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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 30, 2023

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $242.76/cwt -15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 468 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.01/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 423 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.94/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 467 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 681 1,079
Feeder cattle 370 631 823
Slaughter cattle 50 40 200
Replacement cattle 30 10 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend established due to light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 260.00–285.00 $270.33 $865 -7.62
350–375 365 3 235.00–260.00 $248.58 $907 -14.36
410–445 436 9 240.00–250.00 $244.40 $1,066 -13.47
450–495 468 12 230.00–250.00 $242.76 $1,136 -15.46
505–545 527 5 220.00–240.00 $231.94 $1,222 -15.36
550–590 570 3 210.00–230.00 $219.77 $1,253 -12.92
620–640 630 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 -4.47
650 650 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,313 -25.42
720–735 728 2 200.00–206.00 $203.03 $1,478 -26.97
1055 1055 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 468 3 206.00–220.00 $215.47 $1,008 -18.18
660 660 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,247 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–345 313 9 225.00–230.00 $229.39 $718 -15.32
350–370 361 4 210.00–225.00 $217.53 $785 -12.41
405–440 423 11 200.00–220.00 $214.01 $905 -7.43
450–490 467 10 200.00–220.00 $209.94 $980 +2.93
505–525 515 3 200.00–220.00 $210.06 $1,082 +3.86
555–595 579 8 181.00–203.00 $190.87 $1,105 -10.11
605–630 613 5 185.00–200.00 $192.12 $1,178 +1.40
760 760 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,398 —
875 875 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 198.00–210.00 $203.81 $652 -5.19
355–365 360 3 180.00–200.00 $189.95 $684 -30.05
465–490 479 6 177.00–192.00 $188.02 $901 -1.98
500–540 522 3 190.00–199.00 $194.95 $1,018 +4.73
560 560 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $958 -9.00
605 605 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 +4.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 367 3 220.00–240.00 $229.95 $844 -41.05
405–440 424 6 225.00–250.00 $234.18 $993 -10.72
465–485 475 2 230.00–240.00 $234.89 $1,116 +2.39
525–545 536 8 200.00–220.00 $206.72 $1,108 -21.88
565–585 575 2 180.00–182.00 $181.02 $1,041 -40.67
595 fancy 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
645 645 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,193 —
665 665 2 170.00–186.00 $178.00 $1,184 -12.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 475 2 200.00–210.00 $204.84 $973 +34.84
530–545 537 3 187.00–190.00 $189.00 $1,015 -21.00
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 -20.33
705–740 723 2 176.00–179.00 $177.54 $1,284 —
775 775 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 —
890 890 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1225 950 80-85% 5 88.00–91.00 $89.71 $852 —
900–1380 1157 80-85% 9 93.00–95.00 $93.62 $1,083 —
1100–1295 1244 80-85% 9 97.00–100.00 $98.02 $1,219 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1630 1339 75-80% 12 101.00–106.00 $104.22 $1,396 —
1320–1445 1383 75-80% 5 95.00–100.00 $97.98 $1,355 -5.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–730 638 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.86 $337 —
880–1000 948 85-90% 4 74.00–79.00 $76.19 $722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1360 1355 2 111.00–114.00 $112.49 $1,524 —
1365–1720 1535 4 117.00–120.00 $118.91 $1,825 —
1730–2020 1903 6 122.00–128.00 $125.32 $2,385 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–1,000.00 $925.00
800–1250 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 750.00–1,300.00 $1,077.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,158

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.