Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported once a month: Supply was moderate with strong demand on six weight and heavier cattle. Pre-vac and weaned cattle sold at a premium. Several quality consignments offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.06/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$147.06

251 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	149.50	897	178
Medium and Large 1-2	580	149.03	864	33
Medium and Large 2	502	137.15	689	36
Medium and Large 3	558	111.50	622	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $275 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 sale251 hd

147.06

—

AR average8 barns · 1,089 hd

148.04

−0.97

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	1,287	85.75	1,104	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	63.52	684	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	54.30	519	10

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	944.94/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	10,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	64.47/cwt	64.00–65.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.70/cwt	50.50–60.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.75/cwt	131.50–132.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.34/cwt	124.00–134.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.90/cwt	155.00–167.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.62/cwt	141.00–148.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.32/cwt	146.00–151.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.92/cwt	128.00–140.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	146.13/cwt	145.00–147.50	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	154.81/cwt	154.00–156.00	799	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	137.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	162.66/cwt	159.00–165.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	146.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	150.27/cwt	146.50–155.00	924	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	141.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	143.51/cwt	138.00–145.50	964	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	361	182.58/cwt	175.00–197.50	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	130.12/cwt	127.50–134.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	151.21/cwt	143.00–157.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	136.80/cwt	133.50–148.00	776	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	168.98/cwt	166.00–177.50	740	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	134.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.94/cwt	128.00–153.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.03/cwt	140.00–153.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.20/cwt	135.00–142.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	523	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	798	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	780	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	66.02/cwt	65.50–66.50	739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.50	648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	47.77/cwt	47.00–48.50	372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,088	81.13/cwt	80.00–82.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	98.31/cwt	90.00–107.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	123.30/cwt	118.00–128.50	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.24/cwt	125.00–138.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	402	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	140.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.38/cwt	122.00–127.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	149.94/cwt	140.00–157.50	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.56/cwt	131.00–142.50	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.87/cwt	119.00–130.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	140.40/cwt	139.00–142.00	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.87/cwt	122.00–134.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.17/cwt	132.50–146.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	442	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	135.45/cwt	131.00–140.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	132.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	611	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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