Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers were mostly 5.00 higher on a light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with quality cattle offered, buyer demand remained strong

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.12/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$153.12

52 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	155.85	1,048	37
Medium and Large 2	490	146.36	718	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $331 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 sale52 hd

153.12

—

AR average9 barns · 1,196 hd

160.50

−7.38

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	1,445	105.00	1,517	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	83.20	1,095	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	79.28	870	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	65.35	601	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$910	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	793	$724	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	519	168.16/cwt	163.00–171.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	149.06/cwt	142.00–156.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.29/cwt	148.00–157.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.43/cwt	144.00–166.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	155.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	184.98/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	179.33/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	201.81/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	152.04/cwt	149.00–155.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	162.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	170.36/cwt	161.00–178.00	882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	902	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	77.86/cwt	75.00–80.00	860	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	77.44/cwt	76.00–79.00	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	63.72/cwt	62.50–65.00	602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,146	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	82.05/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,517	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	76.08/cwt	63.00–105.00	578	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	724.38/head	630.00–800.00	724	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	104.81/cwt	88.00–119.00	777	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	82.72/cwt	81.00–84.00	892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,000	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	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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