Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported monthly: Supply was moderate with strong demand for feeder cattle, pre/vac weaned with shots sold at a premium. Plain cattle sold discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.37/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$134.37

188 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$41.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	332	155.00	515	9thin
Medium and Large 1	492	137.93	678	103
Medium and Large 2	428	128.98	552	67
Medium and Large 3	402	113.04	455	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.96/cwt here — about $60 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 sale188 hd

134.37

—

AR average10 barns · 2,424 hd

135.11

−0.75

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	1,760	80.50	1,417	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	58.00	783	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	53.61	585	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	29.80	267	5thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	272	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	347	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	130.12/cwt	127.50–137.50	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	286	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.50	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	144.34/cwt	137.50–152.50	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	142.93/cwt	141.00–146.00	580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	137.87/cwt	137.50–138.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.88/cwt	131.00–140.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	363	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	138.19/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	138.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.72/cwt	127.00–140.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	327	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.08/cwt	149.00–153.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	151.37/cwt	148.00–158.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.50/cwt	146.00–151.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	468	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	157.51/cwt	151.00–160.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	151.73/cwt	145.00–156.00	942	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	150.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	142.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	149.32/cwt	142.00–152.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	153.35/cwt	146.00–158.50	1,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	158.21/cwt	156.00–159.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	143.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	718	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	372	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	411	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	147.92/cwt	140.00–167.50	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.61/cwt	145.00–161.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	52.51/cwt	49.00–55.00	576	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	118	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	59.40/cwt	55.00–63.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	116.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.50	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	132.37/cwt	125.00–155.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.17/cwt	129.00–135.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.33/cwt	132.00–132.50	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	125.62/cwt	122.00–132.00	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	127.30/cwt	123.00–132.50	470	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.34/cwt	120.00–137.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.02/cwt	121.00–137.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	148.50/cwt	147.50–149.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	164.32/cwt	162.50–167.50	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.50	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	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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