Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Demand was good and supply was good. Buyers discounted new crop un-weaned calves and calves on the fleshy side.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.59/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$251.59

137 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	261.37	1,427	102
Medium and Large 2	478	223.11	1,067	35

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $360 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 sale137 hd

251.59

—

AR average9 barns · 1,512 hd

253.40

−1.81

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	1,514	112.64	1,706	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	97.62	1,160	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	91.96	1,030	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	84.27	835	20

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)	1,114	$1,340	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,557	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	472	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.50	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	268.23/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	243.99/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	278.27/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	252.87/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,715	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	268.21/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	242.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	239.45/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	257.15/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	249.03/cwt	247.00–250.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	219.20/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	232.06/cwt	215.00–250.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	210.23/cwt	182.50–235.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	210.61/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	188.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	226.26/cwt	210.00–240.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	231.27/cwt	210.00–240.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	501	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,378	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	215.50/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	214.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	221.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	214.98/cwt	214.00–220.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	596	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	247.12/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	221.54/cwt	200.00–245.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	251.52/cwt	237.50–262.50	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	218.04/cwt	198.00–228.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	211.50/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	228.15/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,093	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	207.93/cwt	190.00–230.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	252.26/cwt	232.50–260.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	225.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	180.63/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	182.67/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	243.37/cwt	232.50–254.00	1,154	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,557.24/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,557	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,158	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,340.16/head	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,340	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	103.70/cwt	93.00–110.50	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	119.79/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.50	952	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	97.62/cwt	97.05–98.50	1,160	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	90.80/cwt	90.00–92.00	943	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.50	898	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	95.91/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,160	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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