Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers also sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls trended 20.00 higher on a light test. Supply was good and demand was stronger than the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.72/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$236.72

106 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	488	242.50	1,184	20
Medium and Large 1	560	240.60	1,347	64
Medium and Large 2	491	220.19	1,082	22

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $102 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 sale106 hd

236.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,301 hd

249.08

−12.35

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	1,627	103.01	1,676	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	88.28	1,149	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	87.99	1,340	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	73.47	788	12

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)	1,349	$1,664	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,570	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,613	$1,835	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,829	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	675	185.33/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	207.59/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	184.75/cwt	177.50–192.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	173.21/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	218.24/cwt	210.00–222.50	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	186.21/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	224.15/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	229.73/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	228.59/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	254.04/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,369	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	237.40/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	424	247.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,204	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	227.53/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	259.90/cwt	250.50–287.00	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	268.22/cwt	257.50–280.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	226.01/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	174.98/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	231.01/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	245.17/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	204.55/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	348	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	231.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	227.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	250.91/cwt	247.50–253.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	186.02/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	182.46/cwt	175.00–190.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	315	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	370	232.09/cwt	225.00–240.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	1,835.12/head	1,630.00–2,050.00	1,835	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,829.32/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,569.92/head	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,570	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	1,663.57/head	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,664	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	121.42/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	73.14/cwt	65.00–81.00	964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	50.44/cwt	47.00–54.00	441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	90.97/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,151	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	77.69/cwt	75.50–79.00	857	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	84.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	85.26/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,145	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	88.57/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,380	6

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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