Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a good offering of 500lb-600lb weaned calves Feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00-$8.00 higher. Feeder heifers $500lb-600lb sold $16.00-$17.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2.00-$3.00 higher. Attendance was moderate with a moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.57/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.05 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$247.57

97 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$43.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.11

vs AR average

+0.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	258.28	1,378	66
Medium and Large 1-2	560	230.36	1,289	20
Medium and Large 2	546	214.56	1,171	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.72/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $357.61, median $399.62 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

247.57

—

AR average10 barns · 586 hd

233.46

+14.11

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

+0.79

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−152.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,694	147.15	2,493	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	121.35	1,616	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	121.20	1,977	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	100.74	1,069	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,844	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	220.11/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	233.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	307.59/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,830	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	236.73/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,364	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.60/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,350	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	1,499.38/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	254.96/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	226.60/cwt	207.50–233.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	280.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,206	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,016.63/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	252.98/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	298.28/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	238.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	270.14/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	251.21/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,080	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.82/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	287.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	233.58/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	235.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	275.51/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	212.34/cwt	212.00–212.50	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	211.59/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	205.40/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	244.02/cwt	240.00–262.50	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	272.19/cwt	257.50–287.50	885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	112.11/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,243	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	107.45/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,174	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	82.71/cwt	80.00–86.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	155.92/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	132.08/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	149.05/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	94.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	989	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	118.26/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	125.55/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,677	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	117.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	218.12/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	200.03/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	277.39/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,304	2
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	249.27/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	217.78/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	222.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	243.25/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	251.20/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.96/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	232.86/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	232.45/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	237.46/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,361	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	244.15/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	270.36/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	223.19/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,500	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	225.16/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	197.50/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	278.47/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,484	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	264.23/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,385	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	243.03/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,507	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	218.14/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	767	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	306.76/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	260.53/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	268.37/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,288	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	612	214.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	308.71/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	240.08/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	265.10/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,551	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 953Last week 615Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00–275.00	267.10
2	350–400	370	260.00–280.00	270.14
12	400–450	430	240.00–267.50	251.21
10	450–500	477	220.00–245.00	233.79
7	500–550	519	210.00–237.50	217.78
8	550–600	571	202.50–230.00	220.11
6	600–650	623	195.00–220.00	205.40
4	650–700	666	192.50–207.50	200.03
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	297.50–300.00	298.28
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	470	272.50–282.50	277.39
1	600–650	605	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
9	400–450	430	270.00–290.00	280.48
3	450–500	465	250.00–262.00	254.96
9	500–550	515	245.00–270.00	252.98
14	550–600	573	230.00–252.50	237.46
7	600–650	613	220.00–237.50	232.86
3	650–700	662	227.50–238.00	232.45
4	700–750	731	200.00–227.50	218.14
3	750–800	757	220.00–233.00	225.16
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	855	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	628	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	269.00	269.00
2	450–500	455	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	533	240.00	240.00
10	550–600	576	236.00–237.50	236.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
8	500–550	546	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	282.50	282.50
5	400–450	417	262.50–275.00	270.36
20	450–500	480	250.00–272.50	268.37
54	500–550	524	240.00–270.00	264.23
5	550–600	585	240.00–251.00	244.15
17	600–650	620	235.00–251.00	243.03
18	650–700	672	220.00–232.50	223.19
7	700–750	711	207.50–233.00	226.60
2	800–850	810	187.50–207.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	257.50–287.50	272.19
8	350–400	393	240.00–262.50	244.02
7	400–450	424	240.00–255.00	249.27
5	450–500	474	220.00–247.50	233.58
5	500–550	524	210.00–225.00	218.12
6	550–600	564	205.00–220.00	211.59
3	600–650	613	212.00–212.50	212.34
1	650–700	660	197.00	197.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	415	250.00–252.50	251.20
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
6	550–600	576	220.00–230.00	222.89
6	600–650	612	200.00–220.00	214.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	275.00–300.00	287.70
3	400–450	427	255.00–285.00	275.51
2	450–500	475	257.50–270.00	263.82
8	500–550	538	230.00–240.00	235.92
5	550–600	565	230.00–245.00	238.49
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	363	305.00–310.00	307.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
10	500–550	528	249.00–265.00	255.60
3	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	702	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	568	242.50–244.00	243.25
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
3	750–800	767	220.00–230.00	225.03
1	850–900	850	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	292.50–312.50	306.76
7	450–500	465	287.50–315.00	308.71
17	500–550	533	265.00–292.50	278.47
30	550–600	585	250.00–272.50	265.10
15	600–650	615	250.00–271.00	259.96
12	650–700	676	259.00–264.00	260.53
6	700–750	725	233.00–242.50	240.08
5	750–800	774	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	818	225.00–230.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,665	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,453	124.00–128.00	125.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	128.00	128.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,293	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,016.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	119.00	119.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,499.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	125.00	125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	111.00–114.00	112.11
7	—	1,093	102.00–110.00	107.45
3	—	950	80.00–86.00	82.71
6	—	1,048	90.00–100.00	94.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,692	117.00–120.00	118.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,336	121.00–129.00	125.55
4	—	1,319	115.00–120.00	117.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,855	153.00–160.00	155.92
2	—	1,220	130.00–134.00	132.08
2	—	1,928	145.00–152.00	149.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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