Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with weaker demand. Run of cattle was full of new crop calves that were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.47/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$141.47

77 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$24.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

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	147.32	629	30
Medium and Large 1-2	468	141.67	663	3thin
Medium and Large 2	463	138.55	642	41
Medium and Large 3	427	122.67	523	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $106 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 sale77 hd

141.47

—

AR average8 barns · 1,696 hd

148.04

−6.57

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	1,595	104.90	1,673	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,256	85.12	1,069	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	79.43	890	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	66.81	664	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$904	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$798	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$771	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,123	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,085	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	529	136.46/cwt	129.00–144.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	147.14/cwt	142.00–154.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.54/cwt	141.00–151.00	626	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.04/cwt	137.50–150.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	156.81/cwt	155.00–162.50	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	152.32/cwt	142.50–155.50	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.46/cwt	140.00–162.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.25/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	152.66/cwt	152.50–153.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	160.64/cwt	157.00–165.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	149.80/cwt	140.00–160.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	164.08/cwt	160.00–172.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	516	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.02/cwt	158.00–175.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.30/cwt	167.00–169.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	82.94/cwt	77.00–89.00	962	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	64.19/cwt	58.00–68.00	652	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	85.75/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,077	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	73.45/cwt	68.50–76.50	774	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	72.58/cwt	69.00–78.50	730	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	108.87/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,952	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,099.65/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,100	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	771.38/head	740.00–800.00	771	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	798.22/head	775.00–820.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	900.34/head	750.00–1,000.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	704	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	75.54/cwt	45.50–95.00	601	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	72.83/cwt	72.50–73.00	663	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	66.16/cwt	58.00–74.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	903.62/head	750.00–1,025.00	904	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	138.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	467	136.72/cwt	135.00–139.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	148.53/cwt	141.00–152.50	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	612	139.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	179.29/cwt	175.00–183.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.75/cwt	154.00–166.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	917	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,122.55/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,123	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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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