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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 26, 2025

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.80/cwt +26.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 479 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $371.71/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 565 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.54/cwt -15.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 576 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 349 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 460.00–500.00 $480.71 $1,346 —
315 315 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,575 -6.42
380 380 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 -64.74
395 395 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 -14.74
420 thin fleshed 420 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 —
425 425 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,870 -21.19
450–460 thin fleshed 457 3 470.00–500.00 $488.25 $2,231 +28.25
450–480 469 6 415.00–445.00 $437.48 $2,052 +21.87
500–545 518 4 395.00–445.00 $411.27 $2,130 +10.99
535 535 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 -15.28
580 580 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,204 -7.72
605–635 621 7 370.00–405.00 $387.80 $2,408 +6.63
655–690 673 2 350.00–360.00 $355.13 $2,390 +7.69
750 750 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,700 +18.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 425.00–440.00 $432.27 $1,405 +4.43
355–385 370 2 360.00–375.00 $367.20 $1,359 -37.91
385 385 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,617 +14.89
415 415 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,784 +16.63
475–495 483 3 360.00–380.00 $371.53 $1,794 -5.03
500–530 512 3 350.00–395.00 $371.32 $1,901 +14.95
575 thin fleshed 575 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,185 -30.00
600–635 618 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,225 +1.06
630 thin fleshed 630 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
870 870 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 397.50 $397.50 $1,984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,197 —
310 310 2 395.00–405.00 $400.00 $1,240 -5.00
330 330 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 +65.00
360–383 374 7 390.00–415.00 $400.23 $1,497 +16.90
390–395 391 4 360.00–370.00 $362.52 $1,417 -20.81
430–440 433 4 350.00–365.00 $357.54 $1,548 -34.80
430–445 435 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -17.34
460–495 475 7 360.00–385.00 $372.78 $1,771 +37.71
460–490 479 4 350.00–355.00 $351.20 $1,682 +16.13
490 value added 490 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,082 —
500–535 513 3 360.00–370.00 $364.90 $1,872 +6.33
520–530 525 4 320.00–340.00 $331.29 $1,739 -27.28
560–585 573 10 320.00–337.50 $331.72 $1,901 -19.43
575–588 584 3 345.00–355.00 $348.28 $2,034 -2.87
600–635 618 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,978 +0.26
613–640 621 7 340.00–370.00 $347.09 $2,155 +27.35
657–670 664 6 335.00–350.00 $342.43 $2,274 +28.68
700–735 719 5 320.00–330.00 $323.01 $2,322 —
759 759 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,543 +19.94
808 808 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 284 4 375.00–415.00 $395.00 $1,122 +28.28
335–345 340 3 360.00–400.00 $374.98 $1,275 +7.22
350–395 366 8 350.00–390.00 $368.28 $1,348 +16.98
370 thin fleshed 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 —
405–443 432 6 325.00–350.00 $343.60 $1,484 -0.66
455–495 471 7 320.00–350.00 $340.14 $1,602 +3.30
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 -16.84
500–540 515 7 320.00–335.00 $327.91 $1,689 +7.81
550–595 572 6 310.00–345.00 $327.25 $1,872 +2.25
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 +13.05
750–778 769 3 280.00–285.00 $283.37 $2,179 +10.87
825 825 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,413 +42.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,616 +105.00
350 thin fleshed 350 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 —
365–380 372 3 430.00–435.00 $433.34 $1,612 -21.66
350–395 374 4 450.00–465.00 $453.56 $1,696 -1.44
415 thin fleshed 415 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,950 —
423–425 423 7 430.00–440.00 $435.71 $1,843 +25.71
460–475 464 4 420.00–442.50 $436.74 $2,026 +18.26
480–485 483 2 380.00–385.00 $382.51 $1,848 -35.97
505–545 517 6 380.00–400.00 $392.38 $2,029 +16.88
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 -20.50
549 549 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,922 -25.50
550 550 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 -17.28
550 thin fleshed 550 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 —
550–580 565 10 360.00–380.00 $371.22 $2,097 -1.06
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -22.28
600–605 602 5 355.00–360.00 $357.99 $2,155 —
618 618 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,101 —
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -17.49
700–705 703 2 320.00–355.00 $337.56 $2,373 +11.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
320–340 333 4 400.00–425.00 $417.71 $1,391 -7.29
335 335 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,256 -50.00
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 -31.82
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 +38.18
405–440 425 4 385.00–420.00 $404.63 $1,720 +28.15
430–445 440 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 -26.48
450–475 467 3 350.00–360.00 $356.61 $1,665 ±0.00
515 thin fleshed 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 -20.00
530 530 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 +17.46
570 570 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,796 -15.00
565–580 573 3 330.00–340.00 $335.03 $1,920 +5.03
600 600 3 320.00–350.00 $330.00 $1,980 +2.50
660–695 684 6 290.00–320.00 $310.71 $2,125 -2.83
720–723 721 6 295.00–305.00 $301.66 $2,175 +11.66

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1200 1033 85-90% 4 144.00–154.00 $148.92 $1,538 —
825–1210 1070 85-90% 5 120.00–126.00 $123.36 $1,320 —
965–1255 1110 85-90% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.13 $1,211 -26.10
980–1250 1130 85-90% 6 130.00–139.00 $135.47 $1,531 +0.24
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1455 1172 80-85% 6 156.00–166.00 $160.24 $1,878 +22.19
1200 1200 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,028 —
1150–1370 1260 80-85% 2 142.00–150.00 $145.65 $1,835 -16.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1595 1535 75-80% 4 156.00–166.00 $161.52 $2,479 +4.52
1700 1700 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,482 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1660 1593 3 168.00–175.00 $172.26 $2,744 —
1495–1840 1668 2 196.00–198.00 $197.10 $3,288 +13.86
1565–1915 1804 5 181.00–188.00 $183.84 $3,316 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 thin fleshed 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,619
1085–1135 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 170.00–176.00 $172.93 $1,920
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,985
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1310–1315 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,924.86

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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
1100 thin fleshed 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 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.