Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Light receipts this due to extreme heat and humidity in the area. Demand was moderate and supply was moderate to light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.73/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −144.47 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$243.73

20 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs AR average

−14.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	248.01	1,371	14thin
Medium and Large 2	530	233.75	1,239	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $132 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 sale20 hd

243.73

—

AR average9 barns · 211 hd

253.80

−10.06

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−14.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−144.47

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	1,751	159.41	2,791	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	133.94	1,525	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	127.60	1,766	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	120.31	1,146	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)	860	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	135.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,550	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	131.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	120.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,249	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	134.63/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	164.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,137	4
Bulls	—	—	1,115	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	222.14/cwt	207.50–237.50	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	287.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	291.00/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	127.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	261.52/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	257.49/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	316.69/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	299.05/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	264.97/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	303.38/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	293.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	268.68/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	239.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	294.11/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	304.63/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	322.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	255.75/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	257.13/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	249.55/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.04/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	227.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	258.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	232.86/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	248.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	239.72/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,151	6

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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