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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 13, 2023

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.70/cwt -10.65 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 475 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.88/cwt -33.16 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 529 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.07/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 562 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 1,571 1,522
Feeder cattle 736 1,457 1,360
Slaughter cattle 117 70 112
Replacement cattle 35 44 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks run off mostly all weaned and value added cattle feeders were trending softer in nearly all spots. With out compariable type cattle and less buyer attendence from the week before an accurate trend can not be established. Supply was good with a large offering of quality cattle which were mostly unweaned calves carrying more flesh which attributed to a softer market. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 217.00 $217.00 $738 +2.00
365–385 376 6 183.00–221.00 $200.21 $753 +0.82
405–445 426 14 190.00–220.00 $204.68 $872 +3.32
450–495 469 13 186.00–221.00 $200.37 $940 -2.26
500–548 529 30 170.00–200.00 $182.88 $967 -10.10
550 550 1 167.00 $167.00 $918 +1.12
550–590 563 20 170.00–199.00 $179.67 $1,012 +13.79
605–640 621 10 160.00–175.00 $168.40 $1,046 +7.40
620–640 value added 630 6 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $1,118 -4.17
655–675 value added 666 7 175.00–180.00 $177.11 $1,180 -8.89
656–680 668 2 160.00–170.00 $165.09 $1,103 +1.68
725–735 730 2 160.00–166.00 $163.02 $1,190 —
733–740 value added 735 7 167.00–175.00 $169.30 $1,244 +0.38
760–780 value added 770 2 168.00–169.00 $168.51 $1,298 —
775 775 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 +13.50
800–810 fancy 803 3 166.00–168.00 $167.33 $1,344 —
1000 1000 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 3 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
420–430 427 3 150.00–175.00 $158.40 $676 -11.60
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
510–530 520 2 156.00–160.00 $157.96 $821 +7.35
575–585 580 2 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $899 +22.96
640 640 5 147.00 $147.00 $941 -8.00
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 202.00 $202.00 $576 —
325–330 328 2 150.00–165.00 $157.44 $516 -11.56
365–370 368 2 176.00–180.00 $178.01 $655 +5.49
355–383 375 4 155.00–160.00 $158.06 $593 -14.46
400–440 418 5 155.00 $155.00 $648 -9.42
400–428 422 6 163.00–168.00 $165.13 $697 +0.71
450–495 475 31 150.00–164.00 $156.70 $744 -5.94
515–548 533 13 150.00–159.00 $154.01 $821 -4.25
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 -13.26
550–595 570 17 150.00–160.00 $155.41 $886 +0.41
600–645 610 10 144.00–157.00 $151.85 $926 +2.59
613 613 2 140.00 $140.00 $858 -9.26
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 -18.00
673–695 687 7 142.00–147.00 $144.73 $994 -8.27
723 value added 723 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,063 —
734–745 735 12 141.00–145.00 $142.17 $1,045 -5.94
810 810 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 181.00 $181.00 $507 —
345 345 2 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
355–395 380 7 140.00–161.00 $152.75 $580 -1.01
415 thin fleshed 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 —
400–445 430 8 130.00–155.00 $143.18 $616 -7.12
475–495 486 4 140.00–141.00 $140.25 $682 +1.00
500–545 531 5 139.00–148.00 $144.36 $767 +4.13
575–590 thin fleshed 582 3 144.00–148.00 $145.68 $848 —
700–725 717 3 130.00–134.00 $131.30 $941 —
750 750 1 131.00 $131.00 $982 +11.00
830 830 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 3 181.00–200.00 $188.68 $723 -5.77
405–445 422 15 175.00–210.00 $189.10 $798 -8.68
445 fancy 445 1 221.00 $221.00 $983 —
450–492 476 12 174.00–210.00 $190.57 $907 -3.03
500–545 524 8 168.00–200.00 $175.49 $920 -19.51
565–570 569 4 151.00–164.00 $154.23 $878 -17.19
608–645 622 5 150.00–161.00 $155.20 $965 -1.73
655–695 678 5 140.00–158.00 $148.89 $1,009 -3.05
700–745 724 9 145.00–150.00 $146.87 $1,063 -3.38
788 788 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,150 +6.00
850–895 880 3 138.00–139.00 $138.32 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 185.00 $185.00 $722 +15.00
460–470 465 2 150.00–160.00 $155.05 $721 —
475 thin fleshed 475 1 168.00 $168.00 $798 —
550–590 570 6 130.00–155.00 $142.85 $814 -2.68
650–675 663 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $932 -4.94
755 755 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
865–895 885 3 120.00–135.00 $124.89 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $252 —
805 805 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $402 +2.00
875 875 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $446 -18.00
890 890 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $587 -3.00
920–1105 1022 85-90% 6 54.00–64.00 $58.86 $602 —
990–1140 1065 85-90% 2 46.00–56.50 $50.88 $542 -9.91
1065 1065 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $394 -23.79
935–1260 1122 85-90% 7 66.00–71.00 $68.71 $771 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1575 1221 80-85% 17 69.50–80.00 $74.19 $906 —
1092–1485 1246 80-85% 3 61.00–70.00 $65.16 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1555 1369 75-80% 5 72.50–80.00 $76.32 $1,045 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1480 1473 2 73.00–81.00 $77.02 $1,135 —
1265–1765 1512 7 86.00–95.00 $90.56 $1,369 —
1795–1805 1800 2 100.00–107.00 $103.49 $1,863 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 (<2 yrs)Open 1 101.00 $101.00 $879
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $832

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 101.00 $101.00 $949
840–1280 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 64.00–91.00 $77.43 $829
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1025 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,000.00 $902.50
1100–1250 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 925.00–1,550.00 $1,289.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1150–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,470.14 -46.01

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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.