Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with several offerings of weaned and value added cattle bring premiums. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, again with several offerings of weaned and value added animals. Heifers 500 lb to 650 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter bulls were steady. No trend on the slaughter cow market is available due to slaughter cows not reported last week, however strong demand was noted. Supply was heavy and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.09/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$241.09

206 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$65.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	414	255.73	1,060	11thin
Medium and Large 1	534	244.37	1,305	138
Medium and Large 2	454	233.39	1,059	53
Medium and Large 3	550	189.77	1,044	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.95/cwt here — about $16 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 sale206 hd

241.09

—

AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd

236.81

+4.28

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	1,537	119.16	1,832	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	108.67	1,418	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	105.25	1,210	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	92.92	883	36

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)	1,141	$1,544	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,483	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,289	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$1,288	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	872	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,651	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

139 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 1Value Added	—	328	308.60/cwt	303.00–324.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	234.08/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	287.78/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	231.21/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	272.65/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	257.23/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	246.00/cwt	235.00–257.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	241.07/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	236.62/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	387	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	237.73/cwt	227.00–248.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	618	225.63/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	275.62/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	232.58/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	248.94/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	377	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	834	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	259.92/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.01/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	244.55/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	326.00/cwt	323.00–329.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	229.00/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	241.59/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	274.49/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	301.23/cwt	292.50–309.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	259.67/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	421	252.77/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	266.53/cwt	249.00–270.50	1,666	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	274.46/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	299.04/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	295	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	236.90/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	234.75/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	522	245.30/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	340	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	286.61/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	270.87/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	223.93/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	657	231.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	283.47/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	246.28/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	244.55/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,168	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	105.29/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,358	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	97.29/cwt	90.00–105.00	954	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	86.73/cwt	83.00–91.00	796	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	76.63/cwt	74.00–79.00	602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	114.59/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	95.43/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	106.12/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,225	34
Bulls	—	—	1,330	108.35/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	126.37/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	115.46/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,256	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,482.72/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,483	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,117	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,288.77/head	895.00–1,520.00	1,289	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,543.98/head	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,544	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,288.41/head	925.00–1,550.00	1,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	127.13/cwt	114.00–142.00	1,390	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,650.56/head	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,651	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	846	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,277	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	270.76/cwt	267.00–282.00	977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	270.50/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	237.34/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	245.32/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	212.61/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	242.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	231.94/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	258.44/cwt	250.00–270.00	946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	218.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	269.72/cwt	257.00–281.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	307	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	244.01/cwt	236.00–252.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	194.03/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	220.86/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	262	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	209.67/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	209.96/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	277.13/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	240.04/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	231.64/cwt	222.50–240.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	260.33/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,208	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	219.48/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	221.73/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	239.17/cwt	225.00–252.50	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	255.78/cwt	245.00–265.00	980	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	228.68/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	542	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	239.27/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,012	6

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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