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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 22, 2026

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $425.97/cwt -12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $460.81/cwt -12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 592 0
Feeder cattle 329 477 0
Slaughter cattle 82 60 0
Replacement cattle — 55 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend was established due to the absence of a report the previous week. Feeder cattle receipts were light this week, with good demand despite losses on the feeder cattle board during the week. Limited data was available on slaughter and replacement cattle because of technical issues.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,332 +12.20
465 465 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,325 -39.04
526 526 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,525 -12.54
555–575 565 3 420.00–450.00 $431.49 $2,438 -35.50
600–645 620 4 400.00–427.50 $413.64 $2,565 -35.57
645 645 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,499 -61.71
650 650 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,665 -23.28
700–730 720 3 375.00–405.00 $388.95 $2,800 -16.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,439 —
315 315 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,622 -40.00
355 355 2 500.00–535.00 $517.50 $1,837 -52.50
480 480 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 -40.98
570 570 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,366 -3.06
610–635 623 3 360.00–400.00 $385.58 $2,402 -24.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–683 677 3 380.00–385.00 $381.64 $2,584 —
725 725 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 —
370–385 378 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,947 +35.00
405–445 418 10 440.00–470.00 $460.81 $1,926 -12.45
483 483 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,125 -5.00
515–545 525 14 412.50–440.00 $425.97 $2,236 -18.87
550 550 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,392 +11.63
600–634 627 5 370.00–390.00 $373.83 $2,344 -39.04
773 773 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,551 -2.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 470.00–500.00 $485.00 $1,406 —
320–345 333 2 460.00–500.00 $480.75 $1,601 -3.31
370–375 373 2 425.00–450.00 $437.42 $1,632 -22.75
425 425 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 -29.99
455–490 475 4 375.00–400.00 $384.86 $1,828 -44.57
530–545 540 3 380.00–405.00 $388.41 $2,097 -15.50
560–595 575 3 350.00–395.00 $366.33 $2,106 -28.54
610 610 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,196 -14.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 452.50 $452.50 $1,855 —
682 682 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,353 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 745.00 $745.00 $2,012 —
360 360 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,926 —
410–415 412 3 500.00–540.00 $526.56 $2,169 -18.44
465 465 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,278 +17.45
510–548 524 7 425.00–450.00 $444.89 $2,331 -39.87
564–585 567 8 425.00–440.00 $438.06 $2,484 -11.94
605–640 619 6 395.00–415.00 $407.38 $2,522 -36.37
660 660 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,549 —
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 -44.07
355–395 378 4 450.00–480.00 $465.33 $1,759 -46.66
400–440 412 8 440.00–490.00 $472.40 $1,946 -29.34
450 450 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,070 +0.17
515 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 -23.05
1030 1030 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,266 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1985 1658 4 212.50–228.00 $219.17 $3,634 —
1670 1670 1 246.00 $246.00 $4,108 —

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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.