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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 21, 2022

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.70/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 627 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.84/cwt +19.16 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 526 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.06/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 568 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 820 1,066 0
Feeder cattle 820 899 0
Slaughter cattle — 117 —
Replacement cattle — 50 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with stronger demand on weaned and quality cattle than last week. Lesser quality and fleshly cattle were still discounted by the buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed. Supply was good and demand was was good on quaility weaned and pre-vac cattle and low on unweaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 159.00 $159.00 $636 -11.88
410–440 425 2 165.00–172.00 $168.38 $716 -2.50
520–525 523 2 152.00–164.00 $158.03 $826 +1.55
522–532 value added 526 12 171.00–184.00 $176.48 $928 —
560–595 582 6 150.00–166.00 $156.66 $912 -3.85
580–590 value added 585 2 167.00–171.00 $169.02 $989 —
600 600 1 154.00 $154.00 $924 +0.76
625 value added 625 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,006 —
630–640 635 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $895 -12.23
650–655 653 4 143.00–158.00 $149.78 $978 -2.15
680–695 686 8 130.00–142.00 $137.09 $940 -14.84
765 value added 765 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,232 —
825 825 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 158.00 $158.00 $537 +5.21
390 390 2 145.00–164.00 $154.50 $603 —
430 430 1 158.00 $158.00 $679 +14.40
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 -21.45
450–495 470 3 130.00–140.00 $136.81 $643 -4.64
495 value added 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
505–540 523 4 130.00–149.00 $139.85 $731 +1.18
585 585 2 136.00–141.00 $138.50 $810 +4.49
635–640 638 2 120.00–126.00 $122.99 $785 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 135.00 $135.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 4 146.00–154.00 $149.53 $501 —
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 +1.21
420–435 428 2 130.00–132.00 $131.02 $561 +6.16
430–440 436 4 140.00–154.00 $143.49 $626 +18.63
460–485 470 3 130.00–133.00 $131.03 $616 +4.68
460–495 477 6 135.00–141.00 $137.81 $657 +11.46
510–515 513 3 132.00–139.00 $136.32 $699 -1.91
510–530 522 3 130.00 $130.00 $679 -8.23
550–585 563 5 130.00–146.00 $136.56 $769 +3.46
565 value added 565 3 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
555–590 576 4 120.00–128.00 $121.98 $703 +1.98
600–623 618 5 120.00 $120.00 $742 -4.18
605–644 value added 630 7 145.00–152.00 $146.79 $925 —
625–640 633 3 132.00–139.00 $135.99 $861 +11.81
655–680 668 4 130.00–140.00 $134.75 $900 +6.19
660–680 value added 668 5 147.00–149.00 $147.79 $987 —
678 678 1 127.00 $127.00 $861 +8.65
700 value added 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —
710–720 715 4 127.00–138.00 $132.49 $947 +6.36
713–737 727 5 110.00–115.00 $113.04 $822 -13.09
760–775 768 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $1,041 +15.50
819 819 5 117.00 $117.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 151.00 $151.00 $450 +9.73
320–340 332 3 130.00–149.00 $139.86 $464 -7.60
372 thin fleshed 372 3 147.00 $147.00 $547 —
370–395 384 6 131.00–150.00 $138.83 $533 +18.83
400–440 419 7 120.00–130.00 $128.02 $536 +8.02
465 465 1 114.00 $114.00 $530 -6.71
460–495 473 3 120.00–125.00 $123.38 $584 +3.38
501–520 505 6 120.00–132.00 $122.06 $616 +1.28
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 -5.78
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 -7.58
555–588 575 10 120.00–125.00 $121.28 $697 -1.30
605–635 618 4 110.00–125.00 $118.67 $733 -3.82
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 -2.98
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 115.00 $115.00 $385 +10.15
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 +8.25
450–460 453 3 90.00–120.00 $103.46 $469 —
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 +10.00
350–395 363 4 155.00–170.00 $164.21 $596 +3.83
415–445 428 5 153.00–160.00 $156.42 $669 +1.45
460–490 474 6 140.00–165.00 $156.52 $742 +9.98
505–525 519 5 139.00–162.00 $151.66 $787 +7.87
550–595 568 9 135.00–149.00 $142.48 $809 -1.31
615–625 620 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $809 -13.48
605–645 626 9 132.00–144.00 $135.93 $851 -8.05
670–685 679 4 129.00–137.00 $132.51 $900 +12.51
717 717 3 125.00 $125.00 $896 ±0.00
765 765 4 125.00 $125.00 $956 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 -3.43
380–385 381 4 130.00–145.00 $137.51 $524 -0.10
410–445 433 3 140.00 $140.00 $606 +6.04
455–490 471 4 120.00–135.00 $127.59 $601 -5.21
505–545 528 9 125.00–140.00 $132.84 $701 +1.85
565–585 577 5 120.00–137.00 $127.11 $733 -6.56
615–630 623 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $754 -4.07
655–690 678 4 108.00–122.00 $113.80 $772 -0.16
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 -7.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–499 495 5 110.00–115.00 $110.98 $549 +0.98
514–520 517 2 110.00 $110.00 $569 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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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.