Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Supply was moderate with most of the offerings today being un-weaned new crop calves on feeders. Demand was moderate with buyers still weary the uncertain CME. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested today with lower undertones noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.61/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −158.59 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$229.61

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.63

vs AR average

−11.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	231.47	1,263	28
Medium and Large 2	535	226.15	1,210	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $54 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 sale43 hd

229.61

—

AR average9 barns · 520 hd

244.25

−14.63

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−11.08

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−158.59

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	1,805	148.40	2,679	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	132.57	1,699	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	132.00	2,002	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	113.43	1,085	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Fleshy	400–450	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	218.32/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	248.48/cwt	237.50–260.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	218.12/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	244.24/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	393	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	246.35/cwt	232.50–264.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	231.27/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	531	223.37/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	235.38/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	241.71/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	245.57/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	279.90/cwt	260.00–290.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	278.44/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	250.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	272.96/cwt	240.00–287.50	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	232.32/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,203	11
Bulls	—	—	1,958	153.56/cwt	153.00–154.00	3,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	146.34/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,552	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	134.27/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,728	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	234.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	203.79/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	236.22/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	210.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	239.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	249.34/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	232.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	238.76/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	228.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	971	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	266.79/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,401	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	269.78/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	232.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	274.30/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	242.19/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	218.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	743	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	214.61/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	258.85/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	256.27/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	250.85/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	250.85/cwt	250.00–252.50	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,907	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,214	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,050	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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