Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to10.00 higher steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 3.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of weaned and lighter fleshed heifers as much as 20.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs were mostly 10.00 lower. Lighter fleshed cattle and more buyer support on the lighter weights this week helped move the lighter end of the feeders higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher and slaughter bulls trended steady on a short supply. Supply was good and demand was good on the weaned and lighter fleshed cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.52/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −148.68 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$239.52

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.93

vs AR average

−29.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	245.71	1,352	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.78	1,249	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $103 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 sale27 hd

239.52

—

AR average10 barns · 409 hd

254.45

−14.93

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−29.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−148.68

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	1,558	153.60	2,393	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	140.18	1,991	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	135.55	1,643	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	121.58	1,202	7thin

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)	1,104	$2,078	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,151	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,010	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	500–550	515	267.55/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	521	281.12/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	277.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,010.39/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	302.83/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	266.44/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	249.69/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	258.19/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	264.68/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	286.31/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	319.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	351	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.34/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	311.22/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.46/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	300.24/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.48/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	238.11/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	717	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	237.17/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	308.38/cwt	300.00–315.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	346.45/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	357.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	138.40/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,700	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,323	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,216	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	224.16/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	238.53/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	248.75/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	253.33/cwt	240.00–260.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	237.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	283.12/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	438	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	254.62/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	290.73/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	586	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	487	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	289.49/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	321	281.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,078.10/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	225.13/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,308	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	153.60/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	221.69/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,341	3

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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