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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 15, 2022

1,964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.34/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 518 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.30/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 475 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.42/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,964 1,389 0
Feeder cattle 1,588 1,023 0
Slaughter cattle 300 266 0
Replacement cattle 76 100 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 5.00 to15.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 9.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested either. Slaughter cows traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Extreme heat and drought conditions have forced producers to the market with no immediate relief in sight. Supply was heavy with several offerings of light weight and light fleshed cattle that were very attractive to buyers. Demand was strong. Supply on slaughter cattle was also heavy due to the drought conditions. Demand was moderate. However, only a small sample of slaughter cows were viewed due to time constraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 189.00 $189.00 $747 +14.72
405–445 432 6 170.00–199.00 $191.02 $825 +17.13
450–490 470 20 167.50–190.00 $181.58 $853 +8.40
505 value added 505 5 190.00 $190.00 $960 —
500–540 522 29 160.00–185.00 $177.60 $927 +7.77
556–598 579 32 162.00–182.50 $173.96 $1,007 +3.86
610–645 634 15 157.00–170.00 $162.28 $1,029 +6.61
665–670 668 2 160.00–167.00 $163.49 $1,092 +5.34
730 730 1 136.00 $136.00 $993 —
815 815 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 +15.00
970 970 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 324 4 150.00–183.00 $173.12 $561 —
350–380 365 2 155.00–162.50 $158.90 $580 -5.15
390 thin fleshed 390 1 183.00 $183.00 $714 —
400–435 421 9 140.00–155.00 $148.36 $625 -6.56
460–465 thin fleshed 463 2 161.00–162.00 $161.50 $748 -5.50
450–490 470 10 135.00–161.00 $146.78 $690 -2.45
517 value added 517 8 165.00 $165.00 $853 —
500–545 522 6 130.00–159.00 $146.86 $767 +6.66
565–580 573 4 139.00–162.50 $147.33 $844 +6.43
600–615 608 2 130.00–146.00 $137.90 $838 +0.32
608 value added 608 5 157.00 $157.00 $955 —
610–620 thin fleshed 615 2 151.00–153.00 $152.01 $935 —
660–690 672 3 128.00–149.00 $138.30 $929 -5.13
735 value added 735 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 10 178.00 $178.00 $755 —
708 value added 708 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 131.00 $131.00 $549 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 120.00–127.00 $123.43 $448 —
420–430 425 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $512 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 143.00 $143.00 $629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 428 10 150.00–164.00 $153.91 $659 -1.09
450–497 475 35 147.50–165.00 $158.30 $752 +5.76
500–545 518 41 141.00–164.00 $157.34 $815 +3.99
550–598 578 31 138.00–160.00 $153.82 $889 +4.30
600–645 617 9 138.00–155.00 $148.51 $916 -0.49
625 thin fleshed 625 1 157.00 $157.00 $981 —
600–645 value added 633 10 156.00–160.00 $156.99 $994 —
657 value added 657 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,038 —
668–690 674 9 138.00–154.00 $149.96 $1,011 +3.20
690 fancy 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 —
715 thin fleshed 715 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —
700–725 fancy 718 5 150.00–156.00 $152.17 $1,093 —
735 735 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,073 +11.00
780 780 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,100 +4.00
815 815 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 5 130.00–150.00 $140.77 $470 +2.29
350–395 380 14 130.00–145.00 $140.66 $535 +1.16
400–440 424 26 127.00–147.00 $139.14 $590 +6.01
440 thin fleshed 440 1 149.00 $149.00 $656 -7.00
450–490 463 22 130.00–160.00 $139.73 $647 +1.36
485–495 490 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $590 -17.88
500–545 515 6 132.00–143.00 $138.48 $713 +4.55
510–540 thin fleshed 523 3 140.00–149.00 $143.42 $750 -7.58
550–585 563 5 123.00–145.00 $134.52 $757 -0.52
615–620 618 2 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $844 —
615–640 thin fleshed 628 2 142.50–145.00 $143.73 $903 +5.73
680 680 1 127.00 $127.00 $864 +2.00
743 thin fleshed 743 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 thin fleshed 454 10 148.00 $148.00 $672 —
550 value added 550 5 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
634 value added 634 13 150.00 $150.00 $951 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 —
350–380 365 4 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
460–465 463 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $572 —
555–570 563 2 100.00–120.00 $110.13 $620 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
650–670 660 2 100.00–110.00 $105.08 $694 —
715 715 1 106.00 $106.00 $758 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 187.00–195.00 $190.88 $620 +20.88
350–395 379 12 175.00–185.00 $178.13 $675 +0.14
390 thin fleshed 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
400–445 432 15 155.00–183.00 $172.62 $746 +3.03
450–490 470 6 150.00–177.50 $162.17 $762 -0.74
488 thin fleshed 488 4 185.00 $185.00 $903 —
505–545 523 14 150.00–172.50 $157.37 $823 +7.37
555–595 579 6 143.00–166.00 $151.34 $876 +8.36
600–630 610 7 140.00–147.00 $145.14 $885 +6.47
660–670 665 3 144.00–158.00 $149.30 $993 +10.30
715–730 723 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $983 -2.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 145.00 $145.00 $442 -14.30
355 thin fleshed 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
350–390 373 5 130.00–162.50 $149.98 $559 -1.40
400–445 425 10 129.00–151.00 $137.84 $586 -3.40
425–445 thin fleshed 432 3 150.00–167.50 $155.74 $673 —
460–475 465 3 131.00–140.00 $136.94 $637 -13.06
465 thin fleshed 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 —
500–540 524 12 125.00–149.00 $140.10 $734 +0.35
550–575 563 4 120.00–132.50 $127.70 $719 -7.30
605–615 612 3 124.00–130.00 $127.02 $777 -1.95
680–685 683 2 123.00–136.00 $129.52 $885 -3.48
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 5 146.00 $146.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 135.00 $135.00 $405 -5.00
410–425 418 3 90.00–120.00 $103.19 $431 —
470 470 1 116.00 $116.00 $545 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $472 —
945–1305 1046 85-90% 9 53.50–65.50 $60.47 $633 —
1090–1160 1125 85-90% 2 45.00–58.00 $51.30 $577 -5.61
900–1315 1137 85-90% 12 62.50–73.00 $68.47 $779 +11.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1305 1139 80-85% 5 74.50–78.00 $76.62 $873 —
1205–1320 1252 80-85% 9 61.00–76.00 $67.13 $840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1540 1355 75-80% 4 68.00–69.00 $68.24 $925 -14.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1830 1492 14 84.00–93.00 $87.77 $1,310 -19.86
1180–2035 1608 2 78.00–80.00 $79.27 $1,275 —
1140–2035 1623 6 93.00–115.00 $100.97 $1,639 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
948 948 (<2 yrs)Open 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,138

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1250 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–1,125.00 $878.33

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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 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 750.00–930.00 $840.00 -258.54
900–1250 1072 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 600.00–1,335.00 $903.11 —

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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.