Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were selling uneven to steady with some offerings of new crop fleshly heifers selling at a discount that held back the market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.67/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −156.88 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$282.67

23 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs AR average

−25.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	291.73	1,571	15thin
Medium and Large 2	566	265.69	1,503	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $68 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $406.63, median $439.55 across 15 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 sale23 hd

282.67

—

AR average9 barns · 285 hd

297.10

−14.43

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−25.94

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−156.88

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	1,426	136.15	1,942	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	119.91	1,394	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	118.38	1,766	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	105.16	1,043	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)	1,085	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,478	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,373	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$2,089	5

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	1,038	1,372.55/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,373	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	112.12/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,477.73/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	370.52/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	255.09/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	288.09/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,250	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	248.92/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	267.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,274	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	234.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	713	243.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	287.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	289.89/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,226	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	277.83/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	373.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	682	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	2,088.81/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	289.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	363.98/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,332	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	216.28/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	259.45/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,021	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	229.12/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	278.10/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,190	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	321.10/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,358	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	347.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	303.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	248.98/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	273.22/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.82/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	262.91/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	314.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	250.07/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	295.31/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	358.85/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,173	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	114.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,322	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	113.43/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,203	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	121.30/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,753	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	111.09/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	100.21/cwt	91.00–106.00	963	5
Bulls	—	—	1,280	122.94/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.80/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	124.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,450	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	230.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	243.26/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	318.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	264.25/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	232.74/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	347	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	337.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	256.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	262.70/cwt	255.00–270.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	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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