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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 17, 2022

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.90/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 567 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.09/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 575 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.84/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 477 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 1,357 727
Feeder cattle 400 1,037 638
Slaughter cattle 62 217 74
Replacement cattle 25 103 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were uneven. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Extreme heat in the area and the hay harvest kept most of the farmers in the fields this week which impacted the the supply and demand from the buyers, but quality cattle held their own with the fleshy unweaned animals pushing the average some lower. Supply was light and demand was softer than last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 183.00–189.00 $185.92 $716 —
405–443 432 15 178.00–187.00 $181.55 $784 -2.22
460–495 477 19 168.00–180.00 $172.84 $824 -6.33
500–528 512 7 162.00–179.00 $169.15 $866 -5.01
550–579 575 23 163.00–174.00 $165.09 $949 -3.90
615–633 623 6 150.00–164.50 $158.00 $984 -1.78
665–685 675 2 149.00–158.00 $153.57 $1,037 -5.96
718–740 724 4 148.00–152.00 $150.98 $1,093 +6.96
750 750 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
375 375 1 153.00 $153.00 $574 -28.30
405 thin fleshed 405 1 164.00 $164.00 $664 -11.00
460–475 467 3 150.00–160.00 $156.38 $730 +14.30
515–535 524 5 149.00–161.00 $154.86 $811 +9.86
555 555 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $819 +3.50
655–660 658 3 140.00–141.00 $140.67 $926 +7.67
735 735 1 133.00 $133.00 $978 —
1065 1065 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 155.00 $155.00 $842 —
580 580 5 156.00 $156.00 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 161.00–164.00 $162.55 $598 +7.19
420 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 -19.39
435–446 441 2 146.00–150.00 $147.98 $653 -11.41
450–495 461 4 143.00–149.00 $145.44 $670 -4.89
495 value added 495 3 154.50 $154.50 $765 —
515–545 531 10 137.00–151.00 $144.05 $765 +0.96
553–565 563 20 142.00–147.50 $146.34 $824 +21.34
590–595 593 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $803 -3.17
600–620 610 2 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $818 —
663–678 value added 672 13 135.00–138.50 $137.39 $923 —
735 735 3 141.50 $141.50 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
450–495 473 4 125.00–140.00 $134.57 $637 +8.89
520 520 3 132.00 $132.00 $686 +6.15
555–590 575 3 122.00–129.00 $125.26 $720 -1.08
680 thin fleshed 680 1 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 129.00 $129.00 $574 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 169.00 $169.00 $710 +12.00
490 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 +5.00
540 540 1 157.00 $157.00 $848 +1.11
560–588 585 9 151.00–155.00 $154.57 $904 +1.96
605 605 1 143.00 $143.00 $865 —
680 680 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 +10.00
500–545 525 6 130.00–148.00 $139.77 $734 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 —
620–640 628 3 125.00–136.00 $130.34 $819 —
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1100 1058 80-85% 4 76.00–82.00 $78.50 $831 —
1044–1605 1261 80-85% 8 82.00–102.50 $89.62 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $343 —
780 780 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $351 —
890 890 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $641 +7.02
1020 1020 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $765 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $698 —
1000–1500 1190 85-90% 4 75.00–80.00 $77.68 $924 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1625 1465 75-80% 5 80.00–89.00 $85.12 $1,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2000 1750 2 102.00–112.00 $106.29 $1,860 —
1580–2095 1958 4 115.00–125.00 $118.33 $2,317 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,168 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–775 770 (<2 yrs)Open 2 85.00 $85.00 $654
850–1005 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.00–93.00 $89.33 $829

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1200 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,150.00 $1,113.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $772
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,019

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
728 728 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,041
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.