Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 7, 2024

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.53/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 519 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.88/cwt +20.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 528 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.50/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 578 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	902	556	855
Feeder cattle	764	490	715
Slaughter cattle	98	35	110
Replacement cattle	40	31	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–342	338	7	310.00–330.00	$321.78	$1,088	—
355–395	378	3	312.00–320.00	$317.29	$1,199	-15.21
400–446	429	21	280.00–315.00	$299.13	$1,283	-27.74
460–490	473	17	280.00–300.00	$286.30	$1,354	-27.72
497 thin fleshed	497	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,566	—
508 thin fleshed	508	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,613	—
500–540	523	22	285.00–307.50	$298.55	$1,561	+16.40
540–546 value added	542	10	305.00–312.50	$309.48	$1,677	—
555–590	573	7	267.50–285.00	$277.08	$1,588	-8.40
568–595 value added	583	14	275.00–290.00	$281.26	$1,640	—
600–638	625	12	260.00–275.00	$266.23	$1,664	+6.22
655–678	673	5	250.00–270.00	$258.25	$1,738	+0.99
705	705	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,692	-11.00
705–713	710	5	250.00–260.00	$256.03	$1,818	+5.03
1360	1360	2	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$2,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	4	280.00–290.00	$284.79	$943	-43.49
355–390	375	3	290.00–305.00	$294.73	$1,105	—
465–490	478	4	255.00–270.00	$261.79	$1,251	-23.62
485	485	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,164	-45.41
505	505	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,237	—
500–545	517	11	250.00–275.00	$268.00	$1,386	—
550–595	574	10	250.00–262.50	$258.44	$1,483	-12.75
620	620	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,581	—
650	650	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,300	—
745	745	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	302.50–312.50	$307.43	$1,045	—
360–390	370	3	285.00–300.00	$293.11	$1,085	—
400–415	408	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,122	-21.01
410–413	412	4	287.50–300.00	$293.73	$1,210	-2.28
445	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	-41.01
480	480	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	+3.43
465–490	483	20	255.00–270.00	$263.89	$1,275	+17.32
504–525 value added	515	17	270.00–275.00	$272.40	$1,403	—
500–545	521	28	250.00–263.00	$256.53	$1,337	+3.30
550–595	578	32	240.00–258.00	$251.50	$1,454	-0.17
610–649	636	12	242.50–255.00	$247.25	$1,573	-0.47
650	650	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,641	+15.01
720–735	728	2	220.00–230.00	$224.95	$1,638	-8.15
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	5	250.00–270.00	$262.45	$856	-19.93
350–395	380	10	252.50–275.00	$262.64	$998	+12.64
400–440	419	7	220.00–270.00	$244.97	$1,026	-22.00
460–485	473	12	200.00–263.00	$248.56	$1,176	+8.60
510–540	521	5	220.00–242.50	$236.86	$1,234	-3.40
565–595	588	4	220.00–230.00	$227.47	$1,338	-10.51
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	+40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	297.50	$297.50	$1,006	—
413–427	421	5	255.00–275.00	$262.84	$1,107	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	422	3	287.50–315.00	$303.86	$1,282	-11.14
445	445	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	-40.00
458–495	473	5	275.00–292.50	$283.54	$1,341	-10.91
505–522	518	4	287.50–290.00	$289.39	$1,499	+15.90
550–560	555	2	257.50–267.50	$262.55	$1,457	-4.49
625	625	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	-5.81
643	643	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,543	—
925	925	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,942	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	5	300.00–315.00	$311.87	$1,179	—
486	486	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,385	—
604	604	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	310.00	$310.00	$976	—
350–375	362	3	285.00–305.00	$296.75	$1,074	+26.75
435	435	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,174	-27.39
485	485	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,212	±0.00
500–545	525	4	262.50–275.00	$270.73	$1,421	—
575–590	583	2	220.00–247.50	$233.93	$1,364	—
605–615	610	2	225.00–235.00	$230.04	$1,403	—
1055	1055	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,004	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,693	—
865–1315	1123	80-85%	5	122.00–131.00	$127.03	$1,427	—
975–1500	1261	80-85%	9	132.00–142.00	$136.39	$1,720	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$979	—
680–1145	913	85-90%	2	92.50–95.00	$94.07	$859	—
840–1295	1003	85-90%	6	125.00–133.00	$129.53	$1,299	—
820–1225	1010	85-90%	4	119.00–124.00	$120.92	$1,221	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,650	—
1405–1490	1448	75-80%	2	150.00–160.00	$154.85	$2,242	—
1265–1730	1493	75-80%	8	135.00–144.00	$139.62	$2,085	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1680	1435	4	140.00–150.00	$144.40	$2,072	—
1280–1950	1637	5	152.00–167.50	$161.29	$2,640	+0.65
1350–1800	1637	3	172.50–180.00	$175.11	$2,867	+14.47

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,020
655–880	787	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	141.00–185.00	$157.49	$1,239
760–940	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	200.00–222.00	$213.05	$1,762

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1055	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,834.86
980–1125	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,760.33
1070–1290	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,075.00	$1,919.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,521
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,562
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,147

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1030	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,480.45
880–1155	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–2,000.00	$1,676.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,400

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.