Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were uneven to steady. Supply was strong again this week with a better offering of quality weaned cattle than last week. Demand was strong on most ranges. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.95/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$260.95

317 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	713	262.09	1,869	252
Medium and Large 1-2	619	262.00	1,622	10thin
Medium and Large 2	514	255.53	1,314	55

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about $555 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 sale317 hd

260.95

—

AR average9 barns · 3,865 hd

272.61

−11.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2Value Added	—	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	255.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	210.98/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	265.64/cwt	245.00–285.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	263.48/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,115	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	223.96/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	285.13/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	959	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	269.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	447	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	241.88/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	323.11/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,386	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	286.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	278.44/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,200	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	262.38/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	349.85/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,336	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	311.16/cwt	280.00–325.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	270.57/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	354.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	364	323.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	256.69/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	342.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	487	256.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	242.18/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	619	235.98/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	299.55/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,707	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	242.72/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	581	254.81/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	305.92/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	252.24/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	205.85/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	332.95/cwt	322.00–365.00	1,558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	273.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	221.24/cwt	200.00–262.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	234.67/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	377.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	230.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	298.04/cwt	267.50–325.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	361.08/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	228.77/cwt	200.00–229.00	2,002	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	314.07/cwt	287.50–345.00	1,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	333.32/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	246.15/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	294.97/cwt	275.00–321.00	1,398	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	274.34/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	299.87/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	226.30/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	429	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	317.88/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	256.87/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	587	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	240.96/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	267.93/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	226.72/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	558	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	259.04/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,205	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	196.34/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,325	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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