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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 12, 2022

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.48/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 478 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.20/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 618 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.18/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 611 0
Feeder cattle 497 494 0
Slaughter cattle 81 67 0
Replacement cattle 31 50 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers were un-even to steady and feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter were bulls were as well with the exception of the high end of the average dressing bulls that were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate on all ranges and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 200.00–208.00 $203.82 $577 —
395 395 1 197.00 $197.00 $778 +3.92
400–430 422 5 178.00–190.00 $184.52 $779 +0.35
455 thin fleshed 455 1 193.00 $193.00 $878 —
450–490 473 7 168.00–190.00 $177.23 $838 -4.13
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 -21.36
500–540 525 5 169.00–184.00 $178.58 $938 -3.42
550–590 571 6 165.00–184.00 $173.75 $992 -12.25
575–590 583 2 154.00–160.00 $157.04 $916 -28.96
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 -4.00
600–640 value added 615 8 172.00–172.50 $172.30 $1,060 —
620–645 628 3 169.00–170.00 $169.67 $1,066 +2.67
660–670 665 3 158.00–172.00 $165.96 $1,104 —
715–745 value added 732 10 161.50–168.00 $165.35 $1,210 —
825 825 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 168.00 $168.00 $496 —
310–340 325 2 170.00–175.00 $172.38 $560 -2.62
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 +8.00
420–445 433 2 155.00 $155.00 $671 -13.42
450–490 465 5 140.00–159.00 $150.47 $700 -10.00
500–530 510 4 150.00–164.00 $157.76 $805 +2.76
550–565 558 2 149.00–154.00 $151.47 $845 +3.14
600 600 1 152.00 $152.00 $912 +6.08

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 171.00 $171.00 $462 —
305–315 310 3 161.00–165.00 $162.33 $503 —
345 thin fleshed 345 2 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
360–390 369 4 160.00–170.00 $164.36 $606 +6.73
415 thin fleshed 415 1 174.00 $174.00 $722 —
420–445 437 3 157.00–162.00 $159.34 $696 +6.01
460–490 value added 477 3 164.00–167.00 $165.03 $787 —
465–490 478 8 150.00–164.00 $156.64 $749 +2.03
480 thin fleshed 480 1 167.00 $167.00 $802 —
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 -9.61
505–540 517 6 148.00–160.00 $156.08 $807 +6.88
560 560 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $804 -9.20
550–575 561 9 148.00–156.00 $150.44 $844 -2.26
615 value added 615 1 158.00 $158.00 $972 —
640 640 1 139.00 $139.00 $890 -9.83
650–695 673 2 142.00–153.00 $147.68 $994 +6.68
685 value added 685 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
790 790 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 5 141.00–158.00 $151.64 $425 —
305–335 320 2 145.00–160.00 $152.15 $487 +1.15
350–390 370 4 145.00–155.00 $149.76 $554 +6.71
430–435 434 4 140.00–150.00 $147.52 $640 +6.24
450–490 470 5 140.00–145.00 $142.14 $668 +0.41
560 thin fleshed 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
560–590 572 5 120.00–138.00 $130.67 $747 -3.33
630 thin fleshed 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —
760 thin fleshed 760 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 127.00 $127.00 $457 +22.00
400–430 420 3 120.00 $120.00 $504 +5.02
450 450 1 117.00 $117.00 $526 +5.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 5 170.00–204.00 $185.07 $618 —
359–390 369 10 170.00–191.00 $174.76 $645 -5.24
400–435 413 8 162.00–184.00 $173.43 $716 +0.51
450–485 464 9 166.00–177.00 $170.96 $793 +12.25
510–525 518 2 159.00–165.00 $162.04 $839 +5.13
575–595 585 2 150.00–166.00 $158.14 $925 +12.14
625–635 632 3 150.00–155.00 $152.66 $965 +0.15
675–680 678 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $1,000 -1.88
730 730 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 +0.01
780 780 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,115 +3.00
935 935 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 167.00–175.00 $170.97 $552 +12.90
370 thin fleshed 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 -1.00
370–398 389 7 141.00–165.00 $156.11 $607 -1.16
400–435 414 4 140.00–155.00 $145.87 $604 -1.65
465–490 476 4 150.00–156.00 $152.69 $727 +3.29
500–545 518 6 130.00–152.00 $146.53 $759 +1.28
560 thin fleshed 560 1 161.00 $161.00 $902 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 -4.98
615 615 1 142.00 $142.00 $873 —
635 thin fleshed 635 1 151.00 $151.00 $959 —
740 thin fleshed 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
890 890 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–845 828 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.02 $505 —
850–880 865 85-90% 2 74.00–76.00 $74.98 $649 -0.28
890 890 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $436 -10.50
920 920 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $414 —
935–1145 1023 85-90% 5 60.00–68.00 $65.16 $667 +1.81
975–1185 1075 85-90% 13 69.50–79.00 $74.36 $799 +24.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $681 —
964–1335 1059 80-85% 6 77.00–79.00 $78.42 $830 —
1060–1445 1239 80-85% 10 79.00–87.50 $83.25 $1,031 -1.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1550 1315 75-80% 4 82.00–94.00 $86.30 $1,135 +1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1980 1465 11 101.00–119.00 $109.32 $1,602 —
1530 1530 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,209 -30.73
1305–1950 1640 4 92.00–110.00 $101.77 $1,669 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–895 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 88.00–98.00 $92.46 $747

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
950–1150 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 875.00–1,025.00 $951.10
1150–1200 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 880.00–1,000.00 $913.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $768
1175–1510 1304 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 85.00–90.00 $86.71 $1,131

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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
850–1200 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 740.00–900.00 $835.48 —

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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.