Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 450 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold form 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was good and supply was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.20/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −146.00 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$242.20

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs AR average

−22.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	246.42	1,345	14thin
Medium and Large 2	531	230.39	1,224	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $120 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 sale19 hd

242.20

—

AR average7 barns · 288 hd

250.87

−8.66

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−22.32

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−146.00

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	1,381	137.16	1,894	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	128.96	1,634	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	124.06	1,511	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	102.81	1,038	11

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)	1,280	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,543	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,930	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	817	$1,888	29

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	500–550	518	229.24/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.49/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	273.10/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	284.09/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,363	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	1,888.45/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,888	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,542.90/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,930.44/head	1,700.00–2,035.00	1,930	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	232.35/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	409	304.96/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	342.00/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	288.79/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	378.80/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	309.63/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	302.40/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	245.84/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	323.98/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	268.14/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	285.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	114.07/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,233	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	125.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,539	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	95.39/cwt	91.00–99.00	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	98.43/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,005	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	112.76/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	228.72/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	309.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	261.70/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,225	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	318.24/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	602	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.10/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.07/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	117.72/cwt	104.00–136.00	1,593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	160.40/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,312	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	325.94/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	263.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	474	266.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	956	179.77/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	276.07/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	306.23/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	323.54/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	243.80/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,160	6

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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