Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher . Slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was light with strong buyer demand on most cattle. Quality of cattle offered was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.96/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$154.96

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$43.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	160.13	902	32
Medium and Large 1-2	630	152.00	958	2thin
Medium and Large 2	469	146.29	685	14thin
Medium and Large 3	745	117.00	872	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.13/cwt here — about $31 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

154.96

—

AR average7 barns · 887 hd

160.43

−5.46

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	1,561	108.90	1,700	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	89.56	1,248	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	82.85	945	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	66.23	613	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	425	145.24/cwt	135.00–155.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	143.04/cwt	137.50–153.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.12/cwt	149.00–161.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	149.51/cwt	143.00–155.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.83/cwt	158.00–171.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	165.78/cwt	156.00–176.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	168.40/cwt	164.00–173.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	141.13/cwt	130.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.09/cwt	167.00–175.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	169.30/cwt	160.00–177.50	542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	116.58/cwt	105.00–127.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	78.40/cwt	75.00–80.00	847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	93.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	773	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	78.44/cwt	77.00–80.00	830	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	107.88/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	89.56/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,248	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	76.14/cwt	69.00–78.50	844	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	85.08/cwt	80.00–94.00	979	21
Bulls	—	—	1,910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	66.37/cwt	63.00–68.00	618	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	77.43/cwt	74.00–81.00	778	2

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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