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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 4, 2022

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.49/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 523 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.97/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 478 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.51/cwt +11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 479 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 806 687 0
Feeder cattle 648 540 0
Slaughter cattle 128 102 0
Replacement cattle 30 45 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded 7.00 to 15.00 higher, steers over 650 were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers over 500 were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 324 4 185.00–208.00 $196.56 $637 —
375–395 385 2 185.00–188.00 $186.46 $718 -0.71
400–440 419 7 170.00–206.00 $186.32 $781 +17.32
490–495 493 2 170.00–196.00 $183.07 $903 +16.99
495 fancy 495 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -18.03
500 fancy 500 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,020 —
510–540 527 5 160.00–186.00 $171.38 $903 +3.35
570–590 581 7 150.00–186.00 $167.61 $974 +32.43
605 fancy 605 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,095 —
610–630 619 7 160.00–176.00 $165.80 $1,026 +14.34
675–695 686 4 150.00–160.00 $155.05 $1,064 -1.20
715–725 720 2 140.00–155.00 $147.55 $1,062 -3.85
840 840 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 —
365 thin fleshed 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 —
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 ±0.00
460–495 482 5 140.00–155.00 $145.92 $703 -1.47
540 thin fleshed 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 —
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 -14.19
725 thin fleshed 725 1 136.00 $136.00 $986 —
1245 1245 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 3 150.00–160.00 $155.93 $519 —
360–380 370 2 145.00 $145.00 $536 -9.55
370–377 376 7 150.00–155.00 $154.30 $580 -0.25
400–445 427 9 140.00–150.00 $143.24 $612 +13.24
463–495 478 22 140.00–150.00 $143.97 $688 +18.97
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 +1.66
500–545 524 22 135.00–150.00 $140.97 $739 +12.63
550–595 574 11 135.00–150.00 $142.75 $819 +0.51
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -12.24
600–635 617 6 135.00–145.00 $140.69 $868 +4.47
650–690 668 3 135.00–144.00 $138.33 $924 +2.53
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 +9.00
740 740 1 134.00 $134.00 $992 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 3 138.00–150.00 $143.86 $413 —
325 thin fleshed 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
330–345 338 2 140.00–155.00 $147.33 $498 +0.33
355–390 371 6 130.00–150.00 $137.26 $509 -2.74
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 +0.65
460–490 471 7 120.00–135.00 $129.81 $611 +1.55
500–545 525 10 120.00–135.00 $127.52 $669 +2.62
545 thin fleshed 545 1 134.00 $134.00 $730 —
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 -1.64
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -2.01
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -5.00
925 925 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 thin fleshed 402 12 155.00 $155.00 $623 —
562 thin fleshed 562 10 149.00 $149.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 120.00 $120.00 $388 —
350–375 363 3 115.00–126.00 $122.00 $443 —
415–435 427 3 100.00–122.00 $107.13 $457 —
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 3 166.00–202.50 $182.33 $607 +2.33
350–385 376 11 169.00–180.50 $178.68 $672 +2.34
415–445 432 13 157.00–193.00 $171.80 $742 +9.10
450–496 479 15 155.00–180.00 $169.51 $812 +11.22
505–545 524 10 145.00–163.00 $155.40 $814 +1.80
550–595 580 5 140.00–145.00 $144.00 $835 +3.06
600–640 620 5 143.00–146.00 $144.18 $894 +5.44
665 665 1 144.00 $144.00 $958 +6.49
710–735 723 10 127.50–132.00 $128.66 $930 -2.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 2 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
300–340 320 2 160.00 $160.00 $512 -2.60
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
399 thin fleshed 399 5 177.00 $177.00 $706 —
405–445 422 6 130.00–157.00 $143.81 $607 +8.76
460–490 480 4 140.00–145.00 $142.22 $683 +5.15
500–540 522 6 130.00–138.00 $132.14 $690 -4.16
550–575 563 7 130.00–139.00 $135.28 $762 +1.43
600–640 613 7 120.00–135.00 $130.58 $800 +2.81
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
700–745 728 3 127.00–131.00 $129.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 thin fleshed 522 7 150.00 $150.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $238 —
790–815 803 85-90% 3 41.00–48.00 $44.70 $359 +9.70
735–890 829 85-90% 5 38.00–43.00 $40.89 $339 +5.89
830–885 855 85-90% 3 57.00–61.00 $58.70 $502 +9.21
900–1065 990 85-90% 4 39.50–43.00 $41.31 $409 -1.00
965–1280 1044 85-90% 7 50.50–55.00 $52.29 $546 —
900–1275 1070 85-90% 16 56.00–62.50 $59.51 $637 +7.70
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1450 1220 80-85% 19 59.50–73.00 $67.08 $818 -0.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1705 1495 75-80% 9 69.50–74.50 $72.16 $1,079 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1705 1325 4 60.00–82.00 $73.01 $967 —
1070–1760 1440 4 80.00–87.50 $85.35 $1,229 —
1725–1800 1757 3 90.00–104.00 $96.42 $1,694 -2.09

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–985 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 77.00–100.00 $90.88 $780

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1660 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 63.00–73.00 $70.03 $849
1125–1450 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 53.00–76.00 $67.72 $845
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,150.00 $1,006.25

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.