Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. A larger offering of value added and weaned cattle helped move the market up this week. Plain, unweaned and fleshy type cattle were discounted heavily by buyers. Limited offerings of comparable cattle to last week should be noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.30/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$217.30

117 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$54.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	226.42	1,068	71
Medium and Large 1-2	317	225.00	713	10thin
Medium and Large 2	489	197.89	967	35
Medium and Large 3	395	172.00	679	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.42/cwt here — about $389 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 sale117 hd

217.30

—

AR average9 barns · 1,671 hd

216.14

+1.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Fleshy	—	427	208.08/cwt	200.00–217.50	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	206.55/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	258.10/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,221	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	204.75/cwt	190.00–220.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	231.94/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	243.38/cwt	226.00–251.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	194.10/cwt	181.00–208.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	282.14/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	222.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	195.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	357	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	313	220.77/cwt	220.00–222.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	189.65/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	186.11/cwt	170.00–206.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.31/cwt	200.00–222.50	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	204.13/cwt	187.00–217.50	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	213.39/cwt	197.00–223.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	229.21/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	184.57/cwt	175.00–195.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	227.84/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	243.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	228.55/cwt	225.00–232.50	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	292	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	240.30/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	224.32/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	279.17/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	232.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	254.97/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	203.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	298.77/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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