Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Fedder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with both classes having some offerings of weaned or value added cattle as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were trending higher on quality animals and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate and demand was strong on all classes of animals today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.11/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$242.11

85 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	248.00	1,169	63
Medium and Large 1-2	505	240.00	1,212	4thin
Medium and Large 2	456	221.95	1,011	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $157 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 sale85 hd

242.11

—

AR average8 barns · 878 hd

230.48

+11.62

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	1,618	120.84	1,955	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	117.64	1,574	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	110.98	1,320	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	91.53	1,006	6thin

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)	940	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,638	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1Value Added	—	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	268.23/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	278.26/cwt	264.00–295.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	247.24/cwt	247.00–247.50	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	252.80/cwt	249.00–263.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	240.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	267.45/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	235.73/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	270.26/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	295.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	262.97/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	584	239.75/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	244.98/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	180.64/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	202.89/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	117.64/cwt	115.50–120.00	1,574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	110.98/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,320	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	901	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	97.04/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	120.84/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	119.16/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,406	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,638.20/head	1,530.00–1,800.00	1,638	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	262.42/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	230.41/cwt	214.00–250.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	222.75/cwt	205.00–240.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	235.50/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	231.08/cwt	220.00–252.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	797	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	236.09/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,367	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	271.86/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	194.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.62/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	241.67/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	248.97/cwt	245.00–252.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	247.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	222.93/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.33/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	4

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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