Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous, supply was light with cattle not as attractive to buyers as needed for a market test. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.57/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$136.57

49 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	148.57	634	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	136.44	801	8thin
Medium and Large 2	506	131.46	665	23
Medium and Large 3	388	116.17	451	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $183 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 sale49 hd

136.57

—

AR average9 barns · 1,736 hd

154.92

−18.35

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	1,535	98.96	1,519	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	86.12	1,185	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	83.89	1,033	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	62.09	654	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.21/cwt	120.00–139.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	135.25/cwt	135.00–135.50	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	154.25/cwt	137.50–171.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.96/cwt	171.00–193.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	168.64/cwt	162.50–185.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.52/cwt	175.00–182.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.83/cwt	152.50–163.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	63.63/cwt	62.00–65.50	660	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	86.12/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	85.33/cwt	76.50–90.00	1,057	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	106.35/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,341	93.41/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,253	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,592	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	83.26/cwt	79.00–86.50	989	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.19/cwt	142.00–155.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.37/cwt	127.50–141.00	574	5

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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