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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 1, 2021

1,852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.85/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 477 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $120.67/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 663 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $157.39/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,852 1,424 907
Feeder cattle 1,702 1,113 803
Slaughter cattle 100 151 64
Replacement cattle 50 160 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers over 600 traded uneven. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There were several offerings of value added cattle on both heifers and steers that brought a premium. New crop and fleshy cattle were discounted heavily by the buyers. Supply was strong and demand was good. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Not all slaughter cows and replacement cows were viewed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 177.00 $177.00 $584 —
350–375 363 2 160.00–174.00 $166.76 $605 -7.64
400–440 426 11 149.00–163.00 $157.29 $670 -2.23
450–490 467 16 142.00–158.00 $150.68 $704 +10.68
455–490 value added 484 20 159.00–167.00 $162.75 $788 —
500–540 518 13 140.00–155.00 $144.99 $751 -1.59
510–548 value added 532 13 154.00–158.00 $154.85 $824 —
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 +3.00
553–580 value added 557 14 152.00–154.00 $152.30 $848 —
560–595 572 16 140.00–150.00 $145.70 $833 +20.70
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 -4.00
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 -21.75
603–645 value added 608 17 143.50–149.00 $145.32 $884 —
600–640 614 9 130.00–143.00 $137.43 $844 -3.32
670–680 672 8 130.00–139.00 $137.12 $921 +1.68
665–680 value added 674 12 142.00–148.00 $143.76 $969 —
700–745 723 2 129.00–132.00 $130.45 $943 -0.55
743 value added 743 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,018 -5.50
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 +1.14
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 -9.86
830 830 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,071 +10.00
855–887 886 22 127.00–130.00 $129.87 $1,151 —
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 144.00 $144.00 $475 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 158.00 $158.00 $592 —
350–390 377 3 138.00–150.00 $143.79 $542 -5.21
400–430 value added 405 6 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
400–435 421 7 126.00–130.00 $129.42 $545 -8.40
450–480 468 3 130.00–141.00 $133.86 $626 -6.09
510 thin fleshed 510 1 148.00 $148.00 $755 —
505–540 531 17 127.00–143.00 $131.82 $700 -1.16
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -12.98
550–595 571 15 120.00–136.00 $129.54 $740 +3.82
555–589 value added 585 15 134.50–148.00 $135.39 $792 —
600–635 619 6 117.00–130.00 $124.83 $773 -3.77
635 value added 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 —
660–670 662 38 119.00–122.00 $120.03 $795 -2.17
650–695 value added 673 2 129.00–137.00 $132.87 $894 —
700–720 710 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $792 -3.59
720 value added 720 1 126.00 $126.00 $907 —
760 value added 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
750–780 761 4 110.00–118.00 $113.73 $865 —
814–815 815 2 110.00–116.50 $113.25 $923 +3.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 value added 577 20 138.50 $138.50 $799 —
641 value added 641 8 134.00 $134.00 $859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 327 3 149.00–155.00 $151.95 $497 —
405–415 410 2 120.00–130.00 $125.06 $513 -13.63
400–445 428 3 137.00–138.00 $137.35 $588 +15.35
450–485 468 27 132.00–144.00 $137.56 $644 +12.19
470–490 479 5 120.00–129.00 $124.84 $598 -0.53
484–493 value added 487 26 139.00–149.00 $142.89 $696 —
513–535 value added 520 4 139.00–141.00 $140.49 $731 +4.17
505–540 522 17 127.00–142.00 $132.60 $692 +2.99
510–540 525 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $643 -7.04
563 value added 563 12 139.00 $139.00 $783 —
570–590 580 2 131.00–134.00 $132.53 $769 +9.16
585 585 1 126.00 $126.00 $737 +2.63
605–640 612 7 123.00–127.00 $125.84 $770 +1.01
610–645 value added 628 2 126.00–128.00 $127.03 $798 -0.97
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 -4.96
655–690 666 6 118.00–122.00 $120.66 $804 +0.66
718 value added 718 2 123.50 $123.50 $887 -1.50
720–745 726 4 110.00–115.00 $113.76 $826 -1.24
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 6 129.00–140.00 $135.48 $450 -1.69
360–395 376 9 117.00–135.00 $127.36 $479 +4.21
400–445 419 19 117.00–128.00 $122.74 $514 +0.52
425 425 1 111.00 $111.00 $472 -11.22
433 value added 433 5 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
452–490 value added 458 6 135.00–137.00 $135.36 $620 —
465–490 477 5 119.00–128.00 $124.67 $595 +2.50
480–485 483 2 115.00 $115.00 $555 -7.17
525 value added 525 1 133.00 $133.00 $698 —
510–545 526 29 120.00–126.00 $120.38 $633 +5.14
553–590 559 8 122.00–126.00 $125.23 $700 +3.58
579 value added 579 5 133.00 $133.00 $770 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 128.00 $128.00 $762 —
670 value added 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
688 688 20 110.00 $110.00 $757 +2.18
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 6 136.00 $136.00 $593 —
513–541 value added 525 18 125.00–128.00 $126.37 $663 —
564–580 value added 574 13 124.00–134.00 $127.78 $733 —
691 value added 691 24 126.00 $126.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–475 472 12 115.00–125.00 $119.97 $566 —
585–594 590 12 97.00–108.00 $101.54 $599 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 120.00 $120.00 $412 +6.00
370–380 375 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $435 +1.01
410–430 420 2 90.00–110.00 $100.24 $421 —
465–470 469 4 91.00–110.00 $105.29 $494 —
515–525 523 4 90.00–110.00 $100.55 $526 -4.12
635–645 640 2 80.00 $80.00 $512 —
780 780 2 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 +0.96
360–395 387 13 130.00–140.00 $139.05 $538 -0.64
400–445 426 10 129.00–141.00 $132.05 $563 +7.52
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 -14.53
455–490 479 4 124.00–134.00 $129.47 $620 +0.92
505–543 526 10 120.00–128.00 $125.50 $660 +1.50
590 590 2 110.00–123.00 $116.50 $687 -2.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 -10.04
405–445 426 11 144.00–154.00 $148.21 $631 -3.82
460–495 482 3 140.00–144.00 $141.27 $681 +17.27
520–545 538 5 132.00–144.00 $139.49 $750 +5.54
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 -8.03
585–595 590 2 129.00–133.00 $130.98 $773 -0.05
613–618 615 9 120.00–124.50 $122.60 $754 +0.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 8 140.00 $140.00 $685 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1425 1125 80-85% 5 55.00–58.50 $56.71 $638 —
1090–1400 1227 80-85% 8 51.00–55.00 $52.64 $646 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 15.00 $15.00 $105 —
875 875 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $368 —
945 945 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $402 —
1010–1095 1055 85-90% 3 44.00–50.00 $46.25 $488 -0.50
1080–1365 1223 85-90% 2 52.00–55.50 $53.55 $655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1555 1437 75-80% 3 59.00–63.50 $61.59 $885 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1910 1597 6 77.00–84.00 $79.81 $1,275 —
1705–1940 1823 2 87.50–90.00 $88.67 $1,616 —
1860 1860 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,302 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–925 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 50.00–56.00 $52.85 $465
890 thin fleshed 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 54.00 $54.00 $481
850–985 919 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 53.00–72.50 $63.45 $583
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 58.00 $58.00 $548

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1050 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–725.00 $646.71
875–1150 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 750.00–800.00 $784.84
1200–1300 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 700.00–850.00 $767.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $600
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 63.00 $63.00 $712
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 44.00 $44.00 $504

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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 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–750.00 $737.50 —
1000–1200 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 750.00–1,000.00 $854.51 —

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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.