Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported previous month: Supply was light with strong demand for pre-vac cattle that sold at a premium Slaughter cattle were not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.12/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$162.12

97 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$59.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	500	171.87	860	24
Medium and Large 1	617	160.40	990	68
Medium and Large 2	548	145.38	796	4thin
Medium and Large 3	450	112.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.87/cwt here — about $356 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 sale97 hd

162.12

—

AR average8 barns · 931 hd

161.01

+1.11

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	1,563	84.78	1,325	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,000	60.00	600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.33/cwt	158.00–167.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	152.61/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,106	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	155.36/cwt	147.50–158.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	181.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	164.51/cwt	158.50–169.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	164.02/cwt	156.00–166.50	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	154.77/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	185.08/cwt	182.00–188.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	178.12/cwt	171.00–183.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	156.23/cwt	155.00–158.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	145.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	138.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	149.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.84/cwt	155.00–171.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	160.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	760	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.74/cwt	115.00–137.50	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.82/cwt	130.00–158.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.78/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,325	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	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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