Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were mostly steady on a light run. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher heifers over 500 trended 5.00 to 15.00 lower also on a light test. Slaughter cows were steady with slight undertones noted. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate and demand was good on weaned and value added animals. Unweaned new crop calves were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.86/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$193.86

69 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$39.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	204.76	938	44
Medium and Large 2	507	177.63	901	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	626	165.33	1,034	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.42/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale69 hd

193.86

—

AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd

205.08

−11.22

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	—	Low	1,339	101.05	1,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	91.15	1,259	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	88.80	985	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	74.12	720	25

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)	925	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	996	$1,435	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	933	$1,267	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fleshy	—	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.69/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	320	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	223.98/cwt	223.00–225.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	194.04/cwt	185.00–203.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	183.35/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	258.13/cwt	245.00–265.00	852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	62.25/cwt	61.00–65.00	621	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	92.21/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,250	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	83.74/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	82.00/cwt	78.00–86.00	903	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	778	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	560	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	78.61/cwt	74.00–85.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	64.07/cwt	60.00–71.00	521	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	85.56/cwt	84.00–88.00	927	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	91.07/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,013	18
Bulls	—	—	1,450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	93.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	111.10/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,561	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,435.36/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,435	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,267.14/head	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	190.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	215.63/cwt	200.00–222.50	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	179.58/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	213.78/cwt	212.50–215.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	173.91/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,264	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	191.98/cwt	182.50–193.00	1,142	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	184.45/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	208.64/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	241.61/cwt	237.50–243.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	206.65/cwt	205.00–207.50	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	397	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	255.62/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	188.84/cwt	185.00–190.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	228.18/cwt	192.50–245.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	220.90/cwt	200.00–233.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	153.78/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	163.14/cwt	155.00–180.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	195.57/cwt	185.00–205.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	173.96/cwt	167.50–178.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	215.80/cwt	207.50–224.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	186.43/cwt	182.50–190.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	368	191.22/cwt	180.00–202.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	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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