Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Supply was light with extremely hot temperatures keeping producers from moving cattle. Demand was strong on the short supply on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.34/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$219.34

62 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	227.94	1,115	29
Medium and Large 2	466	211.78	987	33

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $128 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 sale62 hd

219.34

—

AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd

222.18

−2.84

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	1,560	111.88	1,746	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	103.16	1,135	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	98.50	1,305	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	81.43	697	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	205.95/cwt	190.00–217.50	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	196.45/cwt	187.50–203.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	241.75/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	242.00/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	232.99/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.69/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	253.65/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	202.35/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	243.96/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	291.32/cwt	287.00–293.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	254.92/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	280.98/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	235.49/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.22/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	87.36/cwt	84.00–90.00	894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	123.70/cwt	110.00–134.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	105.39/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,170	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	71.74/cwt	68.00–74.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	82.82/cwt	81.00–86.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	236.87/cwt	221.00–260.00	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	192.47/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	260.16/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	255.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	251.69/cwt	242.50–261.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.10/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	195.67/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	207.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	213.40/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	209.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	212.27/cwt	200.00–235.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	233.20/cwt	225.00–243.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	231.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,086	3

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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