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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 30, 2021

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.91/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 466 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.24/cwt -0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 471 lb · 10 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.38/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 719 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 693 775
Feeder cattle 460 618 692
Slaughter cattle 35 50 63
Replacement cattle 25 25 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend is available to lack of reporter last two weeks. But there was a higher tone noted on the the lighter fleshed weaned cattle today to buyers. Fleshy unweaned cattle sold at a discount.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 +1.00
435–439 438 6 161.00–169.00 $162.32 $711 —
460–490 470 4 162.00–168.00 $165.00 $776 +4.11
500–525 510 3 150.00–160.00 $154.09 $786 -2.17
575–590 583 2 150.00–160.00 $155.06 $904 +6.04
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 -4.02
617 value added 617 3 156.00 $156.00 $963 —
610–625 619 5 140.00–155.00 $144.52 $895 -4.98
701–735 708 5 133.00–136.50 $135.77 $961 -5.74
730 value added 730 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,073 —
815 815 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,174 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 169.00 $169.00 $507 —
340 340 2 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
365–385 375 2 140.00–150.00 $145.13 $544 -13.87
400–410 405 2 140.00–157.00 $148.40 $601 +9.75
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 —
760–765 763 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,030 —
840 840 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 481 4 120.00–130.00 $127.48 $613 +17.48
515–525 520 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $637 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 +3.76
400–445 423 6 147.00–156.00 $151.59 $641 +7.51
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -14.08
450–485 466 22 141.00–150.00 $147.91 $689 +1.14
500–535 518 8 135.00–143.00 $138.60 $718 +0.41
592 592 5 146.00 $146.00 $864 +11.64
620–635 628 2 130.00–136.00 $132.96 $835 +10.96
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 +7.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 130.00–145.00 $137.50 $447 -3.50
330 thin fleshed 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
400–440 419 6 130.00–140.00 $133.23 $558 +4.10
430–435 thin fleshed 433 2 130.00 $130.00 $563 -5.00
455 thin fleshed 455 1 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
460–495 473 3 120.00–130.00 $126.73 $599 -3.15
505 thin fleshed 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 —
535 535 3 120.00–130.00 $126.67 $678 +1.09
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 +4.21
620–625 623 2 120.00 $120.00 $748 +5.02
650–680 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 +0.01
350–395 370 5 162.00–168.00 $164.72 $609 —
410–435 423 2 150.00–161.00 $155.66 $658 +3.13
466–490 471 10 144.00–155.00 $152.24 $717 -0.63
505–525 515 4 140.00–151.00 $145.25 $748 -2.76
605–610 608 2 130.00–138.00 $134.02 $815 +1.28
690 690 1 129.00 $129.00 $890 -1.06
715 715 1 128.00 $128.00 $915 +5.81
765 765 1 119.00 $119.00 $910 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 144.00 $144.00 $598 +3.27
465–485 477 3 141.00–144.00 $142.31 $679 +1.46
500–545 517 3 130.00–140.00 $133.96 $693 +0.16
620–635 628 2 120.00–132.00 $125.93 $791 +5.94
660 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 —
410–415 413 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $518 —
460–465 463 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $329 —
775–800 788 85-90% 2 37.50–42.50 $39.96 $315 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $550 —
1000–1195 1111 85-90% 4 59.00–67.50 $63.71 $708 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1010 968 80-85% 2 57.00–65.00 $61.18 $592 —
1110–1460 1264 80-85% 6 67.50–72.00 $69.69 $881 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $880 —
1235–1770 1498 75-80% 5 67.50–72.50 $70.19 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1890 1627 5 82.50–92.50 $86.69 $1,410 —
2045 2045 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,922 +9.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 thin fleshed 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 74.00 $74.00 $566
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 62.00 $62.00 $555

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
900–925 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 675.00–850.00 $750.34
1200–1300 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–935.00 $844.70

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–850.00 $775.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–900 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 950.00–975.00 $962.14 —

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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.