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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 28, 2022

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.63/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 530 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.81/cwt +13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 430 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.66/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 577 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 820 981
Feeder cattle 540 820 809
Slaughter cattle 102 — 122
Replacement cattle 45 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to7.00 higher. There is no trend on slaughter cows and bulls as they were not reprted last week. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good on all ranges. Weaned calves with a vacination program sold at a premium while the fleshy bawlers were not as attractive to buyers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 182.00–197.50 $187.17 $693 —
445 445 1 169.00 $169.00 $752 +0.62
480–495 488 2 161.00–171.00 $166.08 $810 —
505–545 525 4 155.00–179.00 $168.03 $882 +10.00
571 value added 571 5 167.00 $167.00 $954 -2.02
565–585 575 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $923 +3.85
575–590 584 5 125.00–151.00 $135.18 $789 -21.48
600 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 -7.00
610–640 625 2 150.00–153.00 $151.46 $947 +10.45
655 value added 655 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,055 —
665–690 678 4 150.00–160.00 $156.25 $1,059 +19.16
721 value added 721 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,118 —
725–738 734 3 140.00–157.00 $151.40 $1,111 —
760 760 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 —
760–765 763 2 125.00–132.00 $128.51 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 +0.50
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -18.00
450–490 470 2 145.00–150.00 $147.39 $693 +10.58
500–545 520 8 130.00–150.00 $140.28 $729 +0.43
555–580 569 5 140.00–150.00 $144.19 $820 +5.69
650–685 668 2 126.00–134.00 $129.90 $868 -0.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -4.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 155.00 $155.00 $439 —
386–395 388 9 153.00–155.00 $154.55 $600 +15.55
429 value added 429 8 161.00 $161.00 $691 —
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -1.02
420–440 432 6 140.00–150.00 $145.70 $629 +14.68
460–490 467 5 140.00–148.00 $144.74 $676 +13.71
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -12.81
500–530 520 6 125.00–130.00 $128.34 $667 -1.66
510–548 535 12 137.00–149.00 $143.77 $769 +13.77
565 value added 565 2 151.00 $151.00 $853 +5.00
555–580 568 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $724 -9.12
550–595 570 7 134.00–151.00 $142.24 $811 +20.26
605–625 619 4 130.00–141.00 $136.22 $843 +16.22
625–630 626 7 120.00–130.00 $124.99 $782 -11.00
650–673 660 5 130.00–144.00 $135.80 $896 +1.05
675 value added 675 1 141.00 $141.00 $952 -6.79
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 +17.96
775–795 785 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 +1.50
860 860 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.00 $147.00 $470 +7.14
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 +1.17
400–440 420 7 120.00–144.00 $130.35 $547 +2.33
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -8.02
460–495 473 7 120.00–135.00 $128.26 $607 +4.88
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -3.38
500–520 510 2 120.00–130.00 $124.90 $637 +2.84
560 thin fleshed 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -1.28
560–585 573 2 120.00–133.00 $126.64 $726 +5.36
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 +1.33
600–635 617 3 125.00–130.00 $127.01 $784 +8.34
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 +10.00
355–383 376 8 170.00–179.00 $176.34 $663 +12.13
400–445 429 8 150.00–169.00 $162.70 $698 +6.28
455–490 473 4 150.00–170.00 $158.29 $749 +1.77
500–535 512 7 140.00–168.00 $153.60 $786 +1.94
550–585 568 2 139.00–143.00 $140.94 $801 -1.54
605–645 621 4 137.00–141.00 $138.74 $862 +8.24
655–690 672 7 132.00–145.00 $137.51 $924 +5.00
705 705 2 130.00–133.00 $131.50 $927 +6.50
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 -9.00
790 790 2 126.00–131.00 $128.50 $1,015 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 160.00–165.00 $162.60 $525 +22.60
325–330 328 2 131.00–140.00 $135.53 $445 -4.47
420–440 432 3 132.00–140.00 $135.05 $583 -4.95
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 -5.59
455–485 473 6 131.00–143.00 $137.07 $648 +9.48
515–540 527 6 130.00–141.00 $136.30 $718 +3.46
550–595 579 6 130.00–138.00 $133.85 $775 +6.74
615–645 629 4 120.00–131.00 $127.77 $804 +6.78
845 845 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 115.00 $115.00 $518 —
515 515 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $620 +10.33
565–570 568 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $667 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–820 770 85-90% 2 25.00 $25.00 $192 —
830 830 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $290 —
805–895 850 85-90% 4 45.00–53.00 $49.49 $421 —
955 955 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $239 —
910–1115 979 85-90% 9 35.00–49.00 $42.31 $414 —
930–1230 1073 85-90% 14 47.00–55.00 $51.81 $556 —
1065–1230 1145 85-90% 4 55.50–66.50 $60.44 $692 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1290 1074 80-85% 7 52.50–58.00 $55.89 $600 —
1080–1785 1239 80-85% 16 61.50–70.50 $67.13 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1715 1424 75-80% 9 62.00–71.00 $67.89 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044 1044 1 80.00 $80.00 $835 —
1015–1880 1520 5 82.00–91.00 $86.61 $1,316 —
1510–2000 1763 3 94.00–104.00 $98.51 $1,737 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1110 859 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 65.00–103.00 $85.56 $735
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $968

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
900–1150 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 535.00–1,075.00 $831.80
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 82.00 $82.00 $828
885–1195 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 72.50–85.00 $79.68 $829
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 63.00 $63.00 $791

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1050–1200 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–1,100.00 $866.67 —

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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.