Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was good on most ranges of feeders. Demand for slaughter cows and bulls remain strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.30/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.91 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$245.30

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.12

vs AR average

−23.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	249.58	1,353	35
Medium and Large 2	543	237.79	1,291	20

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $62 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

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 sale55 hd

245.30

—

AR average11 barns · 751 hd

259.42

−14.12

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−23.56

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−142.91

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	—	High	1,292	170.01	2,197	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	132.25	1,807	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	131.94	1,601	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	111.65	1,161	16

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,288	$2,502	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$2,387	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	500–550	512	291.14/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,491	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	339.48/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	294.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,262	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	248.96/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	275.58/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	312.01/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	256.28/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	306.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	2,386.75/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,387	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,501.94/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	138.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	276.44/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	229.72/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	211.39/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	274.28/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,440	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	294.71/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	273.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.93/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	251.25/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,417	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	230.80/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	521	242.65/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	219.49/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	270.65/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,267	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	264.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	307.17/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,284	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	134.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	135.90/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,665	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	121.64/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,440	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	113.29/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,262	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	125.13/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	98.89/cwt	94.00–104.00	972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,196	173.40/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	163.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	235.85/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	249.07/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	252.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	225.11/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	316.27/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	543	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	270.49/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	273.47/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	290.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	641	229.80/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	266.63/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	255.51/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	223.63/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	233.58/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	223.94/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.12/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	219.53/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	245.71/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	273.79/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	234.61/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	236.91/cwt	226.00–252.50	1,249	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	216.73/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	248.67/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	567	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	665	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	558	271.28/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	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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