Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers both sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower compared to last weeks light test. There was a larger offering of feeders today but with quality lower and several new crop un-weaned feeders along with a un-steady CME futures market kept the feeders lower. Slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was moderade to low on feeders and good on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.17/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −188.37 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$251.17

32 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.37

vs AR average

−19.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	256.62	1,430	21
Medium and Large 2	546	240.78	1,314	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $116 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 sale32 hd

251.17

—

AR average10 barns · 352 hd

261.55

−10.37

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−19.33

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−188.37

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	1,665	163.40	2,720	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	132.37	1,458	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	130.54	1,973	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	124.58	1,237	24

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)	957	$1,940	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,773	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,577	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,346	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	225.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	235.65/cwt	223.00–240.00	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	264.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	230.95/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	258.93/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	251.82/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	234.44/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	213.98/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	241.77/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	263.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	213.67/cwt	213.00–215.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	300.47/cwt	277.00–322.50	1,121	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	212.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	209.02/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	222.65/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	231.27/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	246.07/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	236.71/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	258.56/cwt	242.50–273.00	1,246	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	277.40/cwt	245.00–292.50	1,154	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	187.27/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	252.87/cwt	241.00–265.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	151.75/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,692	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,773.05/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,939.72/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,576.51/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	266.24/cwt	265.00–270.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	316.05/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	234.31/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	633	263.32/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	274.92/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	246.18/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	267.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	248.09/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	267.88/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	233.79/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	285.00–305.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	259.97/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	259.01/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	305.42/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,103	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	274.66/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,173	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	272.23/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	251.15/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	235.83/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	237.41/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	249.98/cwt	247.50–255.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.59/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	246.42/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	253.41/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	230.06/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,345.59/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,346	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	170.82/cwt	164.00–177.50	2,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	160.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,003	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	138.60/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,562	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	131.71/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	141.99/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	125.05/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,249	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	127.28/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,375	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,917	2

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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