Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was heavy with strong buyer interest. Run of cattle was above average on quality. Quality and pre-vac cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.47/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$169.47

364 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

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

$60.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	176.20	1,060	239
Medium and Large 1-2	623	164.29	1,024	75
Medium and Large 2	590	146.92	866	47
Medium and Large 3	492	115.83	570	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.37/cwt here — about $491 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 sale364 hd

169.47

—

AR average8 barns · 2,306 hd

176.62

−7.15

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	1,366	74.07	1,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	72.16	973	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	68.00	800	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	45.00	450	8thin

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)	1,313	$1,122	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$963	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$819	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$710	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$610	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$555	1thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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 1-2	—	509	163.76/cwt	155.00–175.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	156.54/cwt	152.50–165.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	186.13/cwt	180.00–196.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	180.56/cwt	179.00–186.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.34/cwt	130.00–165.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	196.30/cwt	190.00–202.50	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	147.96/cwt	140.00–154.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.78/cwt	128.00–145.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.73/cwt	163.00–182.00	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	151.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	141.45/cwt	134.00–166.00	897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	160.01/cwt	155.00–163.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	167.63/cwt	165.00–172.00	800	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	172.63/cwt	172.50–173.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	161.60/cwt	161.00–162.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	857	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	151.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	192.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	190.65/cwt	180.00–210.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	165.79/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,121	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	160.25/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	180.59/cwt	167.50–190.00	1,037	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	159.01/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	160.28/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,231	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	172.69/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,055	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	163.11/cwt	160.00–166.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	388	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	393	212.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	166.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	934	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	196.04/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,025	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	208.54/cwt	181.00–215.00	893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	162.13/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,164	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.48/cwt	133.00–144.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	144.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.15/cwt	65.00–68.00	797	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	55.72/cwt	52.50–59.00	608	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	66.87/cwt	65.50–68.50	885	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	73.38/cwt	68.00–80.00	994	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	69.85/cwt	68.00–73.00	803	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	23.55/cwt	22.00–25.00	193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	87.88/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,139	62.09/cwt	50.00–72.50	707	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	555.00/head	555.00–555.00	555	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	962.93/head	675.00–1,125.00	963	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,122.36/head	1,120.00–1,125.00	1,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	819.09/head	700.00–900.00	819	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.89/cwt	160.00–177.50	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	192.03/cwt	172.50–205.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	177.21/cwt	172.50–177.50	774	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	150.90/cwt	145.00–156.00	916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	147.52/cwt	140.00–157.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.22/cwt	135.00–157.50	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	151.67/cwt	140.00–164.50	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.07/cwt	138.00–150.00	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.88/cwt	155.00–171.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	136.60/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	126.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	129.00/cwt	115.00–142.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.73/cwt	128.00–140.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.88/cwt	129.00–144.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	110.88/cwt	105.00–117.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.66/cwt	125.00–145.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.27/cwt	130.00–155.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.40/cwt	130.00–151.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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