Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.34/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −121.86 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$266.34

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs AR average

−10.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	275.05	1,551	19thin
Medium and Large 2	544	245.66	1,336	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

266.34

—

AR average9 barns · 324 hd

263.29

+3.05

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.88

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−121.86

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	1,547	138.26	2,138	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	133.60	1,831	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	118.91	1,380	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	96.41	928	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,780	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,647	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,630	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,099	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$2,099	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,666	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,235	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,200	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	—	1,120	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	145.52/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,572	139.34/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	117.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,326	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	104.79/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,028	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	91.00/cwt	84.00–95.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	249.76/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	136.52/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,857	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	129.22/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,791	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,296	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	130.94/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.66/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	363.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	309.85/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,032	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	238.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	298.55/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	300.69/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	339.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	293.98/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	311.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	372.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	267.16/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	356	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	313.94/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	357.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	304.97/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	356	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,408	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	316.67/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,633	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,666.26/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,198.11/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,198	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,630.41/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,630	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,646.82/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,780.03/head	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	524	271.47/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,440	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,099.41/head	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	318.41/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,210	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	267.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,270	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,234.94/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	254.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	237.55/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	314.31/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	291.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	248.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	310.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	420	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	663	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	272.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	236.53/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	678	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	275.06/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,205	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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