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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 13, 2024

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $311.75/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 478 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.44/cwt +34.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 514 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.26/cwt +27.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 427 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 693 473
Feeder cattle 512 552 368
Slaughter cattle 36 91 85
Replacement cattle 15 50 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

** REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON 12/27/24 STARTING @ 5:00PM FOLLOWING THE CALF SALE** *Close* No trend was determined due to the 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 363 5 360.00–380.00 $367.53 $1,334 +26.63
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 +9.10
400–440 411 5 350.00–375.00 $356.33 $1,465 +15.76
403–440 414 6 335.00–345.00 $343.23 $1,421 +2.66
455–490 466 5 315.00–340.00 $326.02 $1,519 +41.50
465–495 480 2 302.50–310.00 $306.13 $1,469 +21.61
500–535 518 8 290.00–315.00 $298.05 $1,544 +13.60
555–580 568 7 270.00–295.00 $285.62 $1,622 +48.12
600–635 620 4 272.50–282.50 $278.02 $1,724 +16.94
655 655 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 +11.32
660–680 670 3 265.00–280.00 $271.62 $1,820 +27.94
780 780 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 —
860 860 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,106 +7.50
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 +31.77
350–380 367 3 307.50–325.00 $317.36 $1,165 +14.07
375 thin fleshed 375 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 —
400 400 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,080 -22.50
400–425 thin fleshed 413 2 337.50–350.00 $343.56 $1,419 —
405–430 418 3 307.50–325.00 $314.30 $1,314 +74.30
465–495 486 9 270.00–285.00 $279.03 $1,356 +59.03
530–545 538 2 270.00–277.50 $273.80 $1,473 —
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 —
570–590 580 3 240.00–267.50 $256.54 $1,488 +16.54
580 580 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,363 -5.00
615–640 628 2 262.50–265.00 $263.77 $1,656 +21.27
665 thin fleshed 665 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,779 +17.50
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 330 4 317.50–325.00 $319.26 $1,054 +40.51
360–390 369 4 307.50–320.00 $313.81 $1,158 +33.81
380 380 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,064 +10.00
400–445 427 14 290.00–315.00 $302.26 $1,291 +27.26
470–480 476 4 282.50–292.50 $286.25 $1,363 +23.22
495 495 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 -3.03
500–545 514 14 267.50–287.50 $281.36 $1,446 +32.07
520 520 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,313 +3.21
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
561–595 572 6 260.00–280.00 $273.09 $1,562 +24.09
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 +12.07
608–625 616 5 250.00–265.00 $256.42 $1,580 +23.49
665–680 675 3 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $1,671 +37.50
810 810 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 5 270.00–300.00 $284.00 $963 —
355–395 377 6 255.00–280.00 $270.59 $1,020 +18.10
375–395 thin fleshed 385 5 295.00–300.00 $296.51 $1,142 +16.51
410–440 426 4 250.00–270.00 $263.80 $1,124 +15.01
420–445 thin fleshed 431 4 280.00–292.50 $286.32 $1,234 —
455–495 473 12 242.50–265.00 $254.66 $1,205 +22.37
500–520 510 2 242.50–245.00 $243.77 $1,243 +33.82
550–590 568 4 230.00–250.00 $241.08 $1,369 +25.56
615–635 622 3 222.50–247.50 $235.00 $1,462 +22.50
670 670 2 235.00–237.50 $236.25 $1,583 +32.58
780 780 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,268 -42.50
805 805 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,650 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 332 5 370.00–375.00 $370.99 $1,232 —
355–395 368 3 365.00–382.50 $376.24 $1,385 +47.61
400–420 406 4 335.00–365.00 $352.32 $1,430 +18.61
455–490 474 12 310.00–320.00 $317.33 $1,504 +7.33
485–495 488 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,440 -15.00
500–547 536 13 282.50–315.00 $291.79 $1,564 +18.97
560–590 578 6 250.00–280.00 $266.19 $1,539 +6.79
610–625 618 3 260.00–272.50 $267.50 $1,653 +18.13
650 650 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,674 +11.25
665 665 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -11.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,087 —
335 thin fleshed 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 —
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 +56.28
423–440 432 6 315.00–325.00 $320.85 $1,386 +23.35
460 thin fleshed 460 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 +27.50
465–475 470 3 267.50–280.00 $275.04 $1,293 +28.15
530 530 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,219 -12.34
555–585 567 3 252.50–277.50 $266.00 $1,508 +40.44
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 +29.47

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–975 923 85-90% 2 86.00–89.00 $87.41 $807 —
805–1125 930 85-90% 7 90.00–99.00 $94.46 $878 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $770 —
1110–1190 1153 85-90% 3 100.00–104.00 $102.03 $1,176 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1510 1265 80-85% 4 111.00–115.00 $112.67 $1,425 -8.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,829 —
1570–1720 1645 75-80% 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1730 1685 2 140.00–150.00 $144.87 $2,441 —
1750 1750 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,275 —
1735–2120 1895 3 156.00–163.00 $159.58 $3,024 +8.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 thin fleshed 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1125 thin fleshed 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1000–1300 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,350.00 $2,180.00
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1220–1470 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,875.00–2,800.00 $2,380.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,882
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
950 thin fleshed 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.