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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 24, 2021

1,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.98/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 622 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.08/cwt -6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 530 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $152.19/cwt -11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 474 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,424 875 950
Feeder cattle 1,113 732 830
Slaughter cattle 151 113 100
Replacement cattle 160 30 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on is available the sale was not reported the previous two weeks, however feeders across all ranges had lower undertones compared to the last sale reported. Supply was good and demand was moderate. Un-weaned new crop and fleshy cattle were discounted heavily by buyers helping to push prices lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 364 5 162.00–182.50 $174.40 $635 +11.04
415–445 438 8 157.00–165.00 $159.52 $699 -2.92
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -23.30
460–495 475 18 148.00–160.00 $152.87 $726 -10.43
500–545 529 30 140.00–152.00 $146.58 $775 -7.22
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 -22.80
550–593 562 18 136.00–146.00 $142.65 $802 -4.98
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 -22.63
625–645 633 4 138.00–146.00 $140.75 $891 +8.29
654–695 667 16 130.00–144.00 $135.44 $903 -5.97
700 700 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $917 —
714 value added 714 10 142.50 $142.50 $1,017 —
760–778 772 5 120.00–134.00 $129.86 $1,003 -8.49
840 840 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,000 -9.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 168.00 $168.00 $437 —
375 375 1 149.00 $149.00 $559 -8.52
405–410 thin fleshed 408 2 144.00–151.00 $147.52 $602 —
415–440 428 6 130.00–144.00 $137.82 $590 -10.80
465–475 470 2 135.00–145.00 $139.95 $658 -3.48
510–530 514 5 130.00–135.00 $132.98 $684 -9.59
550–595 575 19 117.50–133.00 $125.72 $723 -12.57
605–635 619 8 120.00–130.00 $128.60 $796 +1.37
650–695 665 4 120.00–125.00 $122.20 $813 -2.71
725–745 735 2 110.00–120.00 $115.07 $846 -14.93
805–840 823 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $901 -10.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 426 9 150.00–154.00 $151.40 $645 —
568 568 3 137.00 $137.00 $778 —
628 628 5 130.00 $130.00 $816 —
670 670 5 127.00 $127.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 144.00 $144.00 $367 —
300–345 319 16 130.00–143.00 $137.17 $438 -6.69
365 value added 365 10 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
350–385 370 3 120.00–130.00 $123.15 $456 -11.30
405–440 429 15 119.00–130.00 $122.22 $524 -5.28
450–490 468 15 120.00–128.00 $122.17 $572 +2.17
500–545 525 14 110.00–120.00 $115.24 $605 -9.17
550–597 581 17 117.00–123.00 $121.65 $707 +1.65
600 thin fleshed 600 5 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 -5.60
650–695 665 3 100.00–115.00 $107.82 $717 -13.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 394 7 146.00–149.00 $146.70 $578 -2.39
410–445 425 10 132.00–149.00 $138.69 $589 -6.85
429 value added 429 4 144.00 $144.00 $618 —
430 430 1 122.00 $122.00 $525 -23.54
480–495 486 5 121.00–127.00 $125.37 $609 -5.88
498 498 5 135.50 $135.50 $675 +4.25
510–523 value added 519 3 135.50–138.00 $136.32 $708 —
505–545 520 5 127.00–131.00 $129.61 $674 -1.01
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -21.18
550–593 584 10 120.00–130.00 $123.37 $720 -12.14
590–595 593 2 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $697 -18.00
600–640 620 27 120.00–128.50 $124.83 $774 -4.65
620 value added 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 —
630–645 637 3 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $732 -14.52
670–680 675 2 120.00 $120.00 $810 -10.24
678–688 value added 685 6 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $884 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 -15.24
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 -10.00
705 value added 705 2 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 130.00 $130.00 $614 —
543 543 8 122.00 $122.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 102.00–120.00 $114.00 $376 -11.00
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 +2.52
525–535 532 3 100.00–110.00 $104.67 $557 +14.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 -24.00
350–390 367 8 153.00–163.00 $159.04 $584 +0.54
400–445 416 8 147.00–161.00 $152.03 $632 +12.03
470–475 472 5 134.00–149.00 $141.97 $670 -6.02
481 481 1 124.00 $124.00 $596 -23.99
500–545 527 8 129.00–139.00 $133.95 $706 -10.44
550–565 560 8 124.00–138.00 $131.03 $734 -14.43
600–645 618 17 116.00–129.00 $122.48 $757 +5.00
650–655 654 4 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $782 -0.50
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
760–790 775 2 104.00–112.00 $108.08 $838 -11.92
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 2 130.00–148.00 $139.04 $482 -9.37
355–390 373 3 130.00–150.00 $139.69 $521 -12.02
405–445 429 8 120.00–136.00 $124.53 $534 -10.46
455–485 471 9 120.00–135.00 $128.55 $605 -4.52
505–530 516 18 120.00–130.00 $124.00 $640 -6.00
565–590 579 4 115.00–122.00 $119.22 $690 -2.65
600–640 624 8 110.00–125.00 $115.30 $719 -9.70
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 -8.91
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 130.00 $130.00 $586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 113.00 $113.00 $441 +3.00
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $341 -5.25
1015 1015 85-90% 1 57.50 $57.50 $584 —
960–1080 1068 85-90% 13 44.00–47.00 $46.75 $499 -3.23
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1375 1290 80-85% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.36 $714 —
1135–1600 1315 80-85% 8 57.50–65.00 $61.41 $808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2215 1552 14 75.00–84.00 $80.58 $1,251 —
1890–1940 1915 2 86.50–91.00 $88.72 $1,699 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1200 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 700.00–1,200.00 $920.03
1050–1400 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 55 725.00–900.00 $807.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1243 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 55.00 $55.00 $684

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
850–1250 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 725.00–950.00 $822.00 —
1050–1350 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 825.00–1,275.00 $1,148.79 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 985.00 $985.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.