Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported once a month on the third Thursday . Supply was moderate buyer demand was strong on pre-vac and weaned cattle. With noticeable interest on the six weight cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.74/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$135.74

124 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	140.01	707	73
Medium and Large 1-2	521	132.35	690	17thin
Medium and Large 2	504	128.25	647	34

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $61 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 sale124 hd

135.74

—

AR average10 barns · 1,387 hd

134.26

+1.47

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	1,381	81.31	1,123	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	59.52	725	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	52.61	575	9thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.19/cwt	50.00–57.00	598	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	58.54/cwt	55.50–59.50	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	168.82/cwt	165.00–172.50	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.96/cwt	134.00–141.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	699	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.86/cwt	121.00–132.50	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	145.54/cwt	142.00–149.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.87/cwt	133.00–142.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	150.48/cwt	142.00–152.50	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	146.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	139.00/cwt	138.50–140.00	680	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	155.75/cwt	152.50–164.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	169.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.40/cwt	151.00–155.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	132.11/cwt	127.00–135.50	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	181.88/cwt	179.00–185.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	604	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	65.66/cwt	65.00–66.50	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	174.60/cwt	174.00–175.00	726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	81.31/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,123	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.03/cwt	112.50–118.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.95/cwt	127.50–140.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	132.04/cwt	125.00–139.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.73/cwt	134.00–137.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	135.40/cwt	133.00–139.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	386	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.75/cwt	124.50–141.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	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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