Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Few comparisons to last weeks light run, however feeders across all ranges trended signifcantly higher with very high demand from buyers. Cattle under the 600 lb mark on both steers and heifers seemed to be the most in demand. Good weather and a heavy supply of value added and weaned cattle today that helped push the feeder market forward. There was one small offering of thin fleshed dried out steers at 407 lbs that topped the market at 4.10 cwt. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls had few comparable animals to last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.75/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −144.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$243.75

97 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−14.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	247.91	1,355	63
Medium and Large 1-2	535	245.42	1,313	20
Medium and Large 2	562	222.67	1,252	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

243.75

—

AR average1 barns · 97 hd

243.75

+0.00

National average182 barns · 25,377 hd

257.91

−14.16

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−144.45

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	—	Low	1,381	113.77	1,571	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	104.04	1,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	99.17	1,154	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	939	86.06	808	22

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)	929	$1,417	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,380	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,072	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,986	6

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	213.63/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	251.69/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	261.01/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	224.12/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	216.24/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	277.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	245.89/cwt	219.00–275.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	325.01/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	297.73/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,096	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	237.46/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	194.10/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	295.75/cwt	275.00–312.50	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	264.30/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,250	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	268.59/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	269.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	219.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	424	250.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	340	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	307.40/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	245.27/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	220.65/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	668	212.67/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	607	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	556	228.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	267.92/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	287.92/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,252	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.71/cwt	250.00–292.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	267.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	343.40/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,291	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	244.98/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	283.03/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	227.67/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.06/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	354.97/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,139	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,072.24/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	2,072	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,998.30/head	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,998	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,380.23/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,380	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,416.57/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,417	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	128.16/cwt	116.00–140.00	1,046	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,113	90.27/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,424	112.51/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	131.96/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	60.52/cwt	57.00–64.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	84.89/cwt	81.00–88.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	74.82/cwt	72.00–80.00	590	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	100.31/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	104.04/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,291	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	106.28/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	95.11/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,009	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	90.05/cwt	84.00–94.00	894	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	95.69/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.72/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	559	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	225.41/cwt	225.25–228.00	1,691	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	265.88/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,654	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	256.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	642	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	353.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	523	263.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	478	260.41/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	307.60/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	241.11/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	366.58/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	319.10/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	675	226.85/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	228.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.05/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	274.16/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,291	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	261.55/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	258.41/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.11/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	209.99/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	245.42/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,313	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	242.86/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,396	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	338.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	229.08/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,402	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	240.56/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,597	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	261.86/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.71/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	348.84/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.31/cwt	251.00–287.50	1,411	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	224.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	255.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,340	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	266.66/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	333.49/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,527	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	284.42/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,596	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	297.60/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,155	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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