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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $332.35/cwt +17.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 571 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.88/cwt +12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.82/cwt +34.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 419 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 388 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,465 —
314–333 318 10 420.00–440.00 $435.31 $1,384 —
365–395 376 7 400.00–430.00 $416.92 $1,568 +31.92
400–430 420 3 380.00–425.00 $397.70 $1,670 +42.70
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 +5.00
455–460 458 2 340.00–350.00 $345.03 $1,580 +25.03
450–490 470 10 350.00–405.00 $375.64 $1,766 +55.64
500–533 521 7 345.00–405.00 $356.76 $1,859 +61.81
530 530 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,749 +35.05
555–595 569 22 322.50–350.00 $333.36 $1,897 +18.36
580–590 585 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $1,784 -10.04
585 thin fleshed 585 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,135 —
610 610 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,723 -21.42
610–630 625 5 290.00–320.00 $297.87 $1,862 +20.37
655–693 677 9 275.00–315.00 $287.66 $1,947 +15.16
705–725 713 4 270.00–290.00 $282.40 $2,014 +4.90
765 765 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 —
815–845 830 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,200 +10.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,258 —
365 thin fleshed 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
380–395 390 3 375.00–385.00 $380.06 $1,482 +56.91
400–405 thin fleshed 403 2 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,532 —
400–440 425 4 335.00–355.00 $347.38 $1,476 +58.25
450–490 466 4 325.00–345.00 $338.54 $1,578 +55.98
468–488 thin fleshed 481 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,684 —
500–545 523 2 305.00–315.00 $310.22 $1,622 +37.46
520–540 thin fleshed 530 2 335.00–340.00 $337.55 $1,789 —
550–595 576 4 280.00–295.00 $287.49 $1,656 +31.23
580 thin fleshed 580 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 —
682 682 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,773 -5.00
745 745 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,937 —
795 795 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,948 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 328 6 360.00–385.00 $380.75 $1,249 +60.75
350–385 369 6 340.00–375.00 $356.68 $1,316 +49.58
405 405 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,256 +1.76
405–435 420 18 330.00–365.00 $344.64 $1,447 +36.40
470 470 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 -9.96
455–490 471 9 305.00–335.00 $320.46 $1,509 +25.50
500–545 523 22 280.00–315.00 $299.88 $1,568 +12.69
555–595 582 13 265.00–300.00 $282.63 $1,645 +5.73
605–635 623 4 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,713 -5.05
685–695 690 3 260.00–270.00 $265.01 $1,829 +6.24
700–720 714 4 240.00–265.00 $251.89 $1,798 +1.89
758–775 766 5 237.50–250.00 $243.45 $1,865 —
800–830 815 2 235.00–237.50 $236.23 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 6 315.00–355.00 $334.76 $1,061 +26.41
350–385 364 9 320.00–345.00 $336.04 $1,223 +54.45
400–440 420 8 285.00–325.00 $304.20 $1,278 +41.20
430 thin fleshed 430 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,440 —
490 490 2 250.00–275.00 $262.50 $1,286 +3.73
505–545 528 6 250.00–280.00 $266.48 $1,407 +11.31
550–570 557 5 240.00–275.00 $262.46 $1,462 +25.19
605–635 620 2 235.00–250.00 $242.68 $1,505 -9.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 —
428–435 431 5 320.00–325.00 $322.02 $1,388 +32.02
488–490 489 3 285.00–292.50 $289.99 $1,418 —
600–620 613 8 261.00–275.00 $263.74 $1,617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 +80.00
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 +20.00
374–380 375 5 385.00–410.00 $404.94 $1,519 +69.94
415 415 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,473 —
425 425 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 —
450–495 467 3 360.00–395.00 $371.25 $1,734 +58.73
485 485 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,673 +32.48
525 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 +35.00
575–595 589 7 295.00–330.00 $310.05 $1,826 +0.05
610–635 619 4 275.00–305.00 $288.61 $1,786 -7.78
660–675 664 4 270.00–285.00 $273.81 $1,818 —
700–740 720 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $1,961 —
750–785 769 5 250.00–285.00 $264.10 $2,031 -0.90
905 905 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,127 —
1120 1120 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
350–395 365 6 345.00–375.00 $360.84 $1,317 +70.84
400–420 410 4 335.00–350.00 $344.98 $1,414 +34.89
525 525 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 —
785 785 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,220 —
460 460 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,679 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1105 928 85-90% 6 87.00–93.00 $90.71 $842 -16.51
950 950 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,054 +19.03
940–990 965 85-90% 2 115.00–121.00 $117.92 $1,138 +25.95
1140–1360 1230 85-90% 4 129.00–135.00 $130.66 $1,607 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1440 1254 80-85% 7 137.00–143.00 $140.30 $1,759 -2.14
1100–1420 1296 80-85% 4 145.00–155.00 $150.17 $1,946 +31.17
1390 1390 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1430 1420 75-80% 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,974 —
1250–1615 1488 75-80% 3 129.00–135.00 $132.11 $1,966 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,430 —
1655–1685 1670 2 152.50–157.50 $155.02 $2,589 —
1820–2355 2013 6 180.00–187.50 $184.73 $3,719 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–910 thin fleshed 888 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,215.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1110 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 155.00–180.00 $167.27 $1,823

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 thin fleshed 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,630
1170–1400 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 139.00–147.00 $143.36 $1,842

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.