Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 10, 2023

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.13/cwt -10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 527 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $267.12/cwt -26.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 430 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.96/cwt -37.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 573 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	747	837	1,025
Feeder cattle	638	675	807
Slaughter cattle	89	136	218
Replacement cattle	20	26	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	370	3	259.00–284.00	$269.25	$996	-27.87
400–435	430	18	257.00–270.00	$267.12	$1,149	-26.84
455–470	464	4	220.00–240.00	$230.03	$1,067	-58.14
495 fancy	495	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,238	-67.50
507–549	527	25	230.00–255.00	$245.13	$1,292	-10.59
565–590	576	5	220.00–230.00	$226.55	$1,305	-8.14
625–640	631	4	210.00–225.00	$218.77	$1,380	-35.18
650–685	668	3	200.00–220.00	$213.32	$1,425	-28.09
685 fancy	685	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	—
705–735	720	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,440	-42.78
760	760	2	190.00–202.00	$196.00	$1,490	-72.00
825	825	2	180.00–200.00	$190.00	$1,568	-34.89
1375	1375	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	285.00	$285.00	$869	—
345	345	1	240.00	$240.00	$828	-10.00
350–390	371	6	220.00–255.00	$239.89	$890	-5.04
415–440	426	6	220.00–240.00	$228.88	$975	-35.00
450–480	468	5	190.00–210.00	$200.02	$936	-55.73
520–540	530	4	210.00–220.00	$217.45	$1,152	-10.13
560–580	570	5	190.00–200.00	$198.02	$1,129	-16.31
635–640	638	2	185.00–190.00	$187.49	$1,196	-28.46
650–680	662	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383 thin fleshed	383	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,101	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	190.00	$190.00	$684	—
435	435	1	200.00	$200.00	$870	—
615	615	1	155.00	$155.00	$953	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	324	5	210.00–230.00	$220.47	$714	-6.18
355–395	376	5	214.00–240.00	$229.81	$864	-7.05
400–445	421	12	210.00–226.00	$215.32	$906	-14.86
465–490	478	7	200.00–221.00	$205.59	$983	-27.06
510–545	516	16	185.00–206.00	$192.89	$995	-24.86
555 fancy	555	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,171	-27.00
555–595	571	10	175.00–193.00	$184.24	$1,052	-34.61
578 value added	578	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,133	—
610 fancy	610	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,281	—
605–640	624	8	170.00–191.00	$180.13	$1,124	-19.32
650–680	663	7	170.00–191.00	$180.55	$1,197	-20.14
705–720	710	3	170.00–182.00	$177.37	$1,259	-2.62
770	770	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,355	-29.00
820	820	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,230	-57.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	190.00	$190.00	$589	-10.00
355–395	372	6	180.00–200.00	$191.90	$714	-13.10
410–445	422	3	200.00	$200.00	$844	+1.93
450–490	475	10	170.00–190.00	$177.97	$845	-21.13
500–530	517	5	160.00–180.00	$172.06	$890	-26.21
565–583	574	4	170.00–175.00	$171.23	$983	-24.31
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	-18.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–326 thin fleshed	325	10	257.50–265.00	$262.77	$854	—
380	380	4	210.00	$210.00	$798	—
431	431	10	241.00	$241.00	$1,039	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	160.00	$160.00	$608	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	6	270.00–300.00	$287.37	$928	+0.43
370–395	383	2	269.00–290.00	$279.16	$1,069	+2.94
410–430	419	6	240.00–264.00	$255.57	$1,071	-5.56
463–480	469	3	227.00–255.00	$245.44	$1,151	-5.08
500–520	507	3	230.00–240.00	$234.08	$1,187	-19.26
565–595	583	4	200.00–220.00	$209.37	$1,221	-8.03
600–640	624	4	180.00–201.00	$190.40	$1,188	-31.65
660	660	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	-21.86
703–715	709	4	165.00–170.00	$167.52	$1,188	-13.55
920	920	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,757	—
965	965	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,602	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	+11.69
380	380	1	230.00	$230.00	$874	-23.53
405–435	423	4	220.00–230.00	$227.60	$963	-6.72
490	490	1	200.00	$200.00	$980	-27.19
520–525	523	2	175.00	$175.00	$915	-37.00
565–595	580	2	180.00–185.00	$182.44	$1,058	-7.62

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1500	1334	75-80%	11	90.00–95.00	$91.79	$1,224	-6.17
1210–1600	1363	75-80%	12	82.50–89.00	$85.72	$1,168	—
1680	1680	75-80%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,646	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1355	1095	80-85%	7	75.00–79.00	$77.00	$843	—
965–1260	1108	80-85%	14	80.00–84.00	$81.73	$906	-10.47
1175–1185	1180	80-85%	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,003	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–990	873	85-90%	7	52.00–60.00	$56.71	$495	—
845–1200	1011	85-90%	5	68.00–74.00	$70.53	$713	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1660	1448	2	89.00–96.00	$91.99	$1,332	-3.71
1575–1820	1710	3	98.00–103.00	$99.77	$1,706	—
1760–2325	1980	4	108.00–113.00	$110.40	$2,186	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$756

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1010–1300	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,440.00	$1,197.18
1140–1200	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,239.10
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1165	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	85.00–92.00	$88.29	$971
1105–1245	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	88.00–93.00	$90.65	$1,065
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$968
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,191

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1050	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,230.00–1,250.00	$1,238.95	—
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.