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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 14, 2022

1,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.32/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 521 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.27/cwt +13.45 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 463 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.16/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 624 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,522 444 1,030
Feeder cattle 1,360 303 895
Slaughter cattle 112 101 100
Replacement cattle 50 40 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison is available to the previous sale due to absence of the reporter. Supply was strong and so was demand on a good run of value added and weaned cattle with buyers showing the most interest in those animals with the aproaching winter storm Izzy. Fleshy and un-weaned cattle were not as desirable and were discounted by the buyers. Slaughter cow and slaughter bull demand was strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 7 170.00–193.00 $186.74 $704 —
400–420 411 5 166.00–182.00 $174.78 $718 —
425 value added 425 2 182.00 $182.00 $774 —
453–495 472 22 169.00–179.00 $172.50 $814 —
500–531 519 14 150.00–175.00 $164.62 $854 +3.62
500–540 value added 522 22 170.00–181.00 $173.94 $908 —
560–595 569 20 155.00–171.00 $165.34 $941 —
560–595 573 4 147.00–151.00 $149.02 $854 —
600–636 623 7 153.00–155.00 $153.56 $957 +11.56
600–640 value added 633 18 155.00–157.00 $156.63 $991 —
653–670 value added 659 11 155.00–156.00 $155.45 $1,024 —
655–695 672 3 155.00–158.00 $157.01 $1,055 —
708–732 717 22 146.00–148.00 $147.13 $1,055 +3.13
830–849 845 13 140.50–146.00 $141.75 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 156.00–157.00 $156.53 $513 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 172.00 $172.00 $611 —
355–395 377 3 150.00–155.00 $153.32 $578 —
405–443 420 16 140.00–155.00 $151.55 $637 —
460 460 1 143.00 $143.00 $658 +4.00
525 thin fleshed 525 1 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
550–570 556 4 140.00–157.00 $145.48 $809 +20.48
605–625 615 2 130.00–143.00 $136.61 $840 —
650–675 663 2 140.00–143.00 $141.47 $938 +16.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 153.00–160.00 $156.57 $561 +7.57
390 thin fleshed 390 1 162.50 $162.50 $634 —
415 value added 415 3 154.00 $154.00 $639 —
400–440 427 6 147.00–161.00 $156.67 $669 +12.47
453–485 value added 460 13 152.00–159.00 $157.30 $724 —
450–495 465 17 140.00–155.00 $151.95 $707 +21.95
505–540 515 8 138.00–147.00 $143.13 $737 +20.61
510–520 515 2 130.00 $130.00 $670 +7.48
528 value added 528 2 151.00 $151.00 $797 —
553–560 556 5 130.00–134.00 $132.39 $736 +6.89
570–585 573 6 135.00–143.00 $141.64 $812 +16.14
600–620 612 3 125.00–134.00 $127.94 $783 -2.92
600–645 619 7 134.00–137.00 $134.58 $833 +3.72
622–635 value added 629 16 139.00–141.00 $140.01 $881 —
653 value added 653 14 138.00 $138.00 $901 —
655–660 658 3 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $838 —
725–740 733 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $894 —
793 fancy 793 9 134.00 $134.00 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 340 15 130.00–151.00 $140.14 $476 +1.71
365–395 380 2 132.00–140.00 $135.84 $516 —
400–440 419 6 120.00–134.00 $129.07 $541 -2.93
455–490 460 24 120.00–143.00 $129.51 $596 +7.23
505–545 522 16 120.00–135.00 $128.22 $669 +8.22
550–565 558 5 120.00–131.00 $123.63 $690 —
585 thin fleshed 585 2 138.00 $138.00 $807 —
610–640 620 5 120.00 $120.00 $744 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 140.00 $140.00 $575 —
481 481 8 140.00 $140.00 $673 —
518–537 value added 528 16 141.00–146.00 $143.45 $757 —
609–611 610 17 132.00–135.00 $133.24 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $437 -11.77
450–455 453 2 110.00–120.00 $115.03 $521 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 170.00–183.00 $177.27 $576 —
350–395 382 13 168.00–189.00 $181.93 $695 —
410–446 436 13 158.50–187.00 $168.22 $733 +4.22
460–478 467 5 159.00–181.00 $168.85 $789 +18.85
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 -7.00
515 thin fleshed 515 2 163.00 $163.00 $839 —
520–540 530 10 149.00–164.00 $155.37 $823 +4.37
565 565 2 156.00 $156.00 $881 —
605–610 608 2 135.00–148.00 $141.53 $861 +5.99
675–690 685 3 133.00–143.00 $138.30 $947 +11.30
715–727 724 4 131.00–139.00 $132.98 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
305–345 325 2 140.00–164.00 $152.74 $496 -12.26
365 365 1 131.00 $131.00 $478 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 149.00 $149.00 $611 —
400–445 425 4 133.00–140.00 $138.35 $588 -0.28
470–495 483 2 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $707 +16.84
495 thin fleshed 495 3 149.00 $149.00 $738 —
505–515 512 3 125.00–132.00 $128.69 $659 -5.31
560–585 562 11 137.00–139.00 $137.19 $771 +17.19
605–635 620 2 120.00–133.00 $126.66 $785 +8.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 112.00 $112.00 $554 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606–890 784 85-90% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.39 $434 —
785 785 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $236 —
950–1415 1084 85-90% 5 55.00–64.50 $58.95 $639 +15.14
1030–1305 1118 85-90% 6 46.50–52.50 $49.48 $553 -5.86
1445 1445 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $636 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1079–1190 1143 80-85% 3 62.00–65.00 $63.38 $724 —
1065–1465 1291 80-85% 11 67.00–75.00 $72.13 $931 +16.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1585 1393 75-80% 2 63.00–69.00 $66.41 $925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1840 1500 8 78.00–90.00 $84.90 $1,274 —
1815–2220 2004 4 91.50–98.50 $95.21 $1,908 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 650.00–850.00 $771.19
950–1250 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 600.00–935.00 $755.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $809
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $864
1255–1310 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 69.00–70.50 $69.73 $895

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00 —

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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.