Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate and demand was good on weaned and value added cattle. With warmer days approaching un-weaned and fleshy calves were discounted by buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.78/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −151.43 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$236.78

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.44

vs AR average

−33.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	251.63	1,406	4thin
Medium and Large 2	554	226.88	1,257	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $149 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 sale10 hd

236.78

—

AR average7 barns · 196 hd

249.22

−12.44

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−33.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−151.43

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	1,507	138.02	2,079	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	121.35	1,705	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	115.94	1,333	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	106.91	1,049	16

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)	965	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,645	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,849	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2Fleshy	550–600	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	418	228.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	287.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,082	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,644.80/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,645	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,849.00/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	252.52/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	378.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	712	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	318.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	361.44/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	389.52/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,227	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	300.71/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	353.35/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	319.77/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	300.84/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	296.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	304.44/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,172	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.85/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	319.01/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	252.41/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	258.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	282.15/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	282.99/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	321.70/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,364	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	263.10/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	268.32/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	276	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	316.47/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,029	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	113.42/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,112	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	97.65/cwt	97.00–98.00	950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	122.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,730	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,318	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	121.06/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,414	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	119.43/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	153.14/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	113.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,308	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	293.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	363.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	343	342.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	416	296.49/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	227.25/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	603	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	431	272.28/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	258.35/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	478	287.74/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	198.73/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	242.34/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	252.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	301.33/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	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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