Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison is available this week on feeders, there was not enough comparable stock to establish a trend. However lower undertones were noted on most ranges of feeders especially on un-weaned new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.29/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −152.91 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$235.29

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.83

vs AR average

−28.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	244.41	1,347	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	212.50	1,163	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

235.29

—

AR average8 barns · 281 hd

258.12

−22.83

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−28.67

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−152.91

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	1,673	147.09	2,461	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	130.72	1,861	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	127.35	1,559	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	952	100.83	960	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,635	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,748	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,525	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,423	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,415	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,371	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	350–400	383	321.29/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,181	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,140.79/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.63/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.45/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,459	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,634.63/head	975.00–1,900.00	1,635	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,415.08/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,415	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,485.44/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	267.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	261.18/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,346	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,370.76/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	265.61/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.52/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,593	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,422.91/head	1,400.00–1,470.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	261.35/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	279.88/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	295.06/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	323.99/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	246.90/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	244.89/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	300.33/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.11/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	87.50/cwt	83.00–92.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	130.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,861	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	117.42/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,150	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	103.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,043	6
Bulls	—	—	1,477	138.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	263.15/cwt	260.00–267.50	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	216.35/cwt	207.50–225.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,325.30/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	248.86/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	275.57/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,193	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	317.14/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	87.36/cwt	85.00–91.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	119.47/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,331	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	130.50/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,655	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	155.25/cwt	145.00–173.00	2,869	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	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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