Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a strong offering of weaned feeder calves this week, feeder steers 400lb-600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $15.00-$16.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 lower on a lighter test. Attendance was strong with a good demand

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.84/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −181.10 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$265.84

71 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs AR average

−34.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	269.04	1,487	53
Medium and Large 1-2	560	262.00	1,466	12thin
Medium and Large 2	529	245.18	1,297	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, median $446.93 across 25 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 sale71 hd

265.84

—

AR average10 barns · 428 hd

261.42

+4.42

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−34.85

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−181.10

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	—	Average	1,703	146.93	2,502	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	128.00	1,702	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	122.40	1,626	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	105.23	1,157	18

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,719	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$1,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	235.06/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,159	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	228.74/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,787	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	130.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	117.75/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,446	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,903.01/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,402	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,702	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.81/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,313	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	294	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	251.36/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.06/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,162	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	276.96/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,061	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,874.69/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	538	200.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,077	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	214.20/cwt	190.00–242.50	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	241.48/cwt	220.00–250.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	245.59/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	251.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	632	203.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	216.79/cwt	206.00–227.50	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,654	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	124.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,608	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	95.49/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,047	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	117.39/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	146.93/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,502	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	107.77/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,163	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	241.72/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	261.02/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	218.28/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,024	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	242.49/cwt	240.00–257.50	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	327	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	241.22/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,023	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	235.01/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	250.33/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	551	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,350	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	228.21/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	218.62/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	207.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	224.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	229.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	294.90/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,410	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	396	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,125	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	271.24/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	282.17/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,463	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.93/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,342	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	245.04/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.30/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.43/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	231.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	218.91/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	209.46/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	329.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	234.85/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,242	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	228.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,440	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	242.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,137	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	254.15/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,741	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	230.27/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	233.89/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	281.83/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	270.53/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,545	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	255.11/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,571	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	247.50/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,742	4

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,307Last week 555Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 88Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	260.00–285.00	276.96
11	400–450	440	251.00–275.00	261.02
3	450–500	462	250.00–255.00	251.70
5	500–550	524	228.00–255.00	241.72
1	550–600	555	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	703	206.00–227.50	216.79
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	418	285.00–287.00	285.97
1	800–850	810	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	312.50	312.50
4	350–400	384	302.50	302.50
19	450–500	485	261.00–287.50	270.81
6	500–550	523	268.00	268.00
6	550–600	596	256.00	256.00
5	600–650	602	240.00–259.00	251.36
7	700–750	709	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	777	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	240.00–255.00	251.39
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	632	200.00–210.00	203.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	480	250.00–270.00	260.10
13	550–600	551	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	683	220.00–233.00	230.27
1	700–750	700	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	352.00	352.00
11	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
18	450–500	469	312.00	312.00
13	550–600	556	278.00–287.00	282.17
9	700–750	730	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	325.00–335.00	329.20
2	400–450	415	290.00–307.50	298.43
13	450–500	478	277.50–305.00	294.90
9	500–550	514	262.50–290.00	281.83
18	550–600	571	257.50–280.00	270.53
28	600–650	616	247.00–261.00	255.11
29	650–700	685	246.00–267.00	254.15
4	700–750	704	247.00–249.00	247.50
2	750–800	778	240.00–242.50	241.23
5	800–850	812	230.00–236.00	233.89
2	850–900	888	220.00–230.00	225.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	422	245.00	245.00
8	450–500	493	230.00–238.00	235.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	294	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	368	220.00–250.00	241.48
8	400–450	418	190.00–242.50	214.20
10	450–500	469	190.00–230.00	218.28
3	500–550	515	200.00–220.00	210.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	240.00–257.50	242.49
15	400–450	424	230.00–255.00	241.22
15	450–500	481	220.00–235.00	229.63
4	500–550	523	220.00	220.00
15	550–600	560	220.00–225.00	224.66
3	600–650	630	206.00–225.00	218.62
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	396	284.00	284.00
24	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	353	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	420	272.50–285.00	280.93
15	450–500	468	235.00–250.00	242.96
20	500–550	529	227.50–245.00	234.85
9	550–600	571	230.00–245.00	235.02
25	600–650	631	220.00–230.00	228.20
10	650–700	668	206.00–225.00	218.91
4	700–750	734	206.00–220.00	209.46
2	750–800	750	190.00–214.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	430	235.00–255.00	245.59
5	450–500	467	220.00–237.50	228.74
2	500–550	538	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	640	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	770	156.00	156.00
1	850–900	855	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	518	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	290.06
9	450–500	473	261.00–277.50	274.30
6	500–550	508	254.00–275.00	271.24
2	550–600	560	241.00–249.00	245.04
6	600–650	614	225.00–235.00	231.32
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	738	200.00–215.00	207.53
1	800–850	810	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	190.00–210.00	200.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	246.00–255.00	250.33
3	500–550	512	230.00–237.50	235.01
2	550–600	565	220.00–236.00	228.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,309	126.00–133.00	130.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	113.00–122.00	117.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,903.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	129.00	129.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,874.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	152.50	152.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	139.00	139.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	117.00–120.00	119.01
5	—	1,292	122.00–127.00	124.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	93.00–98.00	95.49
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,199	113.00–123.00	117.39
8	—	1,079	104.00–111.00	107.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	142.00–152.00	146.93

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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