Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 8, 2023

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $227.65/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 567 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.09/cwt -11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 476 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.00/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 530 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	970	449	718
Feeder cattle	823	378	648
Slaughter cattle	121	53	60
Replacement cattle	26	18	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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
310–335	324	7	270.00–284.00	$274.90	$891	+10.10
365–390	380	5	220.00–244.00	$226.78	$862	-24.79
418–445	430	9	250.00–276.00	$257.51	$1,107	+12.57
440 fancy	440	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,250	—
465 fancy	465	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,269	—
450–495	476	12	220.00–255.00	$239.17	$1,138	-0.89
505 fancy	505	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,343	—
500–540	517	16	220.00–240.00	$231.16	$1,195	+7.82
550–595	567	21	220.00–240.00	$227.65	$1,291	+2.30
605–640	619	11	216.00–240.00	$224.50	$1,390	+8.15
660–698	688	5	200.00–219.00	$209.87	$1,444	—
738	738	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,469	+5.57
770–775	772	3	182.00–200.00	$194.01	$1,498	—
850	850	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,436	—
940	940	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,316	-29.00
978 value added	978	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,623	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	318	3	230.00–250.00	$239.74	$762	+29.74
355–365	360	3	200.00	$200.00	$720	—
420–435	428	2	225.00–240.00	$232.37	$995	—
460–495	483	4	200.00–210.00	$202.56	$978	+17.56
520	520	1	190.00	$190.00	$988	±0.00
580–595	591	7	200.00–215.00	$208.62	$1,233	+14.42
615–630	623	2	190.00–200.00	$195.06	$1,215	—
740	740	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	—
460–480	470	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$881	—
528	528	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,035	+36.00
550–565	558	3	170.00–190.00	$183.31	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	5	200.00–210.00	$206.39	$671	+1.72
350–390	371	17	200.00–217.00	$205.23	$761	-11.23
400–445	426	10	200.00–213.00	$204.40	$871	—
433 value added	433	3	215.00	$215.00	$931	—
450 fancy	450	1	216.00	$216.00	$972	—
460–495	477	19	190.00–211.00	$197.15	$940	-10.71
500–547	530	20	180.00–201.00	$189.00	$1,002	+3.35
550–595	567	14	180.00–200.00	$190.85	$1,082	+8.50
600–645	612	11	175.00–194.00	$184.58	$1,130	+8.32
625 fancy	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	—
650–694	682	13	185.00–190.00	$186.31	$1,271	+16.31
705–715	712	5	170.00–185.00	$181.03	$1,289	+13.56
780	780	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,232	—
800–835	818	2	150.00–160.00	$154.89	$1,267	—
870–880	875	2	164.00–165.00	$164.50	$1,439	-14.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	335	10	170.00–180.00	$175.55	$588	—
350–395	372	7	175.00–193.00	$183.10	$681	-0.74
405–435	420	6	170.00–185.00	$178.04	$748	+3.04
450–490	477	10	170.00–185.00	$176.54	$842	-6.04
530	530	1	173.00	$173.00	$917	+13.00
560–570	566	4	170.00–185.00	$177.47	$1,004	—
605–630	618	2	170.00–171.00	$170.51	$1,054	—
670–680	677	3	150.00–170.00	$160.62	$1,087	—
705	705	1	140.00	$140.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	1	175.00	$175.00	$565	—
365	365	1	170.00	$170.00	$620	—
415–435	420	4	160.00–163.00	$160.78	$675	—
450	450	1	160.00	$160.00	$720	—
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,021	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	4	250.00–260.00	$252.64	$816	-9.64
355–390	376	4	236.00–250.00	$246.70	$928	+6.72
400 fancy	400	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,160	+33.00
400–430	417	6	240.00–251.00	$245.38	$1,023	+2.82
450–495	471	11	220.00–245.00	$229.88	$1,083	-6.08
509–545	518	12	220.00–240.00	$223.65	$1,159	+14.78
575–585	582	3	220.00–243.00	$234.28	$1,364	+31.95
600–645	623	7	185.00–200.00	$191.25	$1,191	-1.27
650–690	662	5	185.00–200.00	$191.17	$1,266	+15.14
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	210.00–220.00	$215.00	$742	-12.94
355–375	363	4	200.00–220.00	$207.55	$753	—
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	-30.00
465–490	485	5	200.00–215.00	$207.07	$1,004	-7.40
500–545	522	14	190.00–212.00	$202.77	$1,058	+12.77
550–595	567	6	190.00–210.00	$199.99	$1,134	+16.93
735–745	740	2	172.00–184.00	$178.04	$1,317	—
770	770	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,386	—
880	880	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	7	180.00	$180.00	$673	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–520	515	2	185.00	$185.00	$953	—
570–590	580	2	164.00–180.00	$171.86	$997	—
725	725	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1575	1306	75-80%	17	91.00–99.00	$94.87	$1,239	—
1275–1635	1408	75-80%	9	80.00–89.00	$85.04	$1,197	-11.96
1270–1595	1428	75-80%	4	102.00–107.00	$105.13	$1,501	+8.13

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1100	1042	80-85%	6	80.00–85.00	$82.79	$863	+0.01
965–1175	1086	80-85%	4	77.00–78.00	$77.48	$841	—
1005–1315	1154	80-85%	13	86.00–90.00	$87.88	$1,014	+9.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1025	933	85-90%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.69	$678	—
785–1160	972	85-90%	5	60.00–69.00	$66.13	$643	-6.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1685	1330	3	84.00–94.00	$87.56	$1,165	—
1160–2060	1536	7	101.00–105.00	$103.25	$1,586	—
1540–1945	1830	5	110.00–120.00	$112.90	$2,066	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,027
955–1280	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–83.00	$82.57	$923
980–1300	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	84.00–90.00	$87.42	$997
1080–1345	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	82.00–97.00	$90.23	$1,081

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
800–1100	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,475.00	$1,102.26

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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
900–1100	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,250.00	$1,100.83	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.