Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported previous week. Supply was light with buyer demand noticeable on weaned stockers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$124.20

33 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$31.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	136.72	684	13thin
Medium and Large 2	485	119.82	581	15thin
Medium and Large 3	372	104.80	390	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.92/cwt here — about $294 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 sale33 hd

124.20

—

AR average9 barns · 2,692 hd

143.06

−18.86

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	—	Low	1,581	73.83	1,167	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	54.41	845	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	52.99	665	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	38.59	410	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	—	305	103.00/cwt	95.00–111.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	114.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.29/cwt	121.00–127.50	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.45/cwt	161.00–174.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.45/cwt	152.00–161.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	51.73/cwt	48.00–55.50	647	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	52.88/cwt	51.00–56.00	821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	58.01/cwt	57.50–58.50	736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	32.10/cwt	27.00–36.00	319	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	45.07/cwt	41.00–49.00	511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,258	65.82/cwt	63.00–68.00	828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	77.03/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,317	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	837	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	595.00/cwt	590.00–600.00	5,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.11/cwt	142.50–152.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	110.40/cwt	110.00–111.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	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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