Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to previous sales due to lack of reporter. Supply was good with a good offering of quality feeders. Demand was low on unweaned and fleshly cattle but had moderate desire from buyers on the quality weaned and value added cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.03/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$212.03

175 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$746

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

$41.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	215.95	1,344	132
Medium and Large 2	542	202.80	1,100	36
Medium and Large 1-2	710	194.00	1,377	4thin
Medium and Large 3	343	174.17	598	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.78/cwt here — about $746 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 sale175 hd

212.03

—

AR average10 barns · 2,182 hd

243.19

−31.16

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	1,642	98.28	1,613	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,218	84.42	1,028	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	83.83	1,099	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	76.57	793	8thin

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)	1,194	$1,204	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$1,169	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	—	433	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	240.75/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	182.60/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	182.72/cwt	171.00–192.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	223.64/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	233.22/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	213.52/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,433	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	205.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,475	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	214.10/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,235	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	577	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	187.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	228.83/cwt	222.50–235.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	199.83/cwt	184.00–207.00	1,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	188.36/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	211.51/cwt	197.50–237.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	172.04/cwt	160.00–185.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	209.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	203.67/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	233.93/cwt	221.00–247.50	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	190.45/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	181.92/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	250.76/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	243.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	240.46/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	226.09/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,167	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	200.53/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	198.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	183.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	189.01/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	176.49/cwt	160.00–187.50	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	206.13/cwt	195.00–215.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	208.57/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	200.29/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,258	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	223.62/cwt	217.50–242.50	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	236.21/cwt	230.00–242.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	176.73/cwt	176.00–177.50	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	253.63/cwt	245.00–262.50	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	203.63/cwt	190.00–222.50	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	198.57/cwt	170.00–215.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	186.72/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,174	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	179.24/cwt	160.00–190.00	850	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	81.77/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	81.26/cwt	76.00–85.00	864	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	84.42/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	104.21/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,876	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	86.42/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,203.88/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,204	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,169.45/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	838	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	541	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	221.16/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	235.29/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,038	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.51/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,139	3

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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