Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded uneven on most ranges, there were a few ranges between 400 and 450 lb and 500 to 550 lb value added calves that were 5.oo to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Supply was good, demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.43/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$188.43

198 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	193.79	1,001	142
Medium and Large 2	492	176.13	866	24
Medium and Large 1-2	613	173.85	1,066	32

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale198 hd

188.43

—

AR average11 barns · 2,583 hd

190.89

−2.46

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	—	Average	1,526	100.39	1,532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	94.39	1,359	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	84.52	958	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	68.93	637	14

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)	840	$1,194	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,525	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	257.40/cwt	252.50–262.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	197.97/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	177.00/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	196.81/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	183.26/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	225.97/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,195	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	245.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	267.51/cwt	250.00–282.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	200.40/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	210.05/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	249.96/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,080	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	253.73/cwt	245.00–267.50	954	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	75.03/cwt	69.00–78.00	782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	102.30/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,651	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	81.49/cwt	77.00–85.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	86.04/cwt	82.00–90.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	83.66/cwt	80.00–87.50	926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	94.39/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	57.49/cwt	52.00–67.50	446	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	71.99/cwt	71.00–73.00	612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	85.42/cwt	85.00–86.00	991	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,194.35/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	224.39/cwt	202.50–240.00	969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	211.41/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	181.48/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,227	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	242.10/cwt	225.00–252.50	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	163.75/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.43/cwt	197.50–202.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	170.23/cwt	167.50–174.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	155.22/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	165.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	207.34/cwt	207.00–207.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	162.26/cwt	158.00–163.50	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	157.53/cwt	150.00–165.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	174.87/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	173.84/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	195.64/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	238.81/cwt	217.00–250.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	173.44/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	227.19/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	207.66/cwt	205.00–209.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,325	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	195.57/cwt	180.00–210.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	171.92/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	181.99/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,052	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	484	181.66/cwt	173.00–198.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	386	215.47/cwt	210.00–221.00	832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	208.23/cwt	199.00–214.00	968	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	536	164.37/cwt	162.50–165.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	204.38/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	161.77/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	213.82/cwt	210.00–216.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	607	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	196.61/cwt	187.50–210.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	176.35/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,007	8

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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