Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly uneven. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.65/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$259.65

185 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$5.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	260.41	1,729	158
Medium and Large 2	501	255.21	1,279	27

One grade step is worth $5.20/cwt here — about $450 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 sale185 hd

259.65

—

AR average8 barns · 1,239 hd

298.35

−38.70

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	1,614	131.10	2,116	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	110.48	1,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	100.96	1,146	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	90.89	877	12

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)	1,030	$1,831	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,647	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	861	$1,529	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,429	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,171	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,136	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,401	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,280	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1	—	437	317.04/cwt	287.50–335.00	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	233.38/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	228.78/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	309.31/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	234.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,881	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	263.41/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	272.87/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	229.73/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	242.40/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	298.51/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	226.02/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	452	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	286.00/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	276.79/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	238.04/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	288.56/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,218	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	230.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	301.09/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,117	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	294.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	226.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	248.72/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	235.81/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	252.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	276.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	275.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	299.31/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,413	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	88.44/cwt	87.00–90.00	831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,041	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	98.56/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,028	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	80.19/cwt	75.00–85.00	617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	105.92/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	133.19/cwt	126.00–143.00	2,148	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,277	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	1,529.21/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,529	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,428.50/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,429	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,831.47/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,831	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,279.55/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,646.51/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,647	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,266.16/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,136.39/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,136	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,376.64/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,028.36/head	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	330.83/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,241	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	916	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	248.24/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,408	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	264.01/cwt	233.00–285.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	337.64/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,080	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	218.65/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	253.40/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	295.36/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,515	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	254.55/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,596	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	252.40/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	351.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	339.07/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	312.68/cwt	267.50–325.00	1,307	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	291.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	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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