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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 27, 2024

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 563 760
Feeder cattle 120 469 168
Slaughter cattle 100 59 317
Replacement cattle 338 35 275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with all the rain causing muddy conditions and the holidays, supply on feeders was very light selling unevenly with a much plainer offering than the previous week, no trend was determined. The replacement cow sale brought in a standing-room-only, with a strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 -35.00
350–397 380 8 300.00–337.50 $317.82 $1,208 -7.18
415 415 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,141 -30.00
465 thin fleshed 465 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,395 —
465–485 472 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,369 +12.50
540 thin fleshed 540 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,593 —
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 +16.78
655 655 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,326 -28.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 419 4 322.50–335.00 $329.42 $1,380 -33.08
450–480 470 3 310.00–325.00 $318.19 $1,495 -11.30
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 -30.00
555–560 558 2 282.50–287.50 $285.01 $1,590 +10.01
670 670 2 250.00–252.50 $251.25 $1,683 -13.75
715 715 2 255.00–257.50 $256.25 $1,832 -8.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 295.00 $295.00 $959 -0.57
325–345 335 2 250.00–260.00 $254.85 $854 -40.72
365–380 375 3 255.00–260.00 $258.31 $969 -23.32
365–385 377 3 292.50–297.50 $295.80 $1,115 +14.17
400–440 420 2 220.00–245.00 $231.90 $974 -35.31
435 435 2 260.00–287.50 $273.75 $1,191 +6.54
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 -42.06
455 455 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,206 +12.94
520–545 533 2 230.00–255.00 $242.21 $1,291 +12.21
625 625 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,484 +10.82
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 -36.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 -6.23
415–445 430 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 +5.82
455–475 465 2 250.00–252.50 $251.22 $1,168 -37.62
485–490 488 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,379 +27.51
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 -27.21
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 +7.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 +15.20
420–445 433 4 305.00–327.50 $316.10 $1,369 +25.32
490 490 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,458 +42.40
500–540 520 2 257.50–282.50 $269.52 $1,402 +13.71
600–640 620 2 220.00–240.00 $229.68 $1,424 +5.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155–1250 1203 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1380–2015 1717 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 6 2,300.00–4,950.00 $3,303.62 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 -12.50
470 470 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,563 +10.00
565 565 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,511 -8.81
735 735 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,819 -2.50
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1105 927 85-90% 3 70.00–80.00 $75.44 $699 -14.25
835–1110 973 85-90% 2 90.00–92.50 $91.43 $890 —
800–1175 1008 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.79 $1,036 —
868–1120 1010 85-90% 14 107.50–117.00 $113.53 $1,147 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1375 1213 80-85% 9 119.00–125.00 $121.23 $1,471 —
1080–1510 1291 80-85% 8 110.00–116.00 $113.03 $1,459 -10.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,480 -18.94
1460–1500 1480 75-80% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $1,717 —
1875 1875 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1780 1510 3 157.50–167.00 $160.51 $2,424 —
1495–1815 1655 2 136.00–139.00 $137.65 $2,278 —
1785–2140 1963 2 140.00–150.00 $145.45 $2,855 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,496
1020–1147 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 152.50–167.50 $164.07 $1,829

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
950 thin fleshed 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
950–1208 1027 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,950.00–2,900.00 $2,326.73
1100 thin fleshed 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1100–1300 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,300.00 $2,061.87
1100–1250 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 2,050.00–3,100.00 $2,716.75
1150–1264 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,950.00–2,600.00 $2,273.25
1200–1300 1229 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,950.00–2,200.00 $2,154.65
984–1389 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 2,100.00–3,100.00 $2,509.42
1070–1400 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,050.00–2,900.00 $2,367.96
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1200–1354 1328 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,900.00–3,300.00 $3,239.77
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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
950–1300 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,880.88 +180.88
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1100–1200 1167 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,750.00–3,250.00 $3,092.86 —
1150–1300 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,496.84 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–3,200.00 $2,800.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
1000–1300 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,645.95 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00 +350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $911 —

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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.