141.51 $1,030 +6.51
750–795 771 4 130.00–145.00 $137.49 $1,060 —
805 805 1 122.00 $122.00 $982 —
815 815 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 thin fleshed 370 2 162.00–174.00 $168.08 $622 —
387 387 6 159.00 $159.00 $615 +14.00
430–445 438 2 130.00–147.00 $138.65 $607 -6.35
465 thin fleshed 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 -1.00
465–495 483 4 130.00–146.00 $138.67 $670 -3.79
515–520 518 2 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $710 —
625–649 644 5 131.00–138.00 $136.64 $880 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–588 574 16 144.00–151.00 $147.59 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 338 4 150.00–153.00 $151.24 $511 +0.24
360–385 373 2 151.00–155.00 $152.93 $570 -3.88
390 390 1 143.00 $143.00 $558 -13.81
405–435 415 13 140.00–149.00 $144.08 $598 +0.31
435 value added 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 —
455–495 474 29 133.00–150.00 $146.77 $696 +6.06
500–545 524 19 130.00–146.00 $138.19 $724 +9.17
505–545 value added 525 2 142.00–150.00 $145.85 $766 —
556–594 575 15 130.00–137.50 $134.36 $773 +1.47
600–640 615 19 129.00–134.50 $132.72 $816 +17.72
630 630 1 122.00 $122.00 $769 -5.06
670–675 673 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $824 —
715–745 730 2 120.00–124.00 $121.96 $890 +11.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
305 305 1 141.00 $141.00 $430 +10.67
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 +9.34
410–445 425 6 120.00–137.00 $129.13 $549 -1.16
433 thin fleshed 433 3 135.00 $135.00 $585 —
460–480 471 6 120.00–135.00 $129.88 $612 +1.12
515–535 528 4 120.00–132.00 $125.58 $663 +4.04
550–585 573 8 120.00–130.00 $122.79 $704 +3.49
620–625 623 2 110.00–120.00 $114.98 $716 —
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 3 85.00–120.00 $102.17 $340 —
415–430 423 4 80.00–110.00 $94.24 $399 -8.06
515–545 533 4 100.00–115.00 $103.77 $553 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 10 139.50 $139.50 $667 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 3 162.00–168.00 $164.99 $549 -4.01
420–445 438 4 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $668 -11.16
450–490 473 14 145.00–163.00 $152.87 $723 +0.91
500–535 516 9 139.00–156.00 $148.01 $764 +5.50
555–590 571 4 145.00–153.00 $150.00 $856 +13.52
605–620 616 8 120.00–139.00 $132.74 $818 —
660–675 668 2 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $869 —
720–745 734 5 120.00–127.00 $122.19 $897 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 1 155.00 $155.00 $541 ±0.00
355 thin fleshed 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 —
385–390 388 3 130.00–155.00 $143.33 $556 -1.67
420 thin fleshed 420 1 152.00 $152.00 $638 —
400–445 426 10 135.00–150.00 $140.73 $600 -4.27
475–490 487 5 132.00–143.00 $140.85 $686 +5.82
525–535 528 5 129.00–135.00 $133.80 $706 +3.13
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 +5.00
615–620 618 3 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $742 +1.69
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 +15.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1485 1232 80-85% 18 64.00–74.00 $69.23 $853 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $490 —
977–1220 1052 85-90% 9 62.50–73.50 $66.24 $697 —
980–1165 1062 85-90% 3 52.50–60.00 $55.24 $587 —
900–1385 1084 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $43.47 $471 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1625 1362 75-80% 10 65.00–72.50 $68.46 $932 -0.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1930–2010 1970 2 92.00–92.50 $92.26 $1,818 —
2020 2020 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–930 831 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 62.00–70.00 $68.01 $565

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 thin fleshed 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1000–1400 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 675.00–950.00 $818.30
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 995.00 $995.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 72.50 $72.50 $522
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $497

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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
900 thin fleshed 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1000–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,023.02 —

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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.