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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 18, 2025

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.14/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 419 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $359.61/cwt -22.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 486 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $404.47/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 435 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 423 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 492.50 $492.50 $1,527 —
315 315 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,307 -25.00
355–375 365 6 430.00–460.00 $444.28 $1,622 +30.86
385–395 390 2 420.00–425.00 $422.47 $1,648 +9.05
420 thin fleshed 420 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,911 —
400–445 421 4 375.00–395.00 $385.82 $1,624 -15.78
410–447 440 15 400.00–410.00 $406.07 $1,787 +31.07
450–498 486 27 350.00–382.50 $359.61 $1,748 -22.75
505–535 517 3 345.00–365.00 $351.52 $1,817 +7.95
568–595 575 12 325.00–360.00 $345.33 $1,986 +5.59
600 600 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 +23.71
640 640 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,952 -16.29
710–725 721 4 287.50–300.00 $294.40 $2,123 +11.65
790 790 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 400.00–425.00 $412.12 $1,360 +26.71
365 thin fleshed 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
370–380 375 3 370.00–395.00 $380.02 $1,425 -3.67
470–475 474 4 325.00–345.00 $340.04 $1,612 -4.01
528–540 531 6 310.00–325.00 $319.17 $1,695 -2.57
585–595 590 2 282.50–287.50 $285.02 $1,682 -4.98
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 —
745 745 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,030 +14.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–425 411 6 380.00–390.00 $388.28 $1,596 +3.28
455 455 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,661 +2.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 326 7 375.00–395.00 $387.85 $1,264 +2.85
360 360 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,296 -30.00
400–445 418 31 330.00–350.00 $342.47 $1,432 +4.93
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 -37.54
450–472 470 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,598 +20.53
480–488 485 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 -19.47
505–515 510 2 280.00–290.00 $284.95 $1,453 +4.95
515–540 530 4 300.00–307.50 $304.36 $1,613 -0.39
550–590 582 6 287.50–312.50 $293.52 $1,708 +4.65
590 590 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,534 -28.87
605 605 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,588 +2.50
620 620 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,705 +15.00
655 655 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,785 —
762 762 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,886 +0.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 335 11 340.00–375.00 $352.06 $1,179 +3.16
370 thin fleshed 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 —
355–395 374 6 315.00–355.00 $334.24 $1,250 +9.39
400 thin fleshed 400 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 —
430–445 438 4 300.00–310.00 $302.49 $1,325 +2.49
453–490 464 5 260.00–310.00 $297.42 $1,380 +27.42
505–540 520 5 240.00–300.00 $265.66 $1,381 -4.34
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 -5.00
575 thin fleshed 575 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,739 —
600–610 605 2 240.00–255.00 $247.44 $1,497 +4.89
650 650 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
765 765 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,314 —
375–385 380 2 350.00–355.00 $352.47 $1,339 +4.81
425–440 433 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,407 +2.10
460–495 478 2 310.00–325.00 $317.23 $1,516 +6.10
546 546 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,624 +7.48
560–590 568 4 265.00–280.00 $276.10 $1,568 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 383 16 410.00–427.50 $412.81 $1,581 -7.19
455 455 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 -42.89
460–483 473 5 360.00–370.00 $361.94 $1,712 -30.95
510–530 517 6 340.00–360.00 $350.81 $1,814 +20.81
573 573 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,719 —
633 633 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,804 —
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 —
795 795 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,146 —
1005 1005 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 3 370.00–415.00 $387.08 $1,304 +7.08
360–385 373 4 350.00–375.00 $361.43 $1,348 -13.50
380 thin fleshed 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 —
415 thin fleshed 415 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 —
415 415 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,349 +10.00
425–430 426 13 340.00–350.00 $341.55 $1,455 +26.55
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 +4.94
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 —
710 710 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,828 +7.50
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 380 3 370.00–405.00 $391.43 $1,487 —
425 425 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,551 -10.00
470–485 478 2 340.00–350.00 $344.92 $1,649 —
528 528 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,584 -25.00
500–541 535 7 331.00–345.00 $332.87 $1,781 +7.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1095 895 85-90% 5 110.00–120.00 $116.26 $1,041 —
615–1040 897 85-90% 5 85.00–110.00 $97.29 $873 —
785–1060 917 85-90% 9 120.00–132.00 $125.26 $1,149 —
840–1210 1027 85-90% 13 132.00–140.00 $134.60 $1,382 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1200 1126 80-85% 9 136.00–144.00 $139.68 $1,573 —
1050–1510 1194 80-85% 4 132.00–134.00 $133.11 $1,589 —
940–1440 1195 80-85% 9 146.00–152.50 $149.08 $1,782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,057 —
1390 1390 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,807 —
1340–1550 1459 75-80% 4 136.00–145.00 $139.08 $2,029 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,392 —
1445–2050 1741 7 192.50–209.00 $200.53 $3,491 —
1275–2015 1760 4 175.00–180.00 $178.00 $3,133 +1.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,505

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1100 thin fleshed 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,766

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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
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —
1000–1100 thin fleshed 1013 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,562.35 —
1000–1100 thin fleshed 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,295.24 —
1100 thin fleshed 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.