Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.68/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$140.68

105 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$44.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

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	446	156.29	697	21
Medium and Large 1	489	150.80	738	30
Medium and Large 2	479	134.94	647	40
Medium and Large 3	443	112.01	496	14thin

One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $201 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 sale105 hd

140.68

—

AR average10 barns · 1,543 hd

147.00

−6.32

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	1,525	86.23	1,315	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	86.17	1,196	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	77.25	880	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	52.53	515	18

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1Value Added	—	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.15/cwt	161.00–167.50	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	206.87/cwt	202.50–211.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	159.07/cwt	153.00–167.50	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	267	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	159.94/cwt	159.00–162.50	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	166.27/cwt	165.00–167.50	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	142.33/cwt	142.00–142.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	133.90/cwt	132.00–135.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	159.90/cwt	155.00–162.50	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	173.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	192.18/cwt	177.00–200.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	159.92/cwt	157.00–166.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	723	141.02/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	507	152.90/cwt	142.50–158.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	282	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	72.19/cwt	65.00–81.00	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	57.97/cwt	54.00–61.50	580	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	86.17/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,196	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	78.91/cwt	74.00–85.00	911	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	67.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	39.12/cwt	38.50–40.00	400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	27.32/cwt	25.00–30.00	212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	40.43/cwt	38.00–42.50	307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	49.93/cwt	48.00–52.00	417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	87.60/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,090	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	638.80/cwt	565.00–700.00	5,992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,015.00/cwt	930.00–1,100.00	10,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	929.67/cwt	820.00–1,085.00	8,506	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	756.49/cwt	625.00–925.00	7,777	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	855.83/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.95/cwt	129.00–142.50	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.58/cwt	129.00–145.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	156.29/cwt	154.00–157.50	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.10/cwt	127.50–132.50	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.47/cwt	91.00–107.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	116.72/cwt	113.00–119.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	114.60/cwt	96.00–125.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.75/cwt	133.00–142.50	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.46/cwt	137.00–157.50	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	178.21/cwt	162.50–192.50	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	109.99/cwt	109.99–109.99	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	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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