Ash Flat Livestock Auction Market Report

Ash Flat, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 25, 2026

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.38/cwt +17.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 479 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $420.93/cwt -14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,231/hd at 530 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.44/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 577 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	925	354	740
Feeder cattle	786	299	613
Slaughter cattle	80	30	102
Replacement cattle	59	25	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were significantly higher as the fall run got underway. Lightweight calves were in strong demand, with 300- to 500-pound steers and heifers selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing under 500 pounds sold $20.00 higher, while feeder bulls and heifers over 500 pounds sold mostly steady. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were not well tested due to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower, with the exception of high-yielding bulls, which met strong demand. Overall quality on feeders was good, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder bulls weighing under 500 pounds sold $20.00 higher
▲ Feeder cattle: feeder cattle receipts were significantly higher as the fall run got underway
▲ Feeder heifers: with 300- to 500-pound steers and heifers selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: with 300- to 500-pound steers and heifers selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 thin fleshed	310	1	615.00	$615.00	$1,906	—
300–335	317	3	545.00–585.00	$559.84	$1,775	+17.28
355–395	381	4	480.00–530.00	$514.49	$1,960	-0.44
390	390	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,755	-64.93
415–420 thin fleshed	418	2	520.00–530.00	$525.03	$2,195	—
400–448	437	10	465.00–515.00	$481.05	$2,102	+41.05
445	445	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,980	+5.00
450 thin fleshed	450	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,250	—
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	-48.66
450–475	468	6	445.00–485.00	$454.88	$2,129	+6.22
500–548	530	30	400.00–435.00	$420.93	$2,231	-14.07
560–590	570	10	380.00–415.00	$398.84	$2,273	—
575–590	583	2	360.00–375.00	$367.60	$2,143	—
615	615	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,183	-9.18
600–633	622	15	370.00–395.00	$381.61	$2,374	+17.43
695	695	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,398	-19.29
730–740	735	2	335.00–340.00	$337.52	$2,481	—
790	790	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,528	—
840–845	843	2	315.00–335.00	$325.03	$2,740	—
855–890	873	2	300.00–312.50	$306.12	$2,672	—
910–945	922	5	295.00–305.00	$301.94	$2,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,552	—
365–385	376	6	425.00–450.00	$445.02	$1,673	—
380 thin fleshed	380	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,824	—
400–430	415	2	405.00–425.00	$414.64	$1,721	+9.87
415 thin fleshed	415	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,909	—
465 thin fleshed	465	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,000	—
460–490	475	3	390.00–415.00	$403.07	$1,915	+33.07
510–530	523	4	375.00–390.00	$383.15	$2,004	+33.12
550 thin fleshed	550	2	375.00–380.00	$377.50	$2,076	—
560–595	583	6	340.00–367.50	$350.51	$2,043	-9.49
710–720	715	2	310.00–315.00	$312.52	$2,235	—
800	800	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 thin fleshed	350	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,680	—
350–370	363	5	420.00–450.00	$428.80	$1,557	-11.20
405–440	421	6	400.00–425.00	$410.81	$1,730	+15.81
460	460	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,610	-20.00
450–495	480	32	360.00–390.00	$376.17	$1,806	+36.17
505–545	532	13	345.00–365.00	$356.84	$1,898	+26.84
540–545	543	2	325.00–330.00	$327.49	$1,778	-2.51
550–595	577	19	330.00–357.50	$345.44	$1,993	+7.43
605	605	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,906	-18.77
600–640	627	9	320.00–345.00	$329.34	$2,065	-4.43
655–698	687	11	317.50–332.50	$321.76	$2,210	-2.86
700–740	717	5	300.00–310.00	$306.97	$2,201	-38.03
750	750	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,390	+55.00
350–395	371	8	360.00–410.00	$384.28	$1,426	+5.81
400–445	415	11	355.00–390.00	$373.21	$1,549	+26.83
450–490	473	8	325.00–360.00	$343.69	$1,626	+6.82
500–545	529	9	320.00–340.00	$333.80	$1,766	+23.21
555–595	579	11	300.00–327.50	$317.04	$1,836	+1.93
605–645	627	6	300.00–317.50	$309.46	$1,940	-2.94
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310 thin fleshed	305	2	610.00–615.00	$612.46	$1,868	—
348	348	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,844	+50.00
355–395	376	6	460.00–515.00	$500.17	$1,881	+25.17
400–449	434	15	432.50–475.00	$459.21	$1,993	+44.21
450–486	479	9	420.00–465.00	$432.46	$2,071	+1.69
490	490	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,911	-40.77
500–535	523	4	365.00–385.00	$374.84	$1,960	-20.16
530	530	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,855	-45.00
555	555	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	-26.24
557–561	559	7	380.00–385.00	$382.87	$2,140	+11.63
600–640	615	3	325.00–335.00	$329.91	$2,029	-25.09
650–680	664	5	320.00–335.00	$327.94	$2,178	+11.16
700–725	712	6	290.00–320.00	$301.59	$2,147	-18.41
715	715	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,930	-50.00
820	820	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,460	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,620	+40.00
405–435	424	4	380.00–415.00	$398.47	$1,690	+8.27
445 thin fleshed	445	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,914	—
450–490	475	6	360.00–405.00	$378.94	$1,800	+18.94
490 thin fleshed	490	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,009	—
500–540	521	8	335.00–375.00	$349.72	$1,822	-6.97
550–595	572	6	310.00–345.00	$331.58	$1,897	-8.42
600–640	623	9	300.00–325.00	$311.68	$1,942	-13.32
680	680	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,142	+5.00
720–735	726	4	275.00–295.00	$286.25	$2,078	+16.25
815	815	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1460	1460	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1040	973	85-90%	2	80.00–90.00	$85.35	$830	-3.65
855–1150	1018	85-90%	5	100.00–110.00	$106.38	$1,083	-19.20
915–1250	1107	85-90%	9	117.00–127.00	$120.49	$1,334	-11.23
1080–1180	1130	85-90%	2	130.00–133.00	$131.57	$1,487	-0.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	80-85%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,571	—
1135	1135	80-85%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,362	—
1150–1305	1221	80-85%	7	128.00–133.00	$130.31	$1,591	-3.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1425	1415	75-80%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,698	—
1480–1525	1503	75-80%	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,954	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1650	1393	2	159.00–160.00	$159.41	$2,221	—
1645–1730	1688	2	174.00–185.00	$179.36	$3,028	+19.34
1765–1950	1862	3	197.00–222.00	$208.74	$3,887	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1140	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,053.40
1013–1490	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,197.39
1017–1420	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,850.00–3,350.00	$3,068.73
905–1645	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,784.53
1268	1268	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1245–1395	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,600.00	$2,321.40
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–850	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,150.00–3,300.00	$3,222.73	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–4,000.00	$3,750.00	—

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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.