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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.06/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,639/hd at 437 lb · 18 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $332.00/cwt +22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,722/hd at 820 lb · 16 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.00/cwt +47.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 808 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 303 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 314 7 465.00–525.00 $502.62 $1,578 —
350–395 369 4 455.00–510.00 $475.69 $1,755 +66.82
440–445 443 2 475.00–480.00 $477.51 $2,115 +72.39
450–488 471 7 410.00–465.00 $431.48 $2,032 +16.40
495 495 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,955 -20.08
537–548 544 8 390.00–415.00 $399.26 $2,172 +44.26
560–588 583 9 380.00–412.50 $385.15 $2,245 +27.58
605–645 621 9 360.00–385.00 $373.11 $2,317 +23.11
650–685 665 4 360.00–375.00 $364.47 $2,424 +26.81
655–690 673 2 330.00–345.00 $337.30 $2,270 -0.36
745 745 11 351.00 $351.00 $2,615 —
780 780 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,691 —
820 820 16 332.00 $332.00 $2,722 +22.00
900 900 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 +50.00
400–445 417 5 420.00–430.00 $425.76 $1,775 +64.27
460–480 470 2 370.00–380.00 $374.89 $1,762 +18.09
500 500 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 -8.19
560–590 575 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 —
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 -19.14
354–370 359 9 395.00–415.00 $398.97 $1,432 +33.81
410–445 437 18 365.00–385.00 $375.06 $1,639 +7.87
450–482 469 10 370.00–395.00 $383.02 $1,796 +43.07
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 +30.00
500–525 514 5 350.00–380.00 $363.95 $1,871 +39.37
525 525 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 -4.58
550–570 557 6 340.00–365.00 $351.53 $1,958 +49.04
600–645 615 4 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $2,122 +20.00
650–685 668 2 327.50–335.00 $331.15 $2,212 +31.15
700–735 720 10 312.50–327.50 $319.80 $2,303 +14.96
808 808 15 307.00 $307.00 $2,481 +47.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 -29.92
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 —
420–435 428 2 325.00–350.00 $337.72 $1,445 +10.73
460–490 471 5 325.00–350.00 $334.03 $1,573 +26.67
500–545 527 6 320.00–345.00 $328.39 $1,731 +28.39
580–595 588 2 300.00–325.00 $312.34 $1,837 —
595 value added 595 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,053 —
600 600 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,950 —
710 710 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,946 —
627 627 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,038 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,793 +85.67
410–425 421 4 430.00–475.00 $453.96 $1,911 +54.04
465–485 473 9 405.00–440.00 $413.94 $1,958 +32.71
490 490 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 -1.23
500–545 524 5 380.00–415.00 $403.80 $2,116 +41.75
570 570 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 +4.96
570–590 580 2 370.00–417.50 $393.34 $2,281 +43.30
605–648 634 5 350.00–370.00 $357.73 $2,268 +47.73
635 635 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 +15.00
660–685 673 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $2,035 —
725 725 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 +55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,275 +40.00
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 +67.58
400–420 412 5 370.00–405.00 $393.18 $1,620 +27.18
450–490 464 8 360.00–385.00 $376.73 $1,748 +46.30
505–540 520 4 345.00–375.00 $356.01 $1,851 +25.02
565 565 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 -2.14
625–640 633 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,836 -2.47
690 690 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1010 880 85-90% 4 90.00–104.00 $95.93 $844 —
920–1155 1036 85-90% 7 110.00–122.00 $116.93 $1,211 -16.70
975–1075 1040 85-90% 6 124.00–132.00 $128.40 $1,335 -5.23
1090–1190 1137 85-90% 3 136.00–138.00 $137.30 $1,561 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,455 —
1025–1230 1121 80-85% 4 142.00–146.00 $143.91 $1,613 +15.91
1130–1280 1188 80-85% 3 134.00–138.00 $136.01 $1,616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,818 —
1485–1535 1511 75-80% 4 158.00–162.00 $160.51 $2,425 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1590 1402 3 140.00–165.00 $155.27 $2,177 —
1770–1880 1825 2 190.00–196.00 $193.09 $3,524 —
1855–1980 1918 2 186.00–188.00 $186.97 $3,586 —

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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.