Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers that fell into the Medium and Large 1 category were 2.00 to 5.00 higher those outside of that category were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Un-weaned and fleshy type cattle were being discounted by buyers across all ranges of feeders. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.74/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −140.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$247.74

14 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs AR average

−17.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	259.85	1,336	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	225.94	1,266	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $70 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 sale14 hd

247.74

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

254.21

−6.47

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−17.63

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−140.46

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	1,660	155.01	2,573	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	131.80	1,854	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	126.21	1,398	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	115.61	1,143	25

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)	1,232	$1,686	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,429	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,030	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$1,349	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,732	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,582	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1Fleshy	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	363	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	286.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	240.88/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	281.61/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	288.71/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	257.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	253.56/cwt	235.00–265.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	199.60/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	221.21/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	280.24/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	286.97/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,562	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	120.94/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,293	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.07/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,172	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	96.20/cwt	95.00–97.50	909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,274	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,760	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	134.53/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,902	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	131.77/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,511	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,269	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,581.75/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,582	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,854.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,854	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	143.08/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,796	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,348.95/head	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,429.44/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,429	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,686.10/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,686	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,488.76/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	344.45/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	301.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	300.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	265.19/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	243.70/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	220.61/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	256.26/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	231.29/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	222.38/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	237.51/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,802	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	264.81/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	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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