Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 4.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 12.00 lower across most ranges. Supply was stong and demand was good. Buyers did discount fleshy and unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.55/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$255.55

238 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$37.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	269.99	1,390	128
Medium and Large 1-2	620	245.33	1,521	53
Medium and Large 2	533	232.63	1,239	57

One grade step is worth $37.36/cwt here — about $151 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 sale238 hd

255.55

—

AR average9 barns · 1,366 hd

264.45

−8.90

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	1,438	109.29	1,572	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	103.53	1,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	101.05	1,181	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	82.74	785	7thin

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)	1,163	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	610	238.68/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	243.88/cwt	237.50–252.50	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	217.20/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	214.11/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	519	214.48/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	230.20/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	254.42/cwt	240.00–257.50	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	204.43/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	204.62/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	246.33/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	241.87/cwt	235.00–250.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.21/cwt	200.00–247.50	963	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	244.44/cwt	237.50–252.50	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	232.86/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	196.87/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	230.36/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	234.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	232.61/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	258.62/cwt	245.00–265.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	253.11/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	239.51/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	433	208.54/cwt	207.00–210.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	284.11/cwt	255.00–299.00	1,185	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	308.50/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	218.70/cwt	215.00–222.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	255.38/cwt	245.00–265.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	273.40/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,310	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	287.92/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	249.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	227.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	222.00/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	253.35/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	298.65/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	243.44/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	301.33/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	232.42/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	250.96/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	257.06/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	248.81/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,587	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	506	246.75/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	243.29/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	261.25/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	186.76/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,139	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,230	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	89.15/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	103.70/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,205	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	969	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,402	107.20/cwt	85.00–117.00	1,503	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	106.23/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,123	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	204.06/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	258.35/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,206	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	225.30/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	298.58/cwt	282.50–310.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	232.87/cwt	212.00–242.50	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	213.81/cwt	190.00–220.50	1,217	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	243.02/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	226.73/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,186	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	202.23/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	250.12/cwt	225.00–262.50	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	278.51/cwt	257.50–292.50	1,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	291.01/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	221.35/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	229.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,020	6

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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