Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported due to weather conditions. Supply was light and demand was good on all ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.68/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$231.68

40 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$59.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	250.35	1,071	25
Medium and Large 2	521	208.75	1,088	8thin
Medium and Large 3	453	191.22	866	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.13/cwt here — about $205 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 sale40 hd

231.68

—

AR average7 barns · 735 hd

232.37

−0.69

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	1,035	103.00	1,066	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	102.16	1,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	96.73	1,123	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	859	72.05	619	7thin

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)	1,208	$1,494	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,302	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,234	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	480	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	330.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	252.51/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	248.31/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	312.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	303.41/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	255.66/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	285.46/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	254.44/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	271.64/cwt	265.00–277.50	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	98.02/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	91.57/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	46.48/cwt	39.00–56.00	355	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	92.47/cwt	92.00–93.00	904	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	102.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,233.81/head	800.00–1,575.00	1,234	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,493.98/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,302.28/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,302	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	103.68/cwt	100.00–107.50	926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,066	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	440	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	198.39/cwt	185.00–210.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	234.13/cwt	220.00–245.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	260.63/cwt	257.50–265.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,141	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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