Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand for weaned and value added cattle was good and demand on the new crop un-weaned calves was low. Supply was good. Heavy rains with much cooler temperatures from the remnants of hurricane Francine held buyers back from the new crop calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.15/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −187.40 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$252.15

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AR average

−16.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	266.35	1,468	32
Medium and Large 2	540	235.32	1,271	27

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale59 hd

252.15

—

AR average11 barns · 533 hd

250.46

+1.69

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−16.05

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−187.40

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	1,446	137.99	1,995	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,180	132.00	1,558	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	122.06	1,464	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	113.77	1,206	8thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	231.15/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	255.09/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	241.09/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,263	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	201.15/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	133.33/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	137.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	215.09/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	285.15/cwt	280.00–290.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	258.86/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	224.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	245.41/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	248.46/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	258.01/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,595	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	261.54/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	612	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,444	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	239.07/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,748	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	275.36/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,479	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	233.41/cwt	227.50–250.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	237.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	200.67/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	246.20/cwt	235.00–260.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	194.04/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	225.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	241.59/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	218.85/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	271.43/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,287	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	232.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	245.15/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	268.80/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.12/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	209.61/cwt	192.50–227.50	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	215.49/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	242.53/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	226.58/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	211.60/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	210.72/cwt	200.00–217.50	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	234.55/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	216.15/cwt	200.00–232.50	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	203.75/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	232.50/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	205.40/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	222.02/cwt	210.00–232.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	362	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	254.80/cwt	240.00–262.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	237.56/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	198.77/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	503	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	221.49/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	245.65/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,299	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	222.29/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	235.57/cwt	230.00–257.50	876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	203.44/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,521	140.25/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,133	9
Bulls	—	—	1,440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	120.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	114.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,247	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	130.73/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,247	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	119.40/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,389	11

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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