Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned feeder steers and heifers were steady. Un-weaned and fleshy feeders sold at a discount. Slaughter cows and and bulls sold moslty steady. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −149.70 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$238.50

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$26.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.58

vs AR average

−37.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	255.71	1,390	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	229.11	1,233	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale17 hd

238.50

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

260.08

−21.58

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−37.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−149.70

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	1,449	143.18	2,074	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	132.50	1,753	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	128.51	1,531	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	119.57	1,214	15

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)	1,063	$1,722	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,209	$1,712	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,832	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,499	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	300–350	323	275.47/cwt	265.00–287.50	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	224.97/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	256.34/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	231.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	254.90/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	246.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	273.43/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,157	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	302.42/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,143	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	295.78/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,429	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,832.02/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,832	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,498.70/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,499	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,721.65/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,712.44/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,712	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	129.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,458	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	120.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,480	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	131.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,559	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	134.19/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,753	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	126.35/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,376	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	115.81/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,177	4
Bulls	—	—	1,358	136.97/cwt	127.50–147.00	1,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	127.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	267.96/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,284	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	196.24/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	308.58/cwt	300.00–322.50	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	256.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	763	213.36/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	253.13/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	237.78/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	293.64/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	338.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	329.93/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,399	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	309.53/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	214.96/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	274.87/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.55/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	240.02/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	296.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	266.65/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	325.32/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,366	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	356.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	338.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,266	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.75/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	277.39/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,409	7

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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