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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 20, 2026

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $488.69/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 426 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $472.38/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,205/hd at 467 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.27/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 642 0
Feeder cattle 577 429 0
Slaughter cattle 45 63 0
Replacement cattle 56 150 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

An offering of 62 cows from a single consignment, including approximately 40-50 cow/calf pairs and 4 bulls, is scheduled to sell Friday, March 27, 2026. Compared to the previous week, on a moderate supply of feeder calves with several quality offerings, feeder steers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold on strong demand, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 5 565.00–625.00 $592.75 $1,980 —
350–395 373 4 555.00–605.00 $577.87 $2,155 +20.22
400–428 418 10 555.00–605.00 $594.42 $2,485 +74.24
453–495 470 11 500.00–547.50 $520.23 $2,445 +30.23
473–490 479 3 455.00–480.00 $463.53 $2,220 -26.47
503–540 517 7 475.00–530.00 $496.94 $2,569 +12.52
525–530 528 2 450.00–460.00 $454.98 $2,402 -29.44
555–570 565 5 475.00–510.00 $487.93 $2,757 +33.79
655–680 668 2 412.50–420.00 $416.32 $2,781 +18.82
815 815 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 5 450.00–555.00 $504.32 $1,664 +29.32
355–390 373 2 480.00–500.00 $489.53 $1,826 +18.24
400–445 430 4 440.00–525.00 $471.72 $2,028 +6.72
455–488 475 4 480.00–500.00 $488.50 $2,320 +13.91
530–545 538 2 410.00–450.00 $429.72 $2,312 —
603 603 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,231 -20.08
685 685 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,534 —
705 705 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,450 —
765 765 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,563 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 317 7 545.00–570.00 $551.31 $1,748 +25.40
325 325 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 -15.91
362–370 364 5 500.00–525.00 $505.01 $1,838 -13.82
365–395 378 4 450.00–480.00 $471.04 $1,781 -47.79
410–440 424 9 450.00–470.00 $463.36 $1,965 +8.36
400–445 427 18 475.00–525.00 $501.35 $2,141 +46.35
453–485 464 21 455.00–510.00 $484.87 $2,250 +24.85
460–495 478 5 415.00–425.00 $419.91 $2,007 -0.09
510 510 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 -15.00
505–545 515 13 425.00–450.00 $442.97 $2,281 +37.97
540 540 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 -27.50
560–595 575 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 +40.00
605 605 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 +30.00
655 fancy 655 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,784 —
715 715 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,467 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 315 5 435.00–535.00 $488.60 $1,539 +43.73
355–395 379 7 440.00–525.00 $463.14 $1,755 +24.54
378–385 thin fleshed 380 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,995 +45.00
400–440 416 9 395.00–470.00 $442.24 $1,840 +18.87
460–470 thin fleshed 465 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 -5.00
450–495 473 7 395.00–440.00 $417.60 $1,975 +30.07
500–545 thin fleshed 520 3 410.00–450.00 $428.01 $2,226 -1.99
510–540 524 4 370.00–405.00 $392.21 $2,055 +8.39
570 570 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 —
620–645 632 3 340.00–370.00 $356.75 $2,255 -3.25
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 336 7 580.00–640.00 $624.09 $2,097 +67.07
353 thin fleshed 353 3 625.00 $625.00 $2,206 —
360–396 389 7 545.00–560.00 $550.61 $2,142 +50.61
405–442 428 7 535.00–575.00 $544.95 $2,332 +44.95
433 433 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,122 -10.00
450–485 464 4 480.00–545.00 $511.20 $2,372 +8.70
495 495 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,326 -32.50
505–548 526 7 455.00–505.00 $470.39 $2,474 +35.39
525–530 528 3 415.00–455.00 $439.95 $2,323 +4.95
570–590 581 4 425.00–447.50 $435.65 $2,531 —
590 590 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,448 —
685–695 690 2 380.00–390.00 $384.96 $2,656 -0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 -35.00
365–370 368 2 500.00–515.00 $507.55 $1,868 +17.53
395 thin fleshed 395 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,212 -11.98
400–430 414 8 470.00–520.00 $494.09 $2,046 —
465–495 482 5 465.00–480.00 $469.98 $2,265 +14.98
505 thin fleshed 505 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,374 +10.00
535–545 540 2 445.00–450.00 $447.48 $2,416 —
555 thin fleshed 555 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,442 —
635–640 638 2 382.50–385.00 $383.75 $2,448 -5.01
735 735 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 +35.00
755 thin fleshed 755 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,642 —
865 865 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,990 -60.00
915 915 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,539 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,634 —
421 421 9 465.00 $465.00 $1,958 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–995 879 85-90% 4 118.00–128.00 $122.19 $1,074 -0.79
855–1120 1021 85-90% 4 150.00–162.00 $155.53 $1,588 —
955–1155 1064 85-90% 5 134.00–146.00 $140.50 $1,495 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 80-85% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,490 —
1095–1410 1230 80-85% 3 170.00–182.00 $175.48 $2,158 —
1180–1340 1243 80-85% 5 162.00–167.00 $164.53 $2,045 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1445 1328 75-80% 2 170.00–177.50 $173.42 $2,303 —
1350–1510 1412 75-80% 3 162.00–166.00 $164.01 $2,316 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1625 1580 2 186.00–194.00 $189.89 $3,000 —
1715–2050 1880 4 204.00–212.00 $207.82 $3,907 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090–1230 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 190.00–230.00 $205.25 $2,364

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1045 1023 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,850.00 $2,654.15
1015–1100 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–3,600.00 $3,072.10
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
1120–1200 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00–3,250.00 $2,784.48
1040–1360 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,400.00–3,500.00 $3,417.46
1125–1345 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1190–1385 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,400.00–3,000.00 $2,690.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,833

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00

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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 thin fleshed 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1000–1300 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,650.00–3,600.00 $3,186.96 -91.30
1000–1300 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–3,250.00 $3,141.30 -136.96

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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.