Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were to few comparable feeders from last week to this week to establish a trend. Howevever strong buyer demand was noted more especially on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on viewed animals. Not all Slaughter Cows were viewed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.75/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −126.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$261.75

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs AR average

−14.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	272.14	1,485	27
Medium and Large 2	555	240.18	1,334	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $152 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 sale40 hd

261.75

—

AR average10 barns · 799 hd

268.67

−6.92

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−14.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−126.45

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	—	High	1,396	139.69	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	127.10	1,732	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	95.65	902	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,354	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$1,609	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,084	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$1,301	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,715.49/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	312.23/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,211	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,301.31/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,429.61/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	287.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	487	329.74/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	301.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.98/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	287.02/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	335.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	301.75/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,412	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	310.90/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,623	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	343.70/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	240.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	306.39/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.44/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	283.69/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	290.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	290.57/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,030	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	242.96/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	284.68/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	278.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	244.50/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	253.80/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	297.66/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	358.92/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	127.10/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	265.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	578	250.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.70/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.12/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	294.81/cwt	270.00–319.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	255.67/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	231.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	263.82/cwt	245.00–285.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	482	281.61/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	241.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,083.84/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	204.90/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	241.42/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	458	286.12/cwt	252.50–302.50	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,354.21/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,354	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	242.57/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	248.79/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	294.81/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,144	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	304.76/cwt	295.00–310.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	406	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,157	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,650	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	303.33/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	274.79/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	350.89/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,389	141.16/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,961	10
Bulls	—	—	1,465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	100.87/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,019	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	728	74.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	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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