Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported once a month at the scheduled pre- vac sale third Thursday of each month. Supply was moderate with high demand on weaned cattle grass ready.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.57/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$133.57

189 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	136.00	653	3thin
Medium and Large 1	576	135.90	782	138
Medium and Large 2	553	126.73	700	48

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale189 hd

133.57

—

AR average11 barns · 2,166 hd

137.49

−3.92

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	1,590	82.60	1,313	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	62.89	731	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	56.00	736	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	51.73	504	5thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	172.38/cwt	156.00–182.50	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	150.66/cwt	146.00–158.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	151.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	943	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	150.18/cwt	143.00–155.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	140.01/cwt	133.00–148.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	159.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.26/cwt	142.00–147.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	138.18/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.31/cwt	153.00–164.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	127.07/cwt	124.50–133.50	934	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	133.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	141.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	765	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	141.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	678	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,093	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.60/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	51.73/cwt	47.00–56.00	504	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	63.13/cwt	62.00–65.00	725	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	817.76/cwt	810.00–825.00	7,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	767.75/cwt	700.00–810.00	8,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	126.45/cwt	121.00–138.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.34/cwt	122.00–145.00	678	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.73/cwt	134.00–135.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	723	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.43/cwt	122.00–131.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.20/cwt	110.00–126.00	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	721	131.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	948	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.12/cwt	119.00–131.50	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	128.97/cwt	123.00–134.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.66/cwt	124.00–136.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.23/cwt	129.00–158.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	447	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.47/cwt	130.00–143.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.50/cwt	126.00–139.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.50/cwt	128.00–145.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.64/cwt	129.00–141.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.60/cwt	138.00–142.00	941	5

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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