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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 26, 2024

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $297.98/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 534 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.30/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 430 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.25/cwt -31.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 524 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 779 623 776
Feeder cattle 642 469 662
Slaughter cattle 116 94 84
Replacement cattle 21 60 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

no trend due to sale not recently reported. * Pre Vac sale scheduled for May 10, 2024 plus regular sale *

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 +15.00
365–390 378 2 330.00–350.00 $339.67 $1,284 +28.50
430 430 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 -3.59
410–445 442 17 300.00–330.00 $320.08 $1,415 +16.49
465 465 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 -22.52
468–498 480 15 285.00–309.00 $294.70 $1,415 -7.82
500–548 533 27 290.00–315.00 $300.05 $1,599 +6.69
540–545 543 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,466 -23.36
552–585 560 6 275.00–282.00 $279.70 $1,566 +19.70
565–595 580 2 265.00–270.00 $267.44 $1,551 +7.44
605 605 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
600–643 615 9 255.00–277.50 $261.86 $1,610 —
650 650 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -23.71
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 367 5 232.50–352.50 $309.60 $1,136 +43.35
430 430 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,129 —
510–548 532 6 265.00–282.50 $274.14 $1,458 +14.14
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 -30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 5 270.00–305.00 $292.14 $964 +2.03
370–375 373 2 282.50–300.00 $291.31 $1,087 +23.71
400–445 430 22 265.00–295.00 $280.30 $1,205 +1.53
450–497 475 11 252.50–277.50 $263.92 $1,254 -16.06
500–543 524 19 230.00–266.00 $246.25 $1,290 -21.25
550–590 576 4 240.00–262.50 $246.97 $1,423 +0.96
565–593 584 3 230.00–235.00 $233.39 $1,363 -12.62
600–645 621 4 230.00–255.00 $239.51 $1,487 -20.49
655–665 660 2 232.00–250.00 $240.93 $1,590 +30.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 368 5 255.00–277.50 $266.60 $981 +27.50
430 430 1 227.50 $227.50 $978 -21.07
440 440 1 205.00 $205.00 $902 -43.57
450–495 469 12 227.50–280.00 $256.92 $1,205 +0.08
525–535 531 4 223.00–230.00 $226.37 $1,202 -3.68
555–585 567 7 222.50–242.50 $230.65 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 487 12 260.00–277.00 $275.48 $1,342 —
570–595 576 4 245.00–249.00 $247.97 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 222.50 $222.50 $745 +2.50
385–390 388 2 215.00–260.00 $237.65 $922 —
500–505 503 2 200.00–220.00 $210.05 $1,057 +0.05
960 960 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,392 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 358 6 310.00–322.50 $320.29 $1,147 +29.87
418–430 424 8 290.00–322.00 $303.06 $1,285 +4.88
465–490 473 4 265.00–305.00 $288.57 $1,365 +0.87
500–545 517 5 260.00–285.00 $276.10 $1,427 -7.60
555–590 577 7 260.00–280.00 $269.61 $1,556 -9.48
600–610 605 2 245.00–272.50 $258.64 $1,565 -9.66
675 thin fleshed 675 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 272.50–342.50 $306.80 $1,144 +49.23
415 415 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 —
435 435 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,011 —
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 +16.07
560 thin fleshed 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —
595 595 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,621 +40.03
615 615 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,461 —
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
705 705 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,569 —
890 890 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,380 —
950 950 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1155 1051 80-85% 7 112.50–117.50 $116.14 $1,221 —
1065–1330 1202 80-85% 13 120.00–128.00 $123.35 $1,483 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1145 983 85-90% 6 95.00–102.50 $99.65 $980 —
890–1140 1012 85-90% 3 107.00–114.00 $111.62 $1,130 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 87.50 $87.50 $892 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1385 1338 75-80% 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,726 —
1325–1580 1420 75-80% 4 124.00–128.00 $125.45 $1,781 -18.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1830 1533 3 138.00–148.00 $142.65 $2,187 —
1320–2110 1720 3 177.50–187.50 $180.90 $3,111 —
1500–2110 1736 6 150.00–160.00 $154.95 $2,690 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 -107.94
1000–1300 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00–2,450.00 $2,312.12 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,455.00 $2,455.00 —

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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.