Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous: Supply was moderate with good demand on Quality cattle pre-vac cattle sold at a premium, While plain and fleshy cattle were discounted, a good bit of run of cattle were considered plain. Slaughter cows were trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.06/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$139.06

108 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

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	378	156.42	592	12thin
Medium and Large 1	474	141.85	673	43
Medium and Large 2	404	134.60	544	49
Medium and Large 3	403	111.48	449	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $143 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 sale108 hd

139.06

—

AR average8 barns · 1,771 hd

141.38

−2.33

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	—	Low	1,340	85.18	1,141	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	72.14	969	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	68.20	787	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	914	48.31	441	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$723	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$698	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$620	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$523	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$839	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.20/cwt	132.50–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	131.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	63.93/cwt	63.00–66.00	687	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	59.10/cwt	54.00–63.00	586	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	44.14/cwt	42.50–45.00	396	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	73.92/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,025	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	45.90/cwt	35.00–57.50	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	61.62/cwt	60.00–63.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	70.22/cwt	66.00–74.00	835	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	28.58/cwt	25.00–35.00	196	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	39.28/cwt	35.00–47.00	343	3
Bulls	—	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	90.22/cwt	86.50–97.50	1,292	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	698.46/head	650.00–750.00	698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	522.50/head	440.00–640.00	523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	722.61/head	500.00–820.00	723	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	55.90/cwt	43.00–66.00	506	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	839.31/head	800.00–875.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	132.49/cwt	120.00–145.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	137.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	149.55/cwt	147.50–151.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	159.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	174.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	255	144.21/cwt	142.00–145.00	368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.63/cwt	131.00–151.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	145.58/cwt	139.00–150.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.59/cwt	136.00–150.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	319	148.33/cwt	142.50–157.50	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	166.59/cwt	155.00–172.50	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	125.86/cwt	115.00–135.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.96/cwt	109.00–117.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	141.12/cwt	140.00–144.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	127.94/cwt	121.00–135.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.65/cwt	126.00–140.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	134.96/cwt	130.00–145.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.72/cwt	141.00–142.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	133.72/cwt	127.50–139.00	356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	135.92/cwt	125.00–142.50	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	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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