Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with weaker buyer demand on most classes of cattle fleshy and plain unweaned cattle had the largest discount while weaned cattle that were preconditioned sold at premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.87/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$132.87

94 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	136.90	692	57
Medium and Large 1-2	465	131.72	612	8thin
Medium and Large 2	447	129.62	580	24
Medium and Large 3	573	104.35	598	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $95 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 sale94 hd

132.87

—

AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd

142.16

−9.29

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	1,464	86.62	1,268	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	70.65	1,014	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	64.73	751	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	50.28	503	12

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)	1,163	$957	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$910	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$858	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$785	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$944	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$782	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$638	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	134.68/cwt	129.00–140.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	142.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.93/cwt	126.00–140.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.80/cwt	120.00–138.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.40/cwt	132.00–146.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	97.91/cwt	75.00–110.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.68/cwt	143.00–146.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	116.86/cwt	105.00–129.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	123.69/cwt	112.00–129.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	471	125.94/cwt	115.00–132.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	163.77/cwt	156.00–168.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	137.80/cwt	127.50–148.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	168.04/cwt	166.00–170.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	258	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	153.46/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	178.51/cwt	176.00–181.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.50	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	167.69/cwt	156.00–185.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.87/cwt	137.50–146.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.62/cwt	142.50–150.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	151.97/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.27/cwt	159.00–164.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.23/cwt	157.00–162.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.27/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	678	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	52.41/cwt	50.00–55.00	548	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	63.37/cwt	61.00–64.50	831	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	72.21/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,056	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	70.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	813	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	48.96/cwt	43.00–52.50	475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	62.04/cwt	58.00–64.50	728	11
Bulls	—	—	1,515	77.09/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,444	90.43/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,306	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	957.38/head	875.00–1,000.00	957	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	857.96/head	830.00–875.00	858	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	77.44/cwt	75.00–80.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	955.00/head	775.00–1,050.00	955	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	782.25/head	770.00–800.00	782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.81/cwt	152.50–180.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	157.72/cwt	147.00–171.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.27/cwt	130.00–154.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.69/cwt	125.00–143.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.31/cwt	139.00–156.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.15/cwt	142.00–152.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.70/cwt	125.00–134.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	151.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	125.35/cwt	121.00–132.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.97/cwt	119.00–135.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	129.05/cwt	125.00–133.00	785	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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