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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 31, 2025

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $369.07/cwt -46.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 466 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 137

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 +40.00
380–395 388 2 460.00–485.00 $472.74 $1,834 +72.74
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 -49.10
530 530 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,067 -13.12
555 555 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,942 -18.57
564–570 565 5 382.50–387.50 $383.51 $2,167 +14.94
705–735 722 3 320.00–322.50 $320.85 $2,317 -29.15
795 795 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,464 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,174 -41.14
375 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 -19.17
415–435 429 5 370.00–395.00 $379.08 $1,626 -24.29
465–480 473 2 340.00–350.00 $344.92 $1,631 -23.71
540 540 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,863 -9.21
595 595 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 -25.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 +17.51
385 385 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,502 +14.90
405–421 418 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,484 -24.67
410–440 427 3 325.00–335.00 $329.92 $1,409 -49.75
490 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 -20.00
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 +5.00
500 500 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $1,575 -24.34
552–595 558 7 320.00–347.50 $343.31 $1,916 +25.90
600–619 615 5 300.00–315.00 $312.07 $1,919 -7.93
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 -66.25
650–695 674 4 270.00–310.00 $282.13 $1,902 -44.12
735 735 4 270.00–295.00 $288.75 $2,122
765–798 782 6 287.50–307.50 $297.29 $2,325
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,155
315–345 334 4 325.00–340.00 $333.76 $1,115 -19.81
350–390 374 7 305.00–345.00 $323.98 $1,212 -30.30
400–440 415 7 280.00–325.00 $303.92 $1,261 -27.21
480 480 2 260.00–285.00 $272.50 $1,308 -50.83
505–535 518 5 280.00–317.50 $295.44 $1,530 -12.81
565–585 575 2 280.00–285.00 $282.54 $1,625 +1.17

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,364 -10.00
360 360 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,692 +70.00
415 415 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 -15.00
440 440 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,716 -44.85
455 455 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 -25.00
450–490 467 10 360.00–390.00 $369.98 $1,728 -15.02
505–545 530 4 350.00–360.00 $353.86 $1,875 -9.40
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 -33.26
560–575 567 3 340.00–350.00 $345.01 $1,956 +3.31
575 575 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 -21.70
610 610 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,982 +5.00
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 -2.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 3 370.00–385.00 $378.25 $1,456 -11.93
410–445 426 4 370.00–380.00 $373.68 $1,592 +2.98
455–475 467 3 325.00–350.00 $338.52 $1,581 -22.82
515–545 533 3 325.00–340.00 $330.11 $1,759 -26.10
560 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 +2.04
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 +55.00
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 ±0.00

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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.