Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 30, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.00/cwt ≈ $1,134/hd at 479 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	779	567
Feeder cattle	209	691	567
Slaughter cattle	—	72	—
Replacement cattle	—	16	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold on a light test this week with feeder steers 500lb to 600lb selling $10.00 lower and feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb selling $11.00 lower. On a more uneven test, feeder bulls sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	-26.50
405	405	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,256	-9.53
460–495	478	3	292.00–322.00	$302.31	$1,445	-5.56
495	495	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,396	—
520–540	533	5	266.00–270.00	$267.79	$1,427	+7.30
565	565	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,475	-16.36
642	642	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,605	+8.04
670	670	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,474	-18.00
675	675	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,654	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
430	430	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,182	-13.00
455–465	460	2	245.00–270.00	$257.64	$1,185	-8.08
815	815	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–465	458	3	280.00–285.00	$281.64	$1,290	-3.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	-27.50
350–362	359	5	260.00–270.00	$267.85	$962	+7.85
415	415	1	231.00	$231.00	$959	-31.51
415–435	422	3	240.00–250.00	$246.72	$1,041	-15.79
465–495	480	4	234.00–240.00	$237.24	$1,139	-12.76
505–540	517	7	230.00–247.00	$237.84	$1,230	-0.84
560–590	570	4	230.00–237.00	$232.75	$1,327	-14.34
575	575	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,294	-22.09
600–625	616	5	230.00–240.00	$234.06	$1,442	-4.89
635	635	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,334	-12.69
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	-30.00
725	725	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,544	—
760	760	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,073	—
473–490	479	12	240.00	$240.00	$1,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	266.00	$266.00	$811	—
360–385	373	3	250.00–257.00	$254.01	$947	+10.87
410–430	420	2	225.00–231.00	$227.93	$957	-19.66
450–495	469	4	225.00–240.00	$231.36	$1,085	-6.91
585	585	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,185	-20.02
630	630	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	3	292.00–300.00	$297.24	$975	—
355	355	1	280.00	$280.00	$994	—
415–435	425	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,148	-15.08
530–540	533	3	237.00–250.00	$242.38	$1,292	+22.38
550–595	573	2	227.00–235.00	$230.84	$1,323	-13.52
600–645	618	6	208.00–230.00	$221.01	$1,366	-13.36
660	660	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,419	+25.00
730	730	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,358	—
920	920	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	477	3	272.00–292.00	$281.38	$1,342	-14.97
510–545	528	2	259.00–279.00	$269.33	$1,422	+24.20
555	555	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,437	+6.00
570	570	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,368	-13.00
600–615	608	2	230.00–239.00	$234.56	$1,426	—
725	725	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–585	575	2	242.00–248.00	$245.05	$1,409	-4.95

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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.