Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher feeder hiefers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher slaughter cows and bulls on a light test were mostly steady. Supply was light and demand was strong across all ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.01/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$207.01

67 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	214.67	1,322	44
Medium and Large 1-2	632	197.00	1,245	4thin
Medium and Large 2	607	191.39	1,162	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $160 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 sale67 hd

207.01

—

AR average10 barns · 2,325 hd

241.19

−34.18

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	1,585	118.13	1,872	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	100.82	1,484	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	96.39	1,160	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	879	69.30	609	11

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)	1,090	$1,222	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,386	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,200	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	213.47/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	167.54/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	405	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	215.70/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	183.67/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	206.40/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	182.21/cwt	174.00–192.50	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	226.60/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	237.12/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	167.20/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	213.46/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	654	197.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	220.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	182.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	180.24/cwt	170.00–190.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	181.50/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	213.80/cwt	202.50–225.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	194.59/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.10/cwt	182.50–200.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	497	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,385.53/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,222.48/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,222	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	125.13/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	120.17/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,013	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	86.54/cwt	83.00–90.00	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	85.00/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,088	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	102.37/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,493	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.00	687	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	99.02/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,174	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	688	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	77.95/cwt	76.00–80.00	663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.59/cwt	81.00–90.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	201.03/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	214.43/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	239.66/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	668	191.24/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	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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