Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, steers over 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers were mostly steady with lower undertones noted. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Summer heat is here and buyers were discounting long haired and un-weaned new crop calves but had good demand for the lighter fleshed and weaned cattle. Supply was good with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.78/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −174.77 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$264.78

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.45

vs AR average

−35.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	272.44	1,490	21
Medium and Large 2	543	257.30	1,398	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	255.00	1,494	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale41 hd

264.78

—

AR average10 barns · 318 hd

286.23

−21.45

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−35.88

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−174.77

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	1,582	152.02	2,405	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	135.74	1,896	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	128.28	1,543	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	119.86	1,273	11

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)	937	$1,913	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,824	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,811	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,930	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$1,374	21
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,364	17

Every lot, as filed

98 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	400–450	405	278.52/cwt	230.00–330.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	310	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	331.60/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	287.32/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	260.63/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,353	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	528	246.16/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	603	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	235.07/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	329.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	284.46/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	253.50/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	234.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	251.81/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,340	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	229.75/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	116.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,004	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	122.81/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,445	10
Bulls	—	—	1,545	152.82/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,361	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	136.28/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	471	274.45/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,293	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	132.83/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,627	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	161.84/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	119.14/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,327	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	128.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	341.16/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	239.26/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	251.75/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	256.93/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	441	254.96/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.50/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,174	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	246.66/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	316.84/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	283.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	236.11/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	279.46/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	256.79/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	280.37/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,093	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	357.07/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	271.15/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	338.36/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,279	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,811.01/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	271.39/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	246.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	418	308.68/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	224.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	277.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	256.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	256.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	239.87/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,365	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,824.04/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	205.89/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	383	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,929.80/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	312.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,166	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	1,374.28/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,374	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,364.25/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	293.77/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	276.32/cwt	262.50–287.00	1,749	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,912.89/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	294.53/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	262.40/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,627	5

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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