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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 9, 2022

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.07/cwt -15.85 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 470 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.25/cwt -11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 524 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.94/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 630 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 779 580 0
Feeder cattle 643 580 0
Slaughter cattle 101 — 0
Replacement cattle 35 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower on limited comparisons of like cattle from the previous week. Feeder heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed last week so no comparison is available, however a stong demand on slaughter cattle was noted. Supply was good across all ranges of cattle today and demand was good as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 222.00–225.00 $223.50 $659 —
315–340 323 6 200.00–220.00 $215.86 $697 —
355–390 374 4 187.00–225.00 $213.88 $800 +4.78
390 thin fleshed 390 1 224.00 $224.00 $874 —
425 thin fleshed 425 1 223.00 $223.00 $948 -4.50
400–445 426 9 181.00–215.00 $201.01 $856 +10.44
450–495 471 12 171.00–205.00 $191.82 $903 +0.34
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 -31.48
500–545 524 20 168.00–197.50 $177.25 $929 -10.40
550–573 569 7 171.00–195.00 $181.50 $1,033 -4.30
610–645 625 5 164.00–182.50 $173.23 $1,083 -1.36
665 665 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,024 -29.52
705 705 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,142 —
765 765 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 187.50 $187.50 $628 —
370–398 389 3 170.00–185.00 $180.24 $701 +8.10
400 thin fleshed 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 +15.00
425–435 428 3 160.00–172.50 $165.83 $710 -4.79
455–495 472 3 144.00–162.50 $155.73 $735 -10.93
500–524 516 8 140.00–159.00 $156.17 $806 -18.83
550 thin fleshed 550 1 171.00 $171.00 $940 —
565–570 567 3 150.00–163.00 $157.02 $890 -8.56
600–610 605 2 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
650–695 673 2 140.00–154.00 $146.77 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 10 163.00 $163.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 325 12 175.00–190.00 $188.25 $612 —
360–385 373 7 166.00–180.00 $171.23 $639 -6.60
425–430 428 2 145.00–151.00 $147.98 $633 -21.75
415–445 429 12 152.00–170.00 $161.31 $692 -8.42
450–495 468 20 150.00–169.00 $158.32 $741 -10.19
450–495 475 9 140.00–152.00 $144.64 $687 -23.87
500–545 524 4 149.00–165.00 $158.38 $830 -9.43
528 value added 528 8 174.00 $174.00 $919 —
555–595 568 4 130.00–147.00 $139.09 $790 -20.03
550–590 571 9 142.00–160.00 $151.31 $864 -7.81
620–630 625 4 130.00–140.00 $134.73 $842 -18.27
610–637 630 10 140.00–160.00 $156.02 $983 +3.02
645 fancy 645 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 —
660–680 670 3 140.00–159.00 $146.92 $984 +18.92
700–740 718 3 143.00–150.00 $146.38 $1,051 +4.38
830 830 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,120 —
880 880 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,179 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 155.00 $155.00 $457 +1.22
335 thin fleshed 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 -5.00
355–380 368 4 150.00–166.00 $154.35 $568 +2.70
400–440 423 5 135.00–145.00 $139.59 $590 -0.78
450–465 460 3 133.00–142.50 $138.46 $637 -10.03
480 thin fleshed 480 1 157.00 $157.00 $754 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 154.00 $154.00 $808 —
500–545 529 11 128.00–148.00 $140.10 $741 -7.97
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
615–640 628 2 130.00–134.00 $132.04 $829 -14.45
640 thin fleshed 640 1 149.00 $149.00 $954 —
691 691 5 136.00 $136.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 10 146.00 $146.00 $753 —
594 594 5 144.00 $144.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 -2.81
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 -4.73
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 279 6 200.00–220.00 $216.72 $605 +4.08
320–347 343 14 205.00–217.50 $210.19 $721 -10.75
400–445 427 8 181.00–192.00 $187.26 $800 +0.13
460–498 483 8 160.00–180.00 $169.55 $819 -13.26
500–530 516 6 162.00–174.00 $169.95 $877 +17.45
553–590 562 4 157.00–157.50 $157.13 $883 +3.13
610–640 628 3 157.50–168.00 $163.10 $1,024 -15.90
665–675 670 2 150.00–169.00 $159.43 $1,068 —
705 705 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,043 -2.01
880 880 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
305–335 320 2 175.00–185.00 $179.77 $575 —
380–385 383 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $584 -22.48
390 thin fleshed 390 1 172.00 $172.00 $671 -14.00
405–410 408 2 142.50–160.00 $151.20 $617 —
485–498 495 4 158.00–160.00 $159.51 $790 -2.17
510–540 524 6 143.00–159.00 $153.26 $803 —
555–585 568 6 145.00–159.00 $152.96 $869 +2.96
620–640 630 2 142.50–146.00 $144.28 $909 -3.72
695 695 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,008 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 -19.80
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 -1.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1320 1177 80-85% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.73 $915 —
1005–1505 1228 80-85% 16 79.00–96.00 $87.75 $1,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–825 758 85-90% 3 47.00–59.00 $51.35 $389 —
830 830 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $540 —
900 900 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $567 —
945–1170 1043 85-90% 11 67.00–84.00 $76.22 $795 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1595 1419 75-80% 10 85.00–92.00 $88.03 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1435 1356 4 86.00–100.00 $92.90 $1,260 —
1390 1390 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,029 —
1535–1720 1671 6 108.00–113.00 $110.03 $1,839 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 98.00 $98.00 $965

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1305 1047 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 85.00–99.00 $93.84 $983
1160–1395 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 85.00–89.00 $87.30 $1,116
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1050 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,050.00 $929.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665 665 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,011

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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
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,390.00 $1,390.00 —

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Heifer 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 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.