Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with a few offerings of weaned cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were uneven to 8.00 lower. A light run of feeders today made it difficult to establish a trend. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls on light test were 5.00 higher. Demand was good and supply was light on feeders and good on slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.28/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$189.28

78 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	194.56	977	58
Medium and Large 2	460	174.24	802	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	660	169.00	1,115	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale78 hd

189.28

—

AR average10 barns · 1,463 hd

204.58

−15.30

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	1,378	104.83	1,445	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	89.29	1,048	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	88.54	1,266	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	988	78.30	774	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$1,200	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$1,004	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,370	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,320	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,231	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	967	$1,197	9

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	603	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	218.42/cwt	202.50–230.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	199.32/cwt	195.00–204.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	234.25/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	89.46/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,259	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	650	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	76.33/cwt	73.00–80.00	771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,378	104.83/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	81.41/cwt	74.00–85.00	884	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	91.61/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,098	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	65.48/cwt	65.00–66.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	85.14/cwt	80.00–90.00	914	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	81.55/cwt	79.00–84.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,003.89/head	720.00–1,185.00	1,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	92.74/cwt	92.00–93.00	982	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,230.61/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,231	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,197.41/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	231.28/cwt	225.00–237.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	206.38/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	192.92/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	176.25/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	177.16/cwt	167.00–185.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	155.00/cwt	143.00–167.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	178.75/cwt	167.50–190.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	250.22/cwt	230.00–265.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	248.23/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	222.45/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	243.07/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	176.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	193.95/cwt	187.50–197.50	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.93/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	211.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	209.08/cwt	202.50–220.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	189.30/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	189.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	216.31/cwt	205.00–225.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	180.60/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	171.14/cwt	165.00–177.00	887	2

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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