Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale only reported on third Thursday of each month. Several quality consignments of cattle from the area that were pre-conditioned and weaned with respiratory vaccines that were attractive to buyers. We seen a few fleshy new crop calves that were discounted, Seen several thin flesh cattle that sold for a premium . Supply was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.01/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$144.01

267 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$33.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	149.56	911	151
Medium and Large 1-2	593	144.16	855	45
Medium and Large 2	587	133.61	784	65
Medium and Large 3	487	116.02	565	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.54/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale267 hd

144.01

—

AR average10 barns · 1,220 hd

153.39

−9.37

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	1,695	72.75	1,233	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	39.89	387	7thin

Every lot, as filed

104 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, 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 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	149.44/cwt	147.00–157.00	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.22/cwt	128.00–131.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	115.20/cwt	115.00–116.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	135.17/cwt	134.00–136.00	989	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	164.49/cwt	162.50–165.50	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	143.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.35/cwt	128.00–144.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	185.07/cwt	182.50–187.50	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	166.54/cwt	166.00–167.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	819	125.63/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,029	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	185.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	175.43/cwt	167.50–180.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.65/cwt	145.00–157.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	170.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	171.26/cwt	159.00–175.00	904	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	133.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	848	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	146.91/cwt	145.00–149.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	142.40/cwt	137.00–145.00	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	148.00/cwt	137.00–154.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.01/cwt	147.50–151.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	203	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	42.84/cwt	42.00–44.00	437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	352	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	816	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.72/cwt	132.50–138.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	105.05/cwt	95.00–115.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	125.08/cwt	113.00–132.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	140.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	131.70/cwt	125.00–137.50	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	141.42/cwt	130.00–159.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	369	147.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.95/cwt	117.50–122.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.50/cwt	109.00–116.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.32/cwt	121.00–153.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	127.08/cwt	122.00–132.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	130.89/cwt	129.00–133.00	903	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.75/cwt	131.00–134.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	160.29/cwt	155.00–164.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	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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