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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 3, 2021

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.88/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 475 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.85/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 411 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.78/cwt -5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 620 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 875 904 0
Feeder cattle 732 904 0
Slaughter cattle 113 — 0
Replacement cattle 30 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls they were not reported last week. Supply was good but demand was not as strong as last week. There were fewer buyers on hand due to the holiday weekend that attributed to the lower prices on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 170.00–174.00 $171.98 $555 —
370–390 377 3 160.00–165.00 $163.36 $616 —
400–420 410 2 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $666 -5.38
450–470 458 15 155.00–165.00 $163.30 $748 +2.54
525 525 1 145.00 $145.00 $761 -13.22
510–540 526 6 150.00–161.00 $153.80 $809 -4.42
550–595 571 14 145.00–162.00 $147.63 $843 -4.94
605–640 619 15 138.00–150.00 $144.16 $892 -4.45
615–635 625 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $828 -16.15
650–690 666 4 134.00–145.00 $141.41 $942 -7.59
755–765 762 6 130.00–140.00 $138.35 $1,054 +6.33
805–845 825 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 155.00–160.00 $157.52 $619 +7.52
405–440 429 4 140.00–155.00 $148.62 $638 -0.57
455–490 479 4 133.00–150.00 $143.43 $687 +2.77
500–545 530 12 130.00–150.00 $142.57 $756 +2.36
550–585 572 3 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $791 -0.38
600–645 623 2 120.00–135.00 $127.23 $793 -1.87
650–675 669 4 120.00–135.00 $124.91 $836 -6.09
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +2.80
815 815 2 120.00 $120.00 $978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 14 140.00–149.00 $143.86 $469 -3.17
350–390 371 11 130.00–140.00 $134.45 $499 -3.93
400–435 414 10 125.00–134.00 $127.50 $528 -5.94
430 thin fleshed 430 1 144.00 $144.00 $619 —
460–480 470 2 120.00 $120.00 $564 -6.97
455–490 474 14 120.00–135.00 $126.58 $600 -0.39
500–545 520 14 115.00–131.00 $124.41 $647 -1.42
565–590 578 2 120.00 $120.00 $694 -2.48
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 -11.65
600–620 610 3 115.00–127.00 $120.60 $736 -1.05
657–694 663 6 120.00–130.00 $121.74 $807 +4.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 -8.00
350–395 363 9 140.00–151.00 $149.09 $541 +1.09
410 thin fleshed 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
410–430 420 2 144.00–147.00 $145.54 $611 -1.88
452–495 472 18 140.00–148.50 $145.46 $687 +2.63
485–490 488 4 130.00–133.00 $131.25 $640 -11.58
505–540 518 5 127.00–134.00 $130.62 $677 -12.91
500–540 526 11 130.00–140.00 $136.18 $716 +2.18
555–575 565 4 130.00–140.00 $135.51 $766 -3.99
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 -9.50
600–645 618 8 126.00–130.00 $129.48 $800 -10.52
650–665 658 2 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $756 -5.06
650–685 671 4 130.00–131.00 $130.24 $874 -1.77
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
768 768 3 120.00 $120.00 $922 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 —
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 —
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
360–365 363 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $408 —
470 470 1 112.00 $112.00 $526 —
510 510 2 90.00 $90.00 $459 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 184.00 $184.00 $598 +24.00
350–390 371 10 155.00–160.00 $158.50 $588 -11.50
400–419 411 18 150.00–160.00 $157.79 $649 +4.96
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -12.83
470–490 481 7 145.00–150.00 $147.99 $712 -8.01
505–540 524 4 140.00–150.00 $144.39 $757 +8.89
550–570 558 4 140.00–151.00 $145.46 $812 +3.92
600–615 607 3 130.00 $130.00 $789 ±0.00
620–630 625 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $734 -12.52
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 —
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
860 860 1 106.00 $106.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 4 140.00–160.00 $148.41 $496 +0.85
350–399 380 3 150.00–155.00 $151.71 $576 +0.56
415–445 428 6 130.00–140.00 $134.99 $578 -5.85
450–490 476 8 125.00–140.00 $133.07 $633 -4.43
515–545 533 4 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $693 +0.74
555–595 571 8 120.00–130.00 $121.87 $696 -5.84
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -2.00
660–690 675 2 115.00–123.00 $118.91 $803 —
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
428 thin fleshed 428 2 130.00 $130.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $366 —
880 880 85-90% 1 53.50 $53.50 $471 —
800–1110 985 85-90% 9 32.00–45.00 $40.25 $396 —
905–1235 1065 85-90% 13 42.00–56.00 $49.98 $532 —
910–1265 1085 85-90% 13 54.00–62.50 $59.69 $648 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $618 —
950–1560 1205 80-85% 17 60.00–70.00 $64.68 $779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1495 1298 75-80% 4 64.00–70.00 $67.46 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1555 1285 3 72.50–78.00 $75.49 $970 —
1235–1735 1481 9 80.00–86.50 $84.03 $1,244 —
1735–2125 1878 6 89.50–95.50 $93.35 $1,753 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 (<2 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $757
835–1180 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 68.00–76.00 $71.32 $719

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1450 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 550.00–975.00 $765.29
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045–1370 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 62.50–69.00 $66.95 $816

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —

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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.