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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 8, 2022

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.24/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 428 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.35/cwt +13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 416 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.78/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 523 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 997 789
Feeder cattle 817 755 667
Slaughter cattle 106 160 102
Replacement cattle 60 82 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No comparisons to last week sale was not reported. But compared to two weeks ago feeder steers under 450 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 450 were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some exceptions of undesirable cattle. Feeder hefiers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the same exception as the steers.. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good and supply was good with strong support from buyers on weaned light wieght cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 +37.00
350–395 368 15 195.00–210.00 $202.67 $746 +17.06
400 thin fleshed 400 1 217.50 $217.50 $870 —
410 value added 410 1 205.00 $205.00 $840 —
400–448 417 21 166.00–202.00 $188.36 $785 +11.02
450–483 470 8 165.00–182.50 $174.34 $819 +0.97
490 value added 490 1 197.50 $197.50 $968 +17.50
505–545 524 5 170.00–196.00 $180.05 $943 +9.79
525 525 1 156.00 $156.00 $819 -14.26
565–573 571 11 163.00–165.00 $163.45 $933 -5.47
570–585 value added 578 2 183.00–185.00 $183.99 $1,063 —
600 600 1 154.00 $154.00 $924 -6.75
605–615 610 2 134.00–147.00 $140.45 $857 -20.30
620 value added 620 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,073 +3.00
670 670 1 134.00 $134.00 $898 -12.01
700 value added 700 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 thin fleshed 332 5 212.00 $212.00 $704 —
340–345 342 3 165.00–171.00 $166.99 $571 +14.10
351 thin fleshed 351 4 175.00 $175.00 $614 +5.00
350–370 360 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $549 -4.95
410 thin fleshed 410 1 185.00 $185.00 $758 —
420–435 425 3 151.00–160.00 $156.38 $665 +9.78
453–490 470 11 140.00–155.00 $146.62 $689 —
495 value added 495 2 176.00 $176.00 $871 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -6.03
500–545 525 3 131.00–150.00 $142.29 $747 +6.31
553–563 thin fleshed 556 3 153.00–158.00 $156.31 $869 +5.31
550–575 565 4 135.00–157.00 $143.04 $808 —
610 610 1 134.00 $134.00 $817 -1.00
685 685 2 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $880 -11.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 160.00 $160.00 $749 —
489 thin fleshed 489 6 166.00 $166.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 4 158.00–168.00 $164.47 $556 -1.79
350–395 380 8 159.00–169.00 $163.81 $622 +2.10
420–445 433 4 159.00–172.00 $164.05 $710 +3.38
470 fancy 470 1 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
455–495 477 14 150.00–177.00 $161.29 $769 +5.74
500 fancy 500 1 168.00 $168.00 $840 —
500–525 511 7 136.00–163.00 $151.78 $776 +5.20
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 -6.58
560 fancy 560 1 167.00 $167.00 $935 —
550–573 566 5 134.00–144.00 $136.55 $773 +3.13
570 570 1 138.00 $138.00 $787 +4.58
605–615 608 5 120.00–135.00 $125.41 $762 -11.60
630 630 1 139.00 $139.00 $876 +5.00
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 334 5 150.00–170.00 $155.60 $520 +4.85
353–390 370 8 130.00–155.00 $142.35 $527 +22.35
405–445 427 11 125.00–144.00 $135.62 $579 -0.38
400–433 thin fleshed 428 10 145.00–158.00 $146.89 $629 +4.89
433 value added 433 3 159.00 $159.00 $688 —
463–485 468 8 132.00–145.00 $142.74 $668 +7.83
545 thin fleshed 545 1 142.00 $142.00 $774 —
565–598 587 3 132.00–150.00 $137.78 $809 +12.74
600–635 618 2 130.00–134.00 $132.06 $816 +12.06
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 197.50 $197.50 $652 +15.06
365 thin fleshed 365 1 191.00 $191.00 $697 —
403–410 404 7 185.00–192.50 $186.09 $752 +5.43
405 thin fleshed 405 1 207.50 $207.50 $840 —
465–490 478 11 164.00–172.50 $169.32 $809 +6.83
510–535 520 3 154.00–161.00 $158.03 $822 +6.02
550–570 558 3 150.00–167.00 $156.11 $871 +14.26
605 605 1 159.00 $159.00 $962 +14.52
620 620 1 139.00 $139.00 $862 -5.48
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 -2.00
721 721 6 129.00 $129.00 $930 —
893 893 2 108.00 $108.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 +35.00
360–395 thin fleshed 377 3 172.00–180.00 $176.54 $666 —
355–390 378 4 140.00–170.00 $154.00 $582 -1.00
415 thin fleshed 415 1 157.00 $157.00 $652 +8.00
400–445 422 5 130.00–159.00 $144.83 $611 —
460–470 465 3 132.00–145.00 $138.95 $646 -1.05
521 thin fleshed 521 5 152.00 $152.00 $792 —
505–540 524 10 130.00–141.00 $135.17 $708 +3.97
575 thin fleshed 575 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $808 —
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 +10.42
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $412 —
825 825 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $520 +11.12
855 855 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $316 —
930–1000 958 85-90% 3 55.00–57.00 $55.70 $534 —
905–1080 971 85-90% 7 60.00–66.50 $63.44 $616 —
1065–1135 1102 85-90% 7 73.00–83.50 $77.39 $853 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1355 1172 80-85% 11 69.00–81.00 $75.15 $881 —
1180–1450 1303 80-85% 6 81.00–87.00 $83.72 $1,091 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1470 1378 75-80% 2 75.00–78.00 $76.60 $1,056 —
1180–1815 1465 75-80% 8 83.00–89.00 $85.55 $1,253 -9.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1675 1434 5 100.00–110.00 $103.82 $1,489 —
1600 1600 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,280 —
1400–2335 1840 3 110.50–114.00 $112.61 $2,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1070 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 75.50–79.00 $77.12 $767
900–1340 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 82.50–88.00 $85.16 $982
1015–1475 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 75.00–90.00 $83.52 $1,093
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00–725.00 $665.48

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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
850–1000 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,300.00 $1,107.34 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,410.00 $1,410.00 —
1000–1150 1111 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 825.00–1,335.00 $1,242.07 +40.93

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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.