Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers that were value added and weaned both were 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Unweaned feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower and unweaend heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Demand was stong on a large supply of value added cattle, a light supply of unweaned cattle were not as attractive to buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.50/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$270.50

373 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$54.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	281.44	1,411	278
Medium and Large 1-2	473	279.48	1,321	21
Medium and Large 2	551	226.86	1,251	74

One grade step is worth $54.58/cwt here — about $160 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 sale373 hd

270.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd

261.47

+9.03

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	1,546	111.56	1,725	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	92.51	1,267	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	90.49	1,109	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	72.80	653	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)	1,117	$1,335	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,240	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,239	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	—	793	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	181.68/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.53/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	250.47/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,205	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	275.95/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	170.98/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	218.76/cwt	195.00–237.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	211.94/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	172.70/cwt	155.00–182.50	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	237.13/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,334.66/head	925.00–1,500.00	1,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,238.55/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,239	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,240.10/head	825.00–1,510.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	77.35/cwt	74.00–80.00	661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,469	109.45/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	80.18/cwt	78.00–82.50	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	60.01/cwt	59.00–61.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	90.49/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,109	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	267.22/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	280.02/cwt	265.00–311.00	1,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	324	285.43/cwt	275.00–297.50	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	295.27/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	278.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.29/cwt	222.50–230.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	252.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,432	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	225.73/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	219.62/cwt	196.00–250.00	1,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	209.36/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	247.40/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,544	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	239.17/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	275.40/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,528	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	292.12/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,370	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	281.55/cwt	255.00–292.00	1,495	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	300.45/cwt	274.00–315.00	1,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	212.80/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,326	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	317.42/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,340	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	531	227.33/cwt	221.00–247.50	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	219.49/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,550	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	362.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	426	266.63/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	367	322.88/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,185	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	377	260.43/cwt	250.00–272.50	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	266.10/cwt	262.50–270.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	193.87/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	216.71/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.28/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	249.15/cwt	230.00–267.00	957	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	185.97/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	182.84/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	257.34/cwt	247.50–270.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	206.61/cwt	195.00–215.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	243.33/cwt	222.00–262.50	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	231.10/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	216.39/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,106	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	258.79/cwt	252.50–265.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	253.65/cwt	247.50–260.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	220.43/cwt	195.00–235.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	244.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	213.89/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,437	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	238.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	200.88/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	389	233.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	208.83/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	275.00/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,045	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	524	212.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	212.93/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	223.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	223.20/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	221.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	248.48/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,203	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	436	237.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	343.93/cwt	335.00–365.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	319.77/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	213.46/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	261.84/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,134	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	252.75/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,319	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	237.38/cwt	235.00–240.00	874	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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