Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous: Several quality consignments offered today with strong demand for quality pre-vac cattle. Slaughter cows were also in strong demand. Plain cattle were also attractive to buyers as ranchers get ready for spring grazing.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.25/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$144.25

150 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$35.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	152.34	833	85
Medium and Large 1-2	669	140.61	941	17thin
Medium and Large 2	453	136.12	617	36
Medium and Large 3	546	116.48	636	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.87/cwt here — about $196 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 sale150 hd

144.25

—

AR average10 barns · 1,553 hd

154.92

−10.67

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	86.00	1,324	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	77.83	928	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	57.76	562	30

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2Value Added	—	605	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	159.03/cwt	152.50–165.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.59/cwt	138.00–162.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	114.42/cwt	100.00–129.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.08/cwt	110.00–131.00	448	3
Steers	Large 1	—	772	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	158.03/cwt	153.00–160.50	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	147.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	142.03/cwt	136.50–145.00	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	149.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.56/cwt	158.00–182.50	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	171.94/cwt	167.00–177.00	985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	146.79/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	153.30/cwt	147.50–159.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	201.17/cwt	192.50–202.00	976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	156.73/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,138	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	157.67/cwt	157.50–158.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	160.00/cwt	152.00–164.50	1,077	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	164.82/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	59.00/cwt	52.00–63.00	596	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	83.62/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,043	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	46.28/cwt	42.00–51.00	382	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	53.05/cwt	51.00–56.00	438	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	68.34/cwt	63.00–76.50	817	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	69.15/cwt	65.00–73.00	768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	667	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.18/cwt	129.00–145.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	168.36/cwt	162.00–179.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	143.83/cwt	134.00–154.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.61/cwt	127.50–130.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.85/cwt	130.00–151.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	156.05/cwt	148.00–164.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.90/cwt	152.00–166.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.03/cwt	150.00–167.50	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	136.97/cwt	130.00–144.00	730	2

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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