Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test this week feeder steer sold mostly10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −186.56 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$252.99

19 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AR average

−13.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	261.07	1,466	14thin
Medium and Large 2	566	230.38	1,304	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about $162 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 sale19 hd

252.99

—

AR average10 barns · 403 hd

256.75

−3.76

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−13.65

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−186.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2Fleshy	500–550	500	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	241.45/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	208.14/cwt	192.50–216.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	284.40/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	254.74/cwt	242.50–264.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	260.23/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	232.70/cwt	227.50–246.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	211.45/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	228.20/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	230.68/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	231.22/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	258.82/cwt	250.00–268.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	195.18/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	225.75/cwt	210.00–235.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	216.86/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	192.45/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	222.99/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	213.57/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	218.67/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	264.86/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	222.30/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	253.71/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	263.11/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	247.64/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	246.30/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	245.17/cwt	225.00–265.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	304.82/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	293.83/cwt	270.00–316.00	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	239.79/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	264.61/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	246.22/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	281.22/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	217.48/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	227.29/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	262.57/cwt	257.50–267.50	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	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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