Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold un-even to steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good buyer attendence and good demand. Several offerings of weaned cattle with good condition on them helped hold the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.37/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$249.37

61 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$18.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.17

vs AR average

−18.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	255.16	1,356	42
Medium and Large 1-2	597	237.50	1,418	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	236.16	1,285	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.99/cwt here — about $71 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 sale61 hd

249.37

—

AR average10 barns · 705 hd

262.54

−13.17

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−18.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−138.83

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	1,618	153.55	2,484	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	128.25	1,525	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	127.88	1,853	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	119.03	1,261	19

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)	1,143	$1,499	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,444	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,758	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	255.90/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,313	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	124.24/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,374	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	120.90/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	287.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	271.02/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	266.99/cwt	250.00–280.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	316.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	281.38/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	240.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	257.71/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,106	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	241.46/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,149	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,444.33/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	259.52/cwt	250.00–280.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	257.56/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	253.62/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	280.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	236.71/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	587	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	523	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	244.48/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	519	233.98/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	221.20/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,389	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	146.71/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,300	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	116.62/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	124.83/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,382	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	130.71/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,605	20
Bulls	—	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	132.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,906	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	160.56/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,689	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.15/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,327	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	299.05/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	275.10/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	267.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	352.97/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	597	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	254.41/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	327.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	383.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	263.78/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,227	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	298.71/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.68/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,585	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	329.78/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	268.24/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	298.93/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,554	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,498.58/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	314.40/cwt	280.00–329.00	1,462	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	288.52/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,267	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,349	31

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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