Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last weeks light run due to extreme temperatures. But, compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold mostly uneven and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10. higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.21/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$237.21

128 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$88.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	238.10	1,084	19thin
Medium and Large 1	592	237.86	1,408	108
Medium and Large 3	340	150.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.10/cwt here — about $574 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 sale128 hd

237.21

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

237.84

−0.63

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	1,670	120.40	2,010	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	113.49	1,587	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	106.04	1,281	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	88.93	903	8thin

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)	1,316	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,389	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,028	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,646	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,170	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	370	267.37/cwt	263.00–271.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	234.94/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	101.83/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,105	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	75.07/cwt	71.00–79.00	687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	109.47/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,344	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	98.33/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,144	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	115.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,818	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,027.91/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,028	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,389.31/head	1,100.00–1,680.00	1,389	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	109.26/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,486	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,645.50/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	238.44/cwt	211.00–259.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	230.87/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	288.64/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	276.66/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	397	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	255.00/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	219.57/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.56/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	466	232.01/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	248.50/cwt	237.00–260.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	236.24/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	222.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	238.25/cwt	228.00–265.00	1,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	279.66/cwt	277.00–282.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	279.53/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	266.75/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	259.35/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	275.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	294.04/cwt	269.00–309.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	252.75/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	270.26/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	197.79/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	251.61/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.58/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	248.98/cwt	232.00–265.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	223.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	240.79/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	228.84/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	245.85/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	261.30/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	245.38/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	255.08/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	248.28/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	652	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	272.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,029	2

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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