Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week sale was not reported. However there was strong demand on feeders today with good buyer attendence and a good supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were also well tested and were in demand from buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.29/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −160.25 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$279.29

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.04

vs AR average

−31.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	282.37	1,536	28
Medium and Large 2	532	262.04	1,395	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

279.29

—

AR average10 barns · 477 hd

295.33

−16.04

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−31.48

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−160.25

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	1,522	155.61	2,369	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	131.10	1,840	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	128.64	1,539	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	114.50	1,135	13

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)	1,168	$1,874	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,606	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,405	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,606.46/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,606	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	137.91/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,874.45/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,874	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	139.07/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,446	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	2,405.21/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	303.74/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	280.00/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	304.49/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	288.92/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	266.64/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	273.05/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,311	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,086	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	308.69/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	257.85/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,361	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	305.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	214.59/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,792	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.13/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,413	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	273.21/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	382.33/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	276.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,304	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	114.91/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	146.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,967	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	131.50/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,620	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	260.94/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	131.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,843	15
Bulls	—	—	1,655	162.63/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	121.15/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,335	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	261.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	242.48/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	669	237.48/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	250.81/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	261.25/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	249.19/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.33/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	268.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	241.86/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	222.43/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	262.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	282.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	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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