Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to the previous sales due to absence of reprter. However, there was a strong demand for most all ranges of weaned and value added cattle with good buyer attendance and good supply. Slaughter cows and bulls also had a good demand on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.82/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$216.82

129 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$48.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	230.52	1,097	91
Medium and Large 2	523	185.07	968	26
Medium and Large 1-2	584	181.71	1,062	12thin

One grade step is worth $48.81/cwt here — about $35 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 sale129 hd

216.82

—

AR average8 barns · 1,260 hd

213.36

+3.46

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	1,325	99.01	1,312	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	93.00	1,232	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	90.03	1,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	65.38	602	13

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$1,226	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	161.52/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	234.38/cwt	232.50–235.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	227.11/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	223.71/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	207.97/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	176.13/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	179.31/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	201.11/cwt	195.00–207.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	243.75/cwt	227.50–250.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	260.09/cwt	232.50–269.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	257.42/cwt	242.50–266.00	983	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	250.11/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,163	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	217.33/cwt	217.00–217.50	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	184.07/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	175.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	388	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	162.88/cwt	160.00–171.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	224.87/cwt	217.00–232.50	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	199.75/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	184.97/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	385	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	476	182.55/cwt	170.00–187.50	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	195.74/cwt	192.50–203.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	179.09/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	91.52/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,045	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	83.32/cwt	75.00–89.00	929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	85.95/cwt	82.00–93.50	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	96.02/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	74.81/cwt	70.00–79.00	778	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	40.60/cwt	38.00–42.00	313	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	1,225.81/head	1,000.00–1,310.00	1,226	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	185.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	212.50–247.50	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	227.64/cwt	185.00–237.50	1,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	182.70/cwt	172.50–187.50	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	167.55/cwt	164.00–176.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.17/cwt	162.50–185.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	199.08/cwt	192.50–201.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	168.97/cwt	166.00–172.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.05/cwt	192.50–197.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.62/cwt	170.00–177.50	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	201.55/cwt	193.00–211.00	859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	159.92/cwt	157.00–165.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	209.52/cwt	197.00–214.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	194.73/cwt	187.50–197.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	160.15/cwt	150.00–170.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	165.14/cwt	160.00–172.50	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	173.37/cwt	165.00–177.50	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	160.26/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	835	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	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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