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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 25, 2022

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.66/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 411 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.67/cwt -19.83 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 517 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.04/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 514 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 997 807 701
Feeder cattle 755 615 626
Slaughter cattle 160 142 25
Replacement cattle 82 50 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers were also 5.00 to 10.00 lower than last week. Slaughter cows were mostly steady slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 183.00 $183.00 $622 -20.09
360–395 381 8 170.00–198.00 $185.61 $707 -4.17
400–440 423 7 164.00–200.00 $177.34 $750 -1.59
455–490 473 21 155.00–185.00 $173.37 $820 -7.24
490 value added 490 2 180.00 $180.00 $882 -20.00
506–520 value added 507 11 176.00–183.00 $182.35 $925 —
500–535 517 12 160.00–178.00 $170.26 $880 +4.39
545 545 1 152.00 $152.00 $828 -13.87
550–595 564 6 160.00–174.00 $168.92 $953 +13.92
600–630 614 13 153.00–169.00 $160.75 $987 +14.75
615 value added 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 -26.55
690–695 694 4 142.00–150.00 $146.01 $1,013 -9.99
720–730 725 2 135.00–143.00 $138.97 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 thin fleshed 150 1 166.00 $166.00 $249 —
315–340 328 2 150.00–156.00 $152.89 $501 —
358–370 362 3 155.00–162.00 $157.38 $570 +2.36
365 thin fleshed 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 -9.51
420–440 432 3 140.00–150.00 $146.60 $633 -3.40
470 thin fleshed 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
505 value added 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 —
505–530 518 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $704 -15.27
515–525 thin fleshed 520 2 153.00–159.00 $156.03 $811 —
560 thin fleshed 560 1 151.00 $151.00 $846 —
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -6.18
660–685 673 2 135.00–145.00 $139.91 $942 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 -5.00
765 765 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,033 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 345 7 165.00–172.00 $166.26 $574 -9.74
360–395 384 18 150.00–164.00 $161.71 $621 -8.29
410–445 424 8 147.00–170.00 $160.67 $681 -4.65
450–495 470 15 145.00–160.00 $155.55 $731 -2.61
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -28.16
500–540 517 21 137.00–155.00 $146.58 $758 -1.42
510–525 517 3 130.00–134.00 $131.33 $679 -16.67
555–580 568 2 130.00–137.00 $133.42 $758 -7.59
610–620 613 3 135.00–138.00 $137.01 $840 -5.99
640 640 1 134.00 $134.00 $858 -9.00
665 665 1 131.00 $131.00 $871 +1.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 336 4 150.00–151.00 $150.75 $507 —
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -20.00
355–395 385 5 133.00–141.00 $139.36 $537 -0.64
425 thin fleshed 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 —
430 430 1 136.00 $136.00 $585 -1.13
450–495 475 7 127.00–141.00 $134.91 $641 -4.76
505–520 514 4 127.00–135.00 $129.99 $668 -10.43
555–585 567 3 122.00–128.00 $125.04 $709 -9.96
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 155.00 $155.00 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–330 325 5 180.00–186.00 $182.44 $593 —
355–380 368 4 170.00–189.00 $179.18 $659 +15.25
400–445 411 24 160.00–187.50 $180.66 $743 +5.72
465–490 479 4 153.00–175.00 $162.49 $778 —
500–505 503 5 145.00–161.00 $152.01 $765 -10.97
550–595 587 10 140.00–152.00 $141.85 $833 -4.08
611–630 613 14 131.00–148.00 $144.48 $886 +4.48
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
375 375 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $581 +7.75
410 thin fleshed 410 1 149.00 $149.00 $611 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 —
505–540 523 2 125.00–137.00 $131.20 $686 -8.80
625–649 637 2 120.00–129.00 $124.58 $794 —
860 860 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–880 838 85-90% 3 49.00–55.00 $51.88 $435 —
950–1250 1057 85-90% 3 54.00–62.00 $58.68 $620 —
940–1240 1088 85-90% 13 64.00–75.00 $70.87 $771 —
1045–1280 1149 85-90% 6 75.50–87.00 $82.04 $943 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1480 1279 80-85% 6 78.00–85.00 $81.38 $1,041 -6.34
1115–1890 1355 80-85% 14 85.00–96.00 $89.35 $1,211 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1530 1290 75-80% 5 81.00–90.00 $85.47 $1,103 —
1210–1710 1454 75-80% 14 90.50–99.00 $94.70 $1,377 +2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1960 1502 12 92.50–110.00 $100.66 $1,512 —
1400–2075 1793 9 110.00–122.50 $116.11 $2,082 —
1980–2140 2060 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,772 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1215 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 94.00–104.00 $99.39 $1,121
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 84.00 $84.00 $995
1055–1375 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 74.00–103.00 $90.41 $1,098
1175–1625 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 87.00–103.00 $94.64 $1,285
900–1540 1363 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 74.00–103.00 $92.98 $1,267
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
950–1000 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 975.00–1,300.00 $1,117.37

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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
1050–1150 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,225.00 $1,201.14 —
1050–1350 1214 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 925.00–1,425.00 $1,255.44 -169.56

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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.