Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers both traded uneven. Several offerings of plain type cattle were at the sale today that pushed trends lower. Cool nights and warm days have also pushed unweaned cattle lower. Weaned and value added cattle held their own, both with lower undertones noted. Slaughter cows and bulls bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.20/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$232.20

142 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$64.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	236.95	1,213	79
Medium and Large 2	433	227.12	983	62
Medium and Large 3	475	172.00	817	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.95/cwt here — about $396 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 sale142 hd

232.20

—

AR average10 barns · 3,687 hd

237.98

−5.78

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	—	Low	1,601	109.95	1,761	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	103.27	1,419	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	99.43	1,061	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	90.67	866	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2Value Added	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	220.93/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	225.50/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	237.83/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	486	186.26/cwt	182.50–190.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	198.61/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	215.60/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	248.95/cwt	235.00–262.50	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.97/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	281.65/cwt	275.00–285.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	282.80/cwt	257.50–297.50	1,092	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	231.02/cwt	212.00–255.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	204.87/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	289.67/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	196.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	243.91/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	263.49/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	107.64/cwt	102.00–113.00	956	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	104.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	213.49/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	251.65/cwt	240.00–270.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	230.83/cwt	200.00–260.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	203.50/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	225.05/cwt	222.50–232.50	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	226.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	422	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	236.88/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	253.91/cwt	237.50–263.00	1,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	242.98/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	220.58/cwt	200.00–231.00	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	219.63/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	244.77/cwt	242.00–247.50	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	236.89/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	263.80/cwt	262.50–265.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	896	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	225.09/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	249.06/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,071	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	329	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	485	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	247.15/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	317	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	224.65/cwt	217.50–235.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	288.92/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	268.57/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	271.99/cwt	256.00–289.00	1,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	270.00/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	253.79/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	393	258.69/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	241.47/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	277.22/cwt	252.50–292.50	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	207.47/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	231.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	98.72/cwt	98.50–99.00	1,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	95.48/cwt	93.00–97.50	967	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	100.75/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,093	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	103.27/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,419	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	89.77/cwt	84.00–93.00	888	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,248	86.40/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	122.44/cwt	115.00–128.50	2,189	6
Bulls	—	—	1,519	104.39/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,586	5

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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