Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 450 lbs that were weaned and value added sold mosltly 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some offerings of fancy steers as much as 30.00 higher. Steers over 450lbs were mostly 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls both sold mostly steady. Demand was strong on weaned and lighter fleshed steers and heifers. Cattle that were unweaned and fleshy were heavily discounted by buyers with little interest in unweaned cattle with extreme temperature swings of October in full effect. Supply was good on most ranges with a heavy supply of replacement cows today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.78/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$213.78

130 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$43.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	220.32	1,090	74
Medium and Large 1-2	459	216.60	995	20
Medium and Large 2	469	203.15	952	30
Medium and Large 3	371	176.97	657	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.35/cwt here — about $433 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 sale130 hd

213.78

—

AR average10 barns · 2,470 hd

223.42

−9.64

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	1,415	98.89	1,399	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	97.73	1,322	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	95.11	1,133	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	83.91	827	15

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)	1,110	$1,513	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$1,406	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	957	$1,320	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,306	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,106	$1,233	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	806	$1,163	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,097	$1,647	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,476	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	198.55/cwt	185.00–210.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.57/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,347	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	218.67/cwt	207.50–232.50	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	264.81/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	248.72/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	311.02/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.39/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	200.67/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	347	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	176.97/cwt	170.00–195.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	192.45/cwt	174.00–200.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	578	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	192.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.84/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	207.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	218.14/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	220.43/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	210.61/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	283.16/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	371	323.16/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	242.63/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	235.69/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	311.30/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	279.40/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	191.00/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	226.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	199.39/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	205.28/cwt	190.00–220.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	204.12/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	259.56/cwt	250.00–297.50	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	241.25/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	241.88/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	224.32/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	229.21/cwt	220.00–236.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	212.04/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,137	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	82.07/cwt	78.00–85.00	843	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	97.73/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	96.19/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,160	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	72.02/cwt	71.00–73.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	88.83/cwt	85.00–94.00	875	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,451	100.68/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,461	10
Bulls	—	—	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	1,162.95/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,306.15/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,306	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,320.40/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,320	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,405.55/head	1,000.00–1,875.00	1,406	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	98.19/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,091	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,232.71/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,233	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,513.14/head	1,000.00–1,875.00	1,513	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,476.31/head	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,476	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,863.15/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	212.62/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	350	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1

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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