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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 29, 2022

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.37/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 525 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.03/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 382 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.46/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 430 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 787 586 402
Feeder cattle 632 513 336
Slaughter cattle 132 43 30
Replacement cattle 23 30 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of 400-500 lb calves that were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was good on the quality cattle. There were serveral offerings of lesser quality cattle that drew little interest from buyers and pushed some ranges of feeders lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 —
380 380 1 186.00 $186.00 $707 -14.00
410–430 420 2 160.00–171.00 $165.37 $695 -23.37
450–480 464 7 170.00–196.00 $184.49 $856 +6.48
500–545 523 10 140.00–163.00 $159.21 $833 -17.93
505–545 529 7 164.00–187.00 $176.61 $934 +29.69
555–590 569 4 159.00–172.00 $165.48 $942 -0.79
605 605 1 147.00 $147.00 $889 -14.79
600–630 608 6 153.00–186.00 $168.04 $1,022 +6.25
655–690 673 2 160.00–164.00 $162.05 $1,091 +8.94
690 690 1 134.00 $134.00 $925 -19.11
730–735 733 2 144.00–156.00 $150.02 $1,100 -4.98
765 765 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 thin fleshed 258 3 193.00 $193.00 $498 —
340 340 1 159.00 $159.00 $541 -1.00
355–390 377 3 151.00–170.00 $160.38 $605 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 —
460–485 473 2 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $667 +1.00
505–540 525 5 138.00–157.00 $145.27 $763 -9.73
555 555 1 141.00 $141.00 $783 —
670–685 678 2 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $960 +1.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 3 161.00–174.00 $169.62 $538 -0.03
360–390 379 11 151.00–168.00 $159.55 $605 -2.17
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 -17.59
400–445 431 11 146.00–169.00 $162.09 $699 +16.55
435 thin fleshed 435 1 176.00 $176.00 $766 —
450–495 472 8 143.00–151.00 $146.70 $692 -4.17
510–545 528 4 141.00–151.00 $144.67 $764 +4.67
510–545 528 2 126.00–135.00 $130.35 $688 -9.65
570–590 580 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $710 -2.54
725 725 1 124.00 $124.00 $899 -6.00
780 780 1 122.00 $122.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 366 5 130.00–151.00 $141.08 $516 +4.35
400–420 409 4 130.00–145.00 $137.51 $562 +2.80
420 thin fleshed 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +9.00
450–480 466 4 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $638 -1.07
500–535 518 6 120.00–137.00 $129.00 $668 +1.50
510–540 thin fleshed 532 4 137.00–140.00 $138.27 $736 —
550–590 570 3 120.00–125.00 $121.61 $693 -4.60
610–630 620 2 120.00–137.00 $128.36 $796 +1.53
665–685 675 2 110.00–123.00 $116.60 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 121.00 $121.00 $405 —
364–370 366 6 120.00–125.00 $124.16 $454 —
400–445 427 6 108.00–120.00 $116.27 $496 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 193.00 $193.00 $608 —
350–395 382 13 165.00–192.00 $180.03 $688 +9.03
415–430 420 5 170.00–178.00 $173.42 $728 —
450–460 453 3 180.00–189.00 $183.31 $830 —
510–545 528 7 165.00–173.00 $167.56 $885 +13.56
550–570 562 5 146.00–165.00 $156.15 $878 -2.85
600–610 605 2 142.00–163.00 $152.41 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 142.00–165.00 $152.96 $489 +2.96
355–365 thin fleshed 362 3 164.00–166.00 $165.35 $599 +10.35
355–395 374 4 145.00–160.00 $153.55 $574 +13.55
400–430 418 3 142.00–162.00 $149.81 $626 —
425–440 thin fleshed 435 3 145.00–167.00 $158.91 $691 —
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
490 thin fleshed 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 —
545 thin fleshed 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
565–585 575 3 131.00–142.00 $135.94 $782 —
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–815 670 85-90% 4 20.00–27.50 $24.62 $165 —
700–830 765 85-90% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.37 $424 —
790 790 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $371 —
810–815 813 85-90% 2 70.00–78.00 $73.99 $602 +27.91
925–1211 1057 85-90% 15 59.00–73.00 $64.87 $686 —
1124 1124 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $618 -9.42
1030–1270 1138 85-90% 10 70.00–79.00 $73.26 $834 +8.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1725 1430 75-80% 14 82.00–88.00 $84.65 $1,210 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1175 1082 80-85% 3 65.00–74.00 $70.39 $762 —
930–1440 1271 80-85% 9 78.00–87.00 $82.55 $1,049 -1.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,182 —
1260–1850 1570 5 85.00–100.00 $95.59 $1,501 —
1510–1675 1575 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $745
1020–1545 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 63.00–83.00 $76.90 $971
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.