Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 2, 2024

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $260.08/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 579 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.26/cwt -14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 511 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	423	667	370
Feeder cattle	348	544	310
Slaughter cattle	40	103	35
Replacement cattle	35	20	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,219	—
422	422	9	356.00	$356.00	$1,502	+9.23
480–490	485	2	292.50–315.00	$303.63	$1,473	-26.40
515–525	520	2	300.00–307.50	$303.71	$1,579	-11.29
565	565	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,638	-3.45
565 thin fleshed	565	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,766	-10.00
610	610	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,693	-3.68
650–685	660	4	250.00–270.00	$265.04	$1,749	-7.35
700	700	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,995	+35.03
785	785	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,962	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,055	-5.00
363 thin fleshed	363	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,180	-22.48
355–390	373	4	270.00–290.00	$279.83	$1,044	—
420–440	428	3	290.00–300.00	$296.73	$1,270	-5.85
450–490	470	2	250.00–277.50	$264.34	$1,242	-43.35
550–590	570	3	250.00–282.50	$262.12	$1,494	—
615–620	618	2	250.00–265.00	$257.53	$1,592	-10.78
715	715	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,627	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558–565	560	3	262.50–278.00	$272.79	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,118	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,007	-7.49
410–448	428	6	240.00–270.00	$256.48	$1,098	-10.90
453–490	463	5	230.00–257.50	$242.37	$1,122	-11.48
508–515 thin fleshed	510	3	250.00–255.00	$253.32	$1,292	—
500–520	512	7	227.50–240.00	$233.23	$1,194	-20.36
920	920	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,251	-20.00
450–490	473	3	270.00–280.00	$273.38	$1,293	-10.70
503	503	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,358	-10.07
513 value added	513	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,436	—
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	-12.43
555–595	573	7	230.00–252.50	$238.98	$1,369	-9.32
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	-26.12
695	695	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,170	—
503	503	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,258	-12.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–373	371	4	315.00–343.00	$336.11	$1,247	-27.74
430	430	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,473	+10.65
476–480	477	5	300.00–322.50	$317.97	$1,517	+37.97
518–520	518	5	287.50–288.00	$287.90	$1,491	-4.53
535	535	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,338	-42.43
575–585	580	4	272.50–290.00	$277.54	$1,610	—
620–640	630	2	237.50–252.50	$245.12	$1,544	-30.88
725–735	728	3	220.00–235.00	$225.05	$1,638	—
765	765	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	285.00–300.00	$292.80	$1,113	-35.06
390 thin fleshed	390	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,238	—
455–485	470	2	275.00–287.50	$281.05	$1,321	-17.87
505 thin fleshed	505	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,540	+5.00
500–545	523	2	245.00–260.00	$252.18	$1,319	-18.74
520–525	523	2	235.00–240.00	$237.49	$1,242	-33.43
553–596	579	10	250.00–265.00	$260.08	$1,506	-4.95
650–690	670	2	235.00–237.50	$236.29	$1,583	-2.13
730	730	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,405	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	408	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,224	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1025	915	85-90%	2	105.00–110.00	$107.80	$986	-3.35
955	955	85-90%	1	87.50	$87.50	$836	—
925–1055	973	85-90%	3	117.00–127.50	$120.95	$1,177	—
765–1330	992	85-90%	9	130.00–138.00	$136.49	$1,354	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1310	1248	80-85%	4	130.00–135.00	$131.90	$1,646	-7.16
1225–1310	1268	80-85%	2	140.00–143.00	$141.55	$1,795	—
1405–1415	1410	80-85%	2	146.00–152.00	$148.99	$2,101	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,882	—
1400	1400	75-80%	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,058	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1450	1398	2	147.50–153.00	$150.35	$2,102	—
1090–2155	1443	6	166.00–179.00	$173.19	$2,499	—
1880	1880	1	192.50	$192.50	$3,619	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1160	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	146.00–147.50	$146.79	$1,626

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1400	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–4,000.00	$3,098.96
1200–1300	1236	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,000.00–2,700.00	$2,439.86
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1175	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	157.50–175.00	$166.02	$1,901
1145–1160	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$1,678
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,862
1385–1610	1483	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	140.00–180.00	$154.80	$2,296

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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
1050–1200	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,250.00–3,500.00	$2,586.49	+586.49

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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.