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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 7, 2023

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.00/cwt -6.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 518 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.09/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 426 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $224.23/cwt -9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 429 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 896 450 1,389
Feeder cattle 668 370 1,023
Slaughter cattle 197 50 266
Replacement cattle 31 30 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 331 19 250.00–260.00 $258.16 $855 -12.17
365–390 373 3 250.00–251.00 $250.33 $934 +1.75
400–445 425 13 240.00–259.00 $247.16 $1,050 +2.76
450–490 471 15 235.00–258.00 $240.78 $1,134 -1.98
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 -21.94
505–545 524 11 221.00–240.00 $233.34 $1,223 +1.40
555–595 573 9 220.00–232.00 $225.14 $1,290 +5.37
610–645 622 7 206.00–229.00 $218.98 $1,362 -1.02
650–680 668 4 217.00–226.00 $222.03 $1,483 +20.03
700–745 720 4 218.00–225.00 $220.47 $1,587 +17.44
805 805 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 230.00 $230.00 $770 —
375–380 378 2 230.00–242.00 $235.96 $892 —
420–445 429 5 210.00–234.00 $221.47 $950 —
450–495 470 5 200.00–230.00 $217.17 $1,021 +1.70
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 —
595 595 2 190.00–197.00 $193.50 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 value added 588 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,058 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 319 15 212.00–234.00 $224.15 $715 -5.24
355–395 377 12 205.00–224.00 $215.74 $813 -1.79
400–425 fancy 413 2 225.00–227.00 $226.03 $934 —
400–445 427 28 200.00–220.00 $210.02 $897 -3.99
455–490 463 14 200.00–221.00 $208.38 $965 -1.56
500–545 518 32 199.00–220.00 $204.00 $1,057 -6.06
550–595 568 11 189.00–206.00 $198.52 $1,128 +7.65
605–633 622 16 195.00–208.00 $203.08 $1,263 +10.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 4 191.00–201.00 $197.86 $643 -5.95
355–395 378 7 180.00–200.00 $190.41 $720 +0.46
415–440 426 4 193.00–198.00 $195.23 $832 —
455–485 470 4 190.00–192.00 $190.50 $895 +2.48
510–545 529 7 181.00–191.00 $188.18 $995 -6.77
565 565 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,045 +14.00
610–645 628 2 170.00–176.00 $172.92 $1,086 -6.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 7 231.00 $231.00 $709 —
425 425 2 222.00 $222.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 250.00 $250.00 $838 —
340 340 1 240.00 $240.00 $816 —
360–395 374 5 230.00–259.00 $244.45 $914 +14.50
400–447 429 21 210.00–230.00 $224.23 $962 -9.95
450–490 466 11 220.00–240.00 $228.32 $1,064 -6.57
505–525 518 6 194.00–214.00 $204.20 $1,058 -2.52
565–585 573 3 198.00–208.00 $201.97 $1,157 +20.95
620–643 638 5 182.00–189.00 $187.64 $1,197 +2.64
655 655 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,284 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 326 5 200.00–216.00 $204.58 $667 —
365–395 382 6 200.00–220.00 $213.41 $815 —
415–440 428 3 190.00–200.00 $196.58 $841 —
455–495 473 4 204.00–215.00 $209.87 $993 +5.03
500–545 520 4 170.00–191.00 $177.93 $925 -11.07
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 +5.00
685 685 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 180.00–185.00 $182.52 $571 —
385–395 390 2 160.00–180.00 $170.13 $664 —
475–495 485 2 174.00–184.00 $178.90 $868 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1765 1678 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 123.00–124.00 $123.47 $2,072 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1380 1013 80-85% 16 84.00–93.00 $89.63 $908 —
1005–1275 1076 80-85% 19 94.00–96.00 $95.16 $1,024 —
1123–1295 1184 80-85% 21 98.00–101.00 $99.52 $1,178 +5.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1545 1375 75-80% 22 102.00–109.00 $105.85 $1,455 +7.87
1275–1565 1379 75-80% 20 110.00–115.00 $111.93 $1,544 +13.95
1300–1495 1398 75-80% 2 99.00–101.00 $100.07 $1,399 +2.09
1630 1630 75-80% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,695 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $535 —
750–1050 904 85-90% 8 74.00–83.00 $79.21 $716 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,422 —
1420–1760 1512 5 106.00–112.00 $108.15 $1,635 -10.76
1420–1625 1523 3 96.00–105.00 $101.69 $1,549 -17.22
1515–1995 1790 6 119.00–137.00 $126.37 $2,262 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00–1,725.00 $1,321.15
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,800.00 $1,800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $855
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,170
1175–1180 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 112.50–120.00 $117.51 $1,384

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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
900–1200 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,425.00 $1,317.86 —
1050–1150 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,825.00 $1,373.86 -26.14
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 -225.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 +500.00
1250–1300 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,496.08 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.