Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacement or Slaughter cattle reported due to available time. Supply was moderate with active buyer demand for high quality and weaned pre-vac cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.80/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$151.80

163 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$65.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	162.65	792	26
Medium and Large 1	545	157.49	858	81
Medium and Large 2	484	147.45	713	46
Medium and Large 3	521	97.45	508	10thin

One grade step is worth $65.20/cwt here — about $284 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 sale163 hd

151.80

—

AR average9 barns · 1,594 hd

159.09

−7.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	166.19/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	173.21/cwt	170.00–174.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	174.62/cwt	171.50–179.00	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	710	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	690	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	705	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	163.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	487	187.22/cwt	185.00–189.00	912	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	169.96/cwt	169.00–170.50	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	542	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.27/cwt	135.00–150.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	165.08/cwt	158.00–169.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.94/cwt	139.00–151.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.18/cwt	145.00–159.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	139.65/cwt	130.00–147.50	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.35/cwt	149.00–150.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	147.47/cwt	130.00–159.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	153.94/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	156.25/cwt	151.00–159.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	157.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	159.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	828	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.55/cwt	174.00–183.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	167.69/cwt	163.00–169.00	807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	170.36/cwt	169.00–171.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	151.00/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1

How this sale compares

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