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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 17, 2025

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $426.49/cwt -44.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 484 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $425.00/cwt -38.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 480 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.54/cwt -11.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 359 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,454 —
325–335 330 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,584 -50.00
365–385 373 4 475.00–495.00 $485.07 $1,809 -24.93
380 380 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,672 -70.00
420–440 431 4 470.00–490.00 $476.32 $2,053 +26.32
455–498 484 20 415.00–450.00 $426.49 $2,064 -28.36
500–513 506 7 415.00–425.00 $422.10 $2,136 +22.64
565 565 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,090 ±0.00
555–597 587 7 390.00–420.00 $398.33 $2,338 +28.33
605–645 620 10 370.00–402.50 $382.35 $2,371 +8.36
675–690 683 2 355.00–360.00 $357.53 $2,442 -13.43
700–725 717 9 342.50–357.50 $348.59 $2,499 +8.59
835 835 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 —
360–390 375 2 400.00–420.00 $410.40 $1,539 -8.42
415–445 429 4 400.00–430.00 $419.94 $1,802 +20.18
465 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 -15.00
505–545 532 6 355.00–385.00 $365.87 $1,946 +4.16
560–592 586 8 350.00–370.00 $354.23 $2,076 +4.55
625 thin fleshed 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–340 329 5 425.00–435.00 $432.93 $1,424 +45.32
373–380 376 11 380.00–400.00 $385.49 $1,449 +10.49
375–390 383 2 340.00–350.00 $345.10 $1,322 -29.90
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 -24.35
429–445 434 17 360.00–390.00 $376.45 $1,634 +2.10
450 450 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -31.29
460–495 477 18 350.00–390.00 $360.63 $1,720 -10.66
505–545 519 12 340.00–370.00 $356.29 $1,849 +27.49
545 545 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 -19.91
555–590 567 5 340.00–345.00 $342.98 $1,945 -11.59
575 575 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 +1.68
615–625 620 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $1,999 -24.50
620 620 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,139 -1.98
655–665 663 4 320.00–335.00 $331.29 $2,196 +8.80
670–680 675 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 -22.49
718–740 725 3 320.00–332.50 $328.25 $2,380 +3.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 360.00–365.00 $362.43 $1,044 —
310–335 319 4 340.00–360.00 $350.11 $1,117 -7.30
380 thin fleshed 380 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,501 —
365–395 386 4 345.00–360.00 $351.34 $1,356 +11.34
410–445 428 8 325.00–355.00 $336.78 $1,441 -11.51
450–490 465 4 330.00–340.00 $335.07 $1,558 +0.17
515–540 524 4 300.00–335.00 $318.90 $1,671 +6.37
590 590 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 -29.87
600–620 612 3 300.00–330.00 $316.59 $1,938 —
670 670 2 280.00–285.00 $282.50 $1,893 -27.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,394 —
765 765 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,142 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 490.00–500.00 $495.08 $1,535 +40.08
355–395 366 9 440.00–465.00 $459.73 $1,683 -25.27
408–440 423 4 450.00–465.00 $457.76 $1,936 -19.74
450–495 479 18 420.00–455.00 $426.67 $2,044 -18.33
490 490 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,936 -50.00
500–540 515 3 380.00–405.00 $391.59 $2,017 +14.13
528 528 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,954 -7.46
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 -20.79
570–580 575 2 355.00–380.00 $367.61 $2,114 +6.82
608–625 611 6 340.00–355.00 $350.78 $2,143 +4.10
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 -26.68
655 655 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 +2.50
715–735 722 3 310.00–342.50 $331.47 $2,393 -6.91
820 820 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,542 +47.50
860 860 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,408 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,274 +30.00
330 330 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -30.00
359–360 359 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,526 +13.71
400–440 418 4 370.00–415.00 $392.19 $1,639 +42.19
473–475 474 3 330.00–340.00 $333.34 $1,580 -26.66
500–535 514 5 350.00–365.00 $359.98 $1,850 +11.25
550 550 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 +8.39
715 715 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,002 ±0.00
780 780 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–950 913 85-90% 2 115.00–118.00 $116.56 $1,064 -11.44
920 920 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,122 -6.00
910–1185 1048 85-90% 2 140.00–141.00 $140.43 $1,472 —
1090–1335 1172 85-90% 3 130.00–139.00 $135.27 $1,585 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1250 1188 80-85% 3 152.00–154.00 $153.36 $1,822 —
1280–1325 1303 80-85% 2 161.00–165.00 $163.03 $2,124 —
1300–1480 1390 80-85% 2 146.00–148.00 $147.06 $2,044 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1475 1428 75-80% 2 164.00–166.00 $164.97 $2,356 —
1465–1550 1502 75-80% 3 152.00–157.00 $153.63 $2,308 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,632 —
1430–1920 1713 3 180.00–188.00 $184.94 $3,168 —
2045 2045 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,926 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,505
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,258
1310–1975 1573 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 156.00–171.00 $161.59 $2,542

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–925 853 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,291.50

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,275.00–3,700.00 $3,498.68 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.