Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available. However there was a good run of feeder cattle today with strong demand from buyers on weaned and value added cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.33/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$237.33

128 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	243.55	1,137	107
Medium and Large 2	517	205.64	1,064	21

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $73 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 sale128 hd

237.33

—

AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd

227.97

+9.36

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	1,755	116.92	2,052	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	90.89	1,249	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	87.48	1,022	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	78.05	755	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,219	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Value Added	—	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	281.22/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	237.37/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	247.39/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,207	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	252.39/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,068	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	219.19/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	255.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	975	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	582	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	253.77/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	234.98/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	306.46/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	229.09/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	310.70/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	280.84/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	283.65/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,455	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	261.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	301.04/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	308.75/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	259.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	317.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	248.64/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	209.74/cwt	195.00–220.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	381	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	226.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	263.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	208.93/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	265.91/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	198.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	228.53/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	241.19/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	295.76/cwt	250.00–314.00	1,224	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	256.46/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	252.78/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	314.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	229.88/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,559	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,218.58/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,219	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,364.77/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	116.92/cwt	115.00–118.50	2,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	90.16/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,130	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	82.80/cwt	81.00–84.00	845	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	91.87/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,283	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	79.14/cwt	74.00–82.00	807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	886	2

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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