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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 15, 2025

366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $391.82/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $362.84/cwt -13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,317/hd at 639 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $349.20/cwt +29.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,551/hd at 731 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 366 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,540 —
345 345 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,690 -1.84
350–375 thin fleshed 363 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,815 —
370–390 377 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,659 -9.84
400–415 thin fleshed 408 2 450.00–455.00 $452.45 $1,846 —
405–442 426 10 395.00–440.00 $410.65 $1,749 -2.44
455–465 460 2 380.00–425.00 $402.26 $1,850 +5.05
465–490 478 2 360.00–370.00 $364.87 $1,744 -32.34
505–535 519 18 380.00–406.00 $392.72 $2,038 +4.25
520 520 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 -38.47
535 thin fleshed 535 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,234 —
555–595 580 8 370.00–390.00 $379.27 $2,200 +3.69
580 thin fleshed 580 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,436 —
605–640 629 4 347.50–355.00 $351.93 $2,214 +14.43
600–648 642 11 362.50–370.00 $366.81 $2,355 +29.31
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 -13.27
650–680 656 6 350.00–375.00 $368.20 $2,415 +14.93
725 725 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,356 +5.00
700–733 731 14 350.00–351.00 $350.93 $2,565 +30.93
800 800 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 —
300–310 305 2 420.00–425.00 $422.46 $1,289 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,612 —
360–390 thin fleshed 375 2 440.00–460.00 $450.40 $1,689 +10.40
370–385 376 5 380.00–425.00 $397.94 $1,496 -2.06
410–430 419 5 380.00–400.00 $389.90 $1,634 -6.04
460–475 470 4 360.00–375.00 $367.54 $1,727 +3.52
525 525 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 -15.54
505–544 535 8 340.00–365.00 $355.88 $1,904 +5.34
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —
605–615 610 2 305.00–330.00 $317.60 $1,937 -7.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,044 —
636 636 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 380.00–420.00 $398.55 $1,096 +12.06
310–325 318 3 380.00–410.00 $395.16 $1,257 +27.09
305–345 326 4 350.00–365.00 $356.15 $1,161 -11.92
360–380 365 5 345.00–375.00 $357.38 $1,304 +7.79
425 thin fleshed 425 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 —
415–445 429 12 330.00–360.00 $343.76 $1,475 -11.61
470–490 480 4 325.00–350.00 $337.45 $1,620 -5.92
485 thin fleshed 485 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,710 -7.50
515–525 520 2 300.00–315.00 $307.43 $1,599 -19.01
505–545 531 8 320.00–335.00 $325.60 $1,729 -0.84
537 thin fleshed 537 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,880 +10.00
550–585 561 7 305.00–330.00 $315.04 $1,767 -5.14
600 600 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 —
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 —
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 440.00–455.00 $447.58 $1,088 —
295 295 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,283 —
300 thin fleshed 300 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,380 —
315 315 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,402 —
370 thin fleshed 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 —
370–385 378 2 380.00–395.00 $387.35 $1,464 +2.35
410–420 415 3 380.00–390.00 $384.96 $1,598 +34.96
471 471 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,719 +5.00
465–490 478 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,625 -20.00
500–510 505 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 -14.55
505–545 521 5 340.00–375.00 $350.39 $1,826 -4.16
550–560 555 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 -20.25
550–580 565 2 330.00–340.00 $334.87 $1,892 -5.38
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 -20.25
610–615 613 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $2,038 +3.98
605–640 625 3 320.00–322.50 $320.84 $2,005 -7.67
670 670 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 +10.11
685 685 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,124 +0.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 445.00–450.00 $447.45 $1,186 +22.45
305–330 315 3 400.00–445.00 $415.71 $1,309 -4.29
370–395 385 4 370.00–415.00 $390.19 $1,502 -3.79
385 385 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,309 -53.98
405–440 426 7 350.00–385.00 $364.86 $1,554 +0.12
450–485 463 4 350.00–360.00 $354.91 $1,643 +3.93
475 thin fleshed 475 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,758 —
510 thin fleshed 510 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,862 —
510–540 530 3 325.00–357.50 $345.66 $1,832 -9.34
555–585 570 2 325.00–340.00 $332.30 $1,894 -7.70
610–640 628 5 310.00–325.00 $318.42 $2,000 —
725–735 730 3 260.00–280.00 $266.71 $1,947 —
775 775 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 —
840 840 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 6 485.00 $485.00 $1,377 —
320–345 331 4 450.00–465.00 $453.62 $1,501 +8.66
345 345 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,432 -29.96
415 415 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 -8.32
435 435 2 390.00–400.00 $395.00 $1,718 +1.68
450–475 462 3 360.00–395.00 $378.01 $1,746 +4.78
470–485 478 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,673 -23.23
505–540 527 3 350.00–365.00 $356.50 $1,879 -7.70
585–590 587 3 340.00–350.00 $343.32 $2,015 -16.44
605 605 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,981 -23.81
620–635 627 3 330.00–345.00 $338.39 $2,122 -12.92
660–665 662 3 325.00–340.00 $331.66 $2,196 +0.46
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 -16.20
760 760 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,394 +10.00
775 775 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,054 -40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–485 472 7 350.00–360.00 $352.93 $1,666 —
560 560 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,974 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1065 893 85-90% 3 124.00–128.00 $126.44 $1,129 —
895–1150 1027 85-90% 5 132.00–142.00 $136.93 $1,406 —
985–1175 1063 85-90% 6 146.00–159.00 $151.43 $1,610 +17.43
1050–1075 1063 85-90% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $1,228 -18.51
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1230 1150 80-85% 2 150.00–157.00 $153.74 $1,768 -2.51
945–1310 1195 80-85% 5 160.00–165.00 $163.35 $1,952 +7.10
1210 1210 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,694 —
1165–1385 1273 80-85% 5 170.00–176.00 $173.29 $2,206 +0.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,157 -3.01
1335–1655 1447 75-80% 7 164.00–168.00 $165.78 $2,399 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1835 1658 4 190.00–202.00 $196.95 $3,265 +25.39
1450–1980 1704 4 176.00–188.00 $181.59 $3,094 —
1845 1845 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,985 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 thin fleshed 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,001

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1160 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,950.00–3,000.00 $2,975.95
1290–1305 1298 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,450.29
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,407

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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 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.