Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous. Supply was moderate with good demand for most classes of cattle with some discounts for bad hair and fleshy calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.60/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$137.60

83 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

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	435	152.00	661	3thin
Medium and Large 1	514	142.18	731	35
Medium and Large 2	429	134.36	577	42
Medium and Large 3	520	115.00	598	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $63 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 sale83 hd

137.60

—

AR average7 barns · 1,230 hd

148.87

−11.27

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	1,250	101.66	1,271	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	86.84	1,199	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	81.40	940	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	67.56	615	30

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)	1,090	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$850	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	160.72/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	164.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.79/cwt	153.00–158.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.85/cwt	134.50–141.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.92/cwt	131.00–139.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.93/cwt	134.00–147.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.97/cwt	129.00–137.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.68/cwt	125.00–144.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	146.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	132.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.20/cwt	142.00–157.50	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.25/cwt	171.00–175.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.84/cwt	130.00–153.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.12/cwt	155.00–162.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	152.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.55/cwt	170.00–182.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.82/cwt	168.00–174.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	152.57/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	169.61/cwt	165.00–171.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	71.79/cwt	65.00–75.00	686	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	87.21/cwt	83.50–95.00	1,202	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	83.49/cwt	79.00–88.50	981	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	78.28/cwt	78.00–79.00	854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	76.18/cwt	73.00–79.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	42.30/cwt	40.00–45.00	323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	782	62.99/cwt	60.00–67.00	493	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	1,289	99.57/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,283	4
Bulls	—	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	83.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	666	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	78.34/cwt	70.00–84.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	819	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	938.46/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	118.00–132.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.28/cwt	130.00–143.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.83/cwt	130.00–142.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.39/cwt	150.00–151.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	139.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.94/cwt	152.00–162.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.71/cwt	130.00–147.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	142.55/cwt	130.00–152.50	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	373	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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