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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 6, 2022

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.00/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 519 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.14/cwt -9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 421 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.74/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 568 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 787 0
Feeder cattle 551 632 0
Slaughter cattle 101 132 0
Replacement cattle 25 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers on a light run were 5.00-10.00 lower with very few comparable cattle to last week. Feeder heifers were unevealy steady to 5.00 higher with good demand on weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady but treanding lower. Supply was moderate and demand good on quality cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 374 5 183.00–195.00 $189.75 $710 +3.75
405–429 427 11 175.00–186.00 $175.95 $751 +10.58
450 value added 450 2 190.00–201.00 $195.50 $880 —
450–465 460 4 171.00–177.00 $174.02 $800 -10.47
520–525 523 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $886 +10.29
560 value added 560 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,019 —
558–585 570 16 156.00–169.00 $165.07 $941 -0.41
600–630 606 7 153.00–161.00 $159.25 $965 +12.25
655 655 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,022 -6.05
821 821 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,149 —
1000–1005 1003 3 120.00–125.00 $123.34 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 value added 343 5 200.00 $200.00 $686 —
444 value added 444 5 189.00 $189.00 $839 —
498 498 5 168.00 $168.00 $837 —
511 value added 511 13 186.00 $186.00 $950 —
562–576 value added 568 17 162.00–169.00 $166.08 $943 —
655 value added 655 15 158.00 $158.00 $1,035 —
973 973 3 122.50 $122.50 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 thin fleshed 290 1 182.00 $182.00 $528 -11.00
320 320 1 164.00 $164.00 $525 +5.00
335 thin fleshed 335 1 185.00 $185.00 $620 —
350–393 thin fleshed 379 3 180.00–190.00 $186.92 $708 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 +0.62
410 thin fleshed 410 1 179.00 $179.00 $734 —
415 value added 415 1 173.00 $173.00 $718 —
415–445 430 2 153.00–155.00 $153.97 $662 —
455–478 472 4 150.00–160.00 $152.41 $719 +11.38
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 +4.73
553–570 value added 559 3 159.00–164.00 $160.70 $898 —
560–563 562 2 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $857 +11.50
640 640 1 141.00 $141.00 $902 —
662–690 669 4 143.50–145.00 $143.89 $963 +2.37
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
975 975 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 5 197.00 $197.00 $435 —
272 272 3 192.00 $192.00 $522 —
355–385 370 2 157.00–160.00 $158.44 $586 -1.11
374 374 5 160.00 $160.00 $598 +0.45
400–445 421 20 148.00–158.00 $152.14 $641 +12.14
450–490 462 7 145.00–159.00 $156.04 $721 +9.34
475–480 478 2 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $688 -2.69
500–530 519 24 140.00–158.00 $152.00 $789 +7.33
550–585 568 6 141.00–144.50 $143.51 $815 +21.05
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
700–705 703 2 129.00–134.00 $131.51 $925 +7.51
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 5 130.00–158.00 $145.49 $553 +4.41
410–445 433 3 120.00–142.00 $132.07 $572 -5.44
455 value added 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
505–530 517 3 131.00–135.00 $133.35 $689 +4.35
565–570 568 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $707 +2.89
645 thin fleshed 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
655 thin fleshed 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —
710 710 2 126.00 $126.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 145.00 $145.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $497 +1.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
291 291 4 207.50 $207.50 $604 —
315–330 323 2 200.00 $200.00 $646 +7.00
360 360 1 188.00 $188.00 $677 +7.97
400–440 427 8 166.00–185.00 $170.93 $730 -2.49
455–478 471 5 163.00–174.00 $170.86 $805 -12.45
502–515 507 13 165.00–174.50 $171.26 $868 +3.70
560–595 578 2 141.00–161.00 $150.70 $871 -5.45
600–604 603 6 153.00–154.00 $153.83 $928 +1.42
710–735 723 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $871 —
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 150.00–165.00 $157.39 $535 +4.43
350–370 356 4 155.00–170.00 $163.02 $580 +9.47
425–435 430 2 155.00 $155.00 $666 +5.19
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -25.00
500–540 523 4 120.00–146.00 $133.76 $700 —
570 570 5 136.00 $136.00 $775 +0.06
600 600 1 139.00 $139.00 $834 +3.00
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 115.00 $115.00 $150 —
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 —
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–895 843 85-90% 2 52.50–53.00 $52.73 $445 -21.26
815–880 848 85-90% 2 65.00–71.00 $67.88 $576 -6.11
910–1105 1003 85-90% 5 50.00–57.00 $53.06 $532 —
915–1240 1069 85-90% 9 61.00–70.50 $67.49 $721 +2.62
935–1410 1165 85-90% 8 72.50–83.00 $76.98 $897 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1445 1295 80-85% 12 78.00–81.00 $79.65 $1,031 -2.90
1225–1505 1311 80-85% 6 65.00–77.50 $73.44 $963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1710 1487 75-80% 9 80.00–83.50 $81.77 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1705 1500 3 99.00–102.50 $100.57 $1,509 —
1590–1780 1699 4 105.00–117.50 $111.61 $1,896 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 550.00–875.00 $748.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1510–1550 1523 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 79.00–80.00 $79.66 $1,213

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1000–1100 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–950.00 $854.76 —

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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.