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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $341.89/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 518 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $334.95/cwt -10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 512 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.33/cwt +8.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 286 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 425.00–465.00 $445.00 $1,335 +9.69
360 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 -76.92
350–390 372 7 370.00–410.00 $386.94 $1,439 -29.98
400–445 423 2 360.00–400.00 $378.93 $1,603 -18.77
450–470 462 3 330.00–345.00 $339.96 $1,571 -5.07
503–515 thin fleshed 505 7 355.00–360.00 $355.73 $1,796 —
500–545 523 2 310.00–315.00 $312.39 $1,634 -44.37
515–540 529 8 320.00–347.50 $337.15 $1,784 +7.15
550–595 570 3 297.50–305.00 $300.74 $1,714 -32.62
575–590 583 6 310.00–340.00 $323.29 $1,885 +18.33
600–630 612 3 300.00–310.00 $303.43 $1,857 +20.93
618 thin fleshed 618 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,163 —
680–685 684 7 293.00–300.00 $293.99 $2,011 +6.33
710–735 723 2 275.00–285.00 $280.09 $2,025 -2.31
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 -25.00
800–818 814 4 260.00–267.50 $265.66 $2,162 +0.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 -20.00
380 380 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 -45.06
405–440 423 3 325.00–345.00 $336.89 $1,425 -10.49
455 thin fleshed 455 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 +10.00
460–480 470 3 315.00–345.00 $331.60 $1,559 -6.94
510 thin fleshed 510 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,670 -10.05
510–545 527 3 290.00–310.00 $296.65 $1,563 -13.57
615 615 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,599 —
700–740 723 3 245.00–260.00 $254.10 $1,837 -5.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 330 5 345.00–370.00 $355.02 $1,172 -25.73
365–390 378 4 330.00–365.00 $345.96 $1,308 -10.72
410 410 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 -10.00
410–447 431 9 325.00–345.00 $339.50 $1,463 -5.14
440 440 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,364 -34.64
450–490 472 9 320.00–345.00 $332.17 $1,568 +11.71
455–485 475 3 285.00–305.00 $296.60 $1,409 -23.86
485 thin fleshed 485 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 —
515 thin fleshed 515 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,725 —
500–540 517 7 290.00–320.00 $307.14 $1,588 +7.26
555–570 563 2 250.00–260.00 $254.93 $1,435 -27.70
555–598 578 8 272.50–287.50 $281.24 $1,626 -1.39
600–640 625 5 262.50–285.00 $272.44 $1,703 -2.51
658–695 669 7 252.50–270.00 $263.18 $1,761 -1.83
750 750 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 -3.45
800–840 827 7 220.00–240.00 $225.03 $1,861 -11.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 324 4 285.00–300.00 $293.71 $952 -41.05
365–395 385 4 285.00–315.00 $296.35 $1,141 -39.69
400–440 427 3 285.00–305.00 $298.75 $1,276 -5.45
455–495 473 6 260.00–287.50 $273.58 $1,294 +11.08
510–545 527 5 250.00–280.00 $263.89 $1,391 -2.59
560–585 570 3 245.00–250.00 $248.29 $1,415 -14.17
580 thin fleshed 580 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 —
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -12.68
675 thin fleshed 675 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 —
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 400.00–435.00 $417.07 $1,285 -12.93
350–395 373 2 380.00–400.00 $389.40 $1,452 -15.54
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 -54.94
410–445 423 8 345.00–385.00 $370.29 $1,566 -24.71
450–490 475 6 320.00–360.00 $339.86 $1,614 -31.39
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -45.00
505–535 513 12 315.00–355.00 $337.86 $1,733 -7.14
550–580 569 5 305.00–330.00 $316.87 $1,803 +6.82
615 615 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 -3.61
605–645 622 5 285.00–315.00 $305.91 $1,903 +17.30
655–660 658 2 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,908 +16.17
725 725 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 -12.43
830 830 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -20.84
400–440 419 8 320.00–345.00 $332.68 $1,394 -12.30
475 475 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 —
485 thin fleshed 485 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,649 —
515 515 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 -50.00
525 thin fleshed 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–870 825 85-90% 2 93.00–99.00 $96.16 $793 —
815–1070 911 85-90% 7 115.00–123.00 $119.28 $1,087 +28.57
1195–1270 1233 85-90% 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,591 -1.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1270 1150 80-85% 2 137.00–139.00 $138.10 $1,588 —
1140–1360 1250 80-85% 2 143.00–147.00 $144.82 $1,810 +4.52
1345 1345 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,708 —
1440 1440 80-85% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1740 1397 75-80% 3 131.00–136.00 $133.66 $1,867 —
1380–1445 1413 75-80% 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $1,985 +1.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1610 1593 2 160.00–170.00 $164.95 $2,628 —
1605 1605 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,408 —
1775–2510 2054 4 175.00–185.00 $180.38 $3,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1465 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1000–1200 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,234.62 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 +600.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 +500.00
1255 thin fleshed 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.