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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 3, 2022

1,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.98/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 481 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.63/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 569 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.82/cwt +11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,023 621 790
Feeder cattle 890 521 683
Slaughter cattle 100 80 67
Replacement cattle 33 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks run, feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher with some light wieght steers in the 350 lb range as much as 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 201.00 $201.00 $673 -1.00
365 365 1 196.00 $196.00 $715 +12.82
400–440 423 5 161.00–191.00 $178.89 $757 +6.95
450–490 471 11 165.00–186.00 $177.75 $837 +9.77
515 value added 515 5 177.00 $177.00 $912 —
500–545 518 11 160.00–179.00 $169.05 $876 +4.00
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 -15.05
570–585 575 3 156.00–172.00 $161.63 $929 +3.15
611 value added 611 10 162.00 $162.00 $990 —
615–640 625 5 149.00–161.00 $156.37 $977 +2.61
658 value added 658 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,046 —
650–680 665 2 136.00–147.00 $141.62 $942 -8.80
715 715 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,001 —
750–785 765 4 145.00–154.00 $148.05 $1,133 +8.05
805 805 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 —
370–390 thin fleshed 380 2 171.00–174.00 $172.54 $656 -5.29
420–440 thin fleshed 430 2 176.00–183.00 $179.42 $772 —
505 thin fleshed 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 —
510–545 528 2 151.00–156.00 $153.42 $810 +12.90
575–590 581 5 140.00–150.00 $145.38 $845 —
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 +2.43
655 655 1 139.00 $139.00 $910 +9.44
715–735 732 7 123.00–130.00 $123.98 $908 -3.76
1115 1115 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 143.00–150.00 $146.63 $481 —
350–390 368 7 154.00–167.00 $158.61 $584 +4.00
400–425 413 3 144.00–159.00 $149.34 $617 +11.11
415–445 430 2 130.00–146.00 $137.72 $592 -0.51
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 -12.08
450–499 482 25 140.00–157.00 $147.46 $711 +0.38
500–510 503 4 142.00–152.00 $146.73 $738 +2.95
500–545 528 5 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $697 -11.77
550–575 561 8 132.00–143.00 $139.64 $783 +4.64
565–580 573 2 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $717 -9.93
576 value added 576 8 141.00 $141.00 $812 —
600–645 618 4 130.00–137.00 $133.71 $826 +3.23
670 670 2 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $884 —
790 790 1 121.00 $121.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 thin fleshed 331 4 160.00–163.00 $162.24 $537 —
360–395 380 12 135.00–146.00 $139.20 $529 +5.15
395 thin fleshed 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
409–440 420 14 130.00–145.00 $140.92 $592 +10.04
410–430 thin fleshed 420 3 150.00–155.00 $151.71 $637 —
450–490 thin fleshed 473 3 138.00–140.00 $138.63 $656 —
460–495 476 4 125.00–135.00 $130.84 $623 +1.41
515 thin fleshed 515 1 137.00 $137.00 $706 -4.00
500–545 523 14 125.00–135.00 $130.63 $683 +3.19
560–585 568 5 125.00–133.00 $130.02 $739 —
610–640 628 3 127.00–130.00 $128.67 $808 +5.33
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
450–455 453 2 120.00 $120.00 $544 —
515–545 525 4 90.00–110.00 $105.10 $552 -3.24
570 570 1 112.00 $112.00 $638 +5.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 197.00 $197.00 $621 +4.44
355–365 360 2 193.00–195.00 $193.99 $698 +13.94
410–445 426 5 168.00–181.00 $176.07 $750 +5.16
455 thin fleshed 455 1 179.00 $179.00 $814 —
450–485 467 6 168.00–181.00 $173.83 $812 +13.41
500–535 517 8 149.00–174.00 $160.89 $832 +2.01
525 525 1 143.00 $143.00 $751 -15.88
550–590 565 8 140.00–164.00 $152.66 $863 -8.34
615–620 618 2 143.00–145.00 $144.00 $890 —
656 656 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 thin fleshed 315 5 175.00–191.00 $182.87 $576 —
300–342 321 2 160.00–170.00 $164.67 $529 —
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +30.00
375 thin fleshed 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
430 thin fleshed 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 +15.00
430–445 438 2 141.00–157.00 $148.86 $652 +6.04
450–485 470 4 144.00–159.00 $153.65 $722 —
495 thin fleshed 495 3 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
505–520 513 2 141.00–146.00 $143.46 $736 +16.46
535 thin fleshed 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
555 555 1 137.00 $137.00 $760 +9.95
585 thin fleshed 585 2 140.00 $140.00 $819 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -13.41
745 745 1 119.00 $119.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 169.00 $169.00 $693 —
488 thin fleshed 488 6 167.00 $167.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–865 858 85-90% 2 56.00–68.00 $62.05 $532 —
875 875 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $429 —
960 960 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $528 —
950–1245 1066 85-90% 7 60.50–69.50 $64.45 $687 +3.51
955–1440 1164 85-90% 14 70.00–82.50 $75.89 $883 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1330 1216 80-85% 9 79.00–88.00 $83.32 $1,013 +2.62
1225–1350 1272 80-85% 3 72.00–79.00 $75.76 $964 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1580 1423 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.56 $1,118 —
1475–1710 1572 75-80% 3 84.00–87.00 $85.41 $1,343 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,606 —
1270–2120 1666 5 105.00–114.00 $107.83 $1,796 -3.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $719

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $853.85
950–1200 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 710.00–1,000.00 $841.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1550 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 77.00–84.00 $81.02 $1,014

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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 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.