Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported once a month: Supply was moderate with strong demand on heavy cattle. Pre-vac weaned with shots sold at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.57/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$149.57

169 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$43.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	155.81	899	105
Medium and Large 1-2	682	142.69	973	35
Medium and Large 2	511	136.10	695	28
Medium and Large 3	445	112.50	501	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.31/cwt here — about $398 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 sale169 hd

149.57

—

AR average9 barns · 1,566 hd

160.67

−11.10

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	1,407	79.55	1,119	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	57.53	677	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	52.50	816	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	46.51	442	12

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.33/cwt	157.00–165.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.36/cwt	149.00–164.00	812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	136.15/cwt	127.00–138.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.71/cwt	142.50–150.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.04/cwt	134.00–144.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	168.62/cwt	150.00–173.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	167.95/cwt	160.00–169.00	899	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	166.02/cwt	158.00–170.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	145.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	153.38/cwt	150.00–163.00	977	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.26/cwt	145.00–154.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	144.37/cwt	139.50–151.00	768	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	129.24/cwt	128.50–130.00	561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	943	675.11/cwt	660.00–700.00	6,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	150.93/cwt	146.00–158.00	646	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	755.51/cwt	610.00–950.00	7,366	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	875.39/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,743	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	565.25/cwt	560.00–570.00	5,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.75/cwt	141.00–165.00	492	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	854.10/cwt	580.00–960.00	8,686	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.50	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.53/cwt	55.50–59.50	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	38.20/cwt	36.00–40.50	322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	79.55/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,119	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.07/cwt	42.50–48.50	444	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.29/cwt	105.00–119.00	475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.49/cwt	117.50–122.50	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	554	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.11/cwt	123.00–145.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.58/cwt	138.00–143.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.47/cwt	117.00–127.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.46/cwt	120.00–137.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.63/cwt	126.00–132.50	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.18/cwt	122.00–145.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	124.38/cwt	121.00–128.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.25/cwt	125.00–137.00	761	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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