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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 30, 2022

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.05/cwt -9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 466 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $185.71/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 379 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.99/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 483 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 998 1,862 1,852
Feeder cattle 818 1,682 1,702
Slaughter cattle 120 140 100
Replacement cattle 60 40 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison is available to last week the sale was not reported. However, weaned and conditioned cattle were in good demand with buyers. With the fall weather here and extreme temperature swings from day to night the buyers showed less interest in unweaned and fleshy cattle. Supply was good and demand was moderate on a large offering of unweaned cattle. Slaughter cattle supply was good 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
363–365 364 4 185.00–194.00 $187.26 $682 +5.28
415–440 430 3 170.00–177.00 $173.33 $745 -14.09
455–495 466 26 170.00–181.00 $179.05 $834 +2.29
510–540 526 4 154.00–157.00 $155.98 $820 +0.98
505–536 530 8 169.00–177.00 $175.68 $931 +20.68
552–575 554 11 162.00–164.00 $162.19 $899 +7.28
550–590 573 4 150.00–157.00 $153.52 $880 -1.39
605–610 607 3 158.00–161.00 $159.67 $969 -0.33
605–620 613 2 147.00–148.00 $147.51 $904 -12.49
650–685 668 5 152.00–161.00 $157.99 $1,055 -6.27
650–685 671 5 138.00–147.00 $143.76 $965 -20.50
700–735 715 3 150.00–158.00 $155.35 $1,111 -4.54
740 value added 740 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,265 —
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 3 151.00–160.00 $155.28 $500 —
350–355 353 3 160.00–170.00 $164.17 $580 —
400–435 418 2 150.00 $150.00 $627 -6.68
450–495 466 6 132.00–158.00 $145.90 $680 -12.35
500–545 531 6 130.00–152.00 $139.73 $742 -12.82
555–595 580 8 130.00–149.00 $138.79 $805 -13.72
600–610 605 4 130.00–135.00 $131.51 $796 -18.95
670–685 678 2 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $895 -14.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 12 154.00–160.00 $155.90 $491 -29.87
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -40.77
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -30.75
350–395 382 5 140.00–156.00 $150.50 $575 -20.25
400–445 424 6 137.00–149.00 $143.38 $608 -11.96
405–445 434 5 130.00–140.00 $135.11 $586 -4.89
450–495 474 7 130.00–139.00 $135.11 $640 -18.65
470–495 489 10 141.00–151.00 $148.50 $726 -5.26
505–540 520 7 130.00–142.50 $134.04 $697 -20.33
500–540 528 6 130.00–148.00 $142.03 $750 -12.34
550–575 567 13 137.00–144.00 $140.92 $799 -9.13
560–595 581 4 130.00–137.00 $133.28 $774 -16.77
620 value added 620 1 158.00 $158.00 $980 —
610–645 625 3 136.00–143.00 $138.61 $866 +1.61
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 -7.00
655–660 655 2 120.00–130.00 $125.00 $819 -18.15
655 value added 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 -5.70
670 670 1 137.00 $137.00 $918 -6.15
710–740 725 2 129.00–135.00 $132.06 $957 -4.91
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -14.00
815 815 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,092 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +7.50
315–340 325 3 130.00–136.00 $133.58 $434 -21.02
330–345 335 3 140.00–150.00 $145.40 $487 -9.20
340 thin fleshed 340 1 151.00 $151.00 $513 —
350–390 370 3 128.00–130.00 $129.33 $479 -18.00
375–390 379 4 130.00–143.00 $136.93 $519 -10.40
400–440 421 15 120.00–140.00 $132.14 $556 -5.85
450–490 465 14 124.00–140.00 $131.60 $612 -4.05
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 -2.66
500–530 520 4 124.00–133.00 $128.53 $668 -5.13
580 580 1 138.00 $138.00 $800 —
600–625 612 3 120.00–130.00 $125.03 $765 -3.64
650–685 670 5 115.00–130.00 $124.20 $832 —
710–740 722 3 110.00–120.00 $113.28 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 124.00 $124.00 $378 -1.46
360–380 373 4 120.00–127.50 $123.39 $460 —
405 405 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $476 —
455–480 470 3 110.00–125.00 $114.84 $540 -5.16
505–525 515 2 110.00–120.00 $115.10 $593 -4.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 184.00–187.00 $185.31 $599 +7.41
350–395 379 18 170.00–205.00 $185.71 $704 -5.29
400–445 422 10 160.00–182.00 $167.03 $705 +3.68
450–495 479 9 150.00–165.00 $154.21 $739 -7.26
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 -6.00
505–545 522 9 146.00–165.00 $152.52 $796 +2.52
560–575 568 2 137.00 $137.00 $778 -18.00
565–590 578 7 140.00–160.00 $149.00 $861 -6.00
600–645 618 8 140.00–155.00 $145.98 $902 -4.59
620–635 627 3 133.00–137.00 $135.65 $851 -14.92
654–665 660 2 135.00–145.00 $140.04 $924 +3.04
700–720 710 2 134.00–137.00 $135.52 $962 —
755 755 1 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 174.00 $174.00 $487 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +0.11
350 thin fleshed 350 1 197.50 $197.50 $691 —
350–395 380 6 149.00–169.00 $156.40 $594 +3.88
410–440 424 9 140.00–150.00 $142.85 $606 -5.92
450–495 469 9 130.00–150.00 $138.91 $651 -6.74
500–545 522 10 130.00–148.00 $139.47 $728 -3.13
560–585 568 3 130.00–143.00 $137.55 $781 +0.44
600–645 623 2 127.00–133.00 $130.11 $811 -7.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 +12.79
355–390 367 3 130.00–141.00 $133.55 $490 +13.55
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 -4.00
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $285 —
825–865 845 85-90% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.44 $612 —
850 850 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $527 -2.01
920–1015 961 85-90% 4 45.00–58.00 $50.14 $482 -5.87
905–1160 1002 85-90% 13 55.00–65.00 $60.46 $606 -12.97
915–1180 1073 85-90% 14 63.00–74.00 $66.62 $715 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1270 1142 80-85% 17 70.00–81.00 $74.36 $849 +0.36
1020–1565 1173 80-85% 11 55.00–70.50 $65.86 $773 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1480 1341 75-80% 8 71.00–88.00 $75.56 $1,013 —
1130–1725 1437 75-80% 3 65.00–71.00 $68.08 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1710 1528 3 93.00–98.00 $95.89 $1,465 —
1465–1885 1616 5 101.00–107.00 $104.24 $1,685 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–935 873 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 91.00–93.00 $91.93 $803

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $962.50
900–1250 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 45 725.00–1,250.00 $1,044.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $927

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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.