Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers In the 300 to 400 lb range traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances 20.00 higher. Steers over 400 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher. Better quality On the feeders than the previous sale helped push prices higher. Demand was very good on most all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.32/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$192.32

108 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	193.81	956	88
Medium and Large 2	443	185.77	824	20

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $132 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 sale108 hd

192.32

—

AR average10 barns · 1,752 hd

199.57

−7.24

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	1,430	103.25	1,476	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	97.37	1,232	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,076	92.24	993	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	70.89	660	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)	1,167	$1,186	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,552	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	208.64/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	204.82/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	229.36/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	240.35/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	198.50/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	179.60/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	94.98/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	55.09/cwt	50.00–61.00	521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	88.29/cwt	80.00–94.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	78.53/cwt	74.00–81.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	97.37/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	88.13/cwt	86.00–90.00	875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	75.46/cwt	71.00–80.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	110.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,666	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	93.44/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,185.71/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,186	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,636.03/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,636	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	188.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	225.07/cwt	200.00–235.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	190.40/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	254.35/cwt	225.00–265.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.37/cwt	205.00–222.50	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	203.76/cwt	195.00–210.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	173.67/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	169.84/cwt	167.00–175.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	158.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	191.33/cwt	181.00–197.50	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	219.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.27/cwt	178.00–185.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	185.08/cwt	182.50–189.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	214.86/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	263.26/cwt	240.00–280.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	222.75/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	251.52/cwt	236.00–260.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	226.61/cwt	207.00–257.50	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	276.23/cwt	275.00–277.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	197.91/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	178.76/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	203.76/cwt	202.50–205.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	204.55/cwt	197.50–210.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	176.41/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	433	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.82/cwt	165.00–177.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	189.84/cwt	182.50–207.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	181.87/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	166.48/cwt	155.00–175.00	876	5

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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