Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 12.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Some of the offerings of plain or un-weaned cattle on both heifers and steers were discounted heavily by the buyers with some offerings as much as 30.00 lower on both. A sharply lower futures board and lower than normal buyer attendance helped add to the lower trend. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was good and demand light for most ranges.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.34/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$204.34

146 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$48.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	215.09	1,159	86
Medium and Large 2	486	190.54	927	56
Medium and Large 3	436	166.50	726	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.59/cwt here — about $432 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 sale146 hd

204.34

—

AR average10 barns · 2,515 hd

219.66

−15.32

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	1,485	96.16	1,428	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	88.50	1,235	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	84.48	1,021	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	74.05	754	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,322	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,233	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,043	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,431	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,367	$1,429	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 3	—	475	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.31/cwt	187.50–235.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	272.98/cwt	260.00–285.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	214.44/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	253.22/cwt	233.00–275.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	199.62/cwt	180.00–220.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	197.02/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	245.92/cwt	210.00–385.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	251.72/cwt	245.00–255.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	206.93/cwt	203.00–210.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	222.35/cwt	205.00–235.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.69/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,058	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	190.37/cwt	185.00–196.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	183.29/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	383	216.43/cwt	213.00–220.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	236.92/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	215.66/cwt	199.00–240.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	217.42/cwt	197.00–232.50	900	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	182.79/cwt	172.50–193.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	184.51/cwt	175.00–200.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	216.54/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	193.13/cwt	179.00–212.50	914	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.76/cwt	193.00–204.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	202.65/cwt	185.00–212.50	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	182.83/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	221.79/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	610	229.51/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	215.25/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,328	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	232.20/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	210.92/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	216.64/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	228.27/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	256.73/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	192.86/cwt	188.00–202.50	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	224.85/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	199.29/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	264.82/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	206.15/cwt	182.00–215.00	1,196	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	221.53/cwt	205.00–242.50	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	195.16/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	83.25/cwt	80.50–85.00	945	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	85.71/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,099	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	65.34/cwt	64.00–67.00	614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	72.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	767	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	81.07/cwt	78.00–85.00	802	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	107.27/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,859	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	83.45/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	96.95/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,406	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,321.99/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,322	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,232.80/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,233	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,043.28/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,043	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,430.72/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,431	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	1,429.27/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	279.05/cwt	270.00–298.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	195.13/cwt	180.00–215.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	201.28/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	249.58/cwt	232.50–262.50	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	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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