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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 4, 2025

87 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $375.00/cwt +25.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 512 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 87 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 3 390.00–410.00 $399.92 $1,752 -20.08
478–480 479 3 370.00–397.50 $388.31 $1,860 -16.73
595 595 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
820 820 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 -19.79
450 450 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 +15.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 —
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,382 +4.85
412 412 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,483 +16.93
505–534 528 5 300.00–312.50 $310.11 $1,637 +4.13
600 600 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,752 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 -1.47
465–480 473 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,277 -30.90
580–590 585 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 —
605 605 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 —
665 665 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 -18.01
610 610 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -5.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–391 387 8 400.00–430.00 $426.51 $1,651 +1.51
405–445 425 3 360.00–400.00 $386.04 $1,641 —
475–495 485 3 370.00–395.00 $380.17 $1,844 +7.20
505–513 512 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,920 +25.92
610–620 618 6 310.00–315.00 $310.82 $1,921 +0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 360.00–400.00 $381.10 $1,212 -1.18
350–390 370 2 350.00–375.00 $361.82 $1,339 -0.21
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 -7.50
480 480 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,500 -12.63
505–545 525 2 250.00–300.00 $274.05 $1,439 —
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 —
720 720 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,728 —
865 865 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,622 -45.00
985 985 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,773 —
1105 1105 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $2,044 —

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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.