Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. A larger run on feeders this week and more weaned offerings helped move the market higher. Slaughter cows were not reported last week no trend is available. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.84/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −178.71 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$260.84

54 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs AR average

−13.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	266.84	1,430	41
Medium and Large 2	546	241.90	1,321	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about $109 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

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 sale54 hd

260.84

—

AR average10 barns · 442 hd

259.97

+0.86

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−13.45

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−178.71

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	1,641	140.62	2,308	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	116.86	1,652	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	115.31	1,378	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	99.78	975	19

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)	970	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	108.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	95.50/cwt	91.00–101.00	960	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	111.96/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	257.00/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	112.92/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,330	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	121.63/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	295.25/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	265.10/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,485	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	258.69/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	296.57/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	243.56/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	224.89/cwt	212.50–237.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.38/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	281.06/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	252.62/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	244.92/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	284.63/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	268.07/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,391	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	266.99/cwt	260.00–271.00	991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	269.97/cwt	253.00–276.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	246.47/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	225.14/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	246.45/cwt	237.50–260.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	255.65/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	259.17/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	231.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	226.10/cwt	210.00–240.00	943	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	231.27/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	226.10/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	234.50/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	273.57/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	278.82/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,210	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	235.37/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	297.88/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,102	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	245.09/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	233.73/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	293.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	243.14/cwt	232.50–265.00	919	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	121.53/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,102	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	117.16/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,415	22
Bulls	—	—	1,650	136.74/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	792	74.08/cwt	62.50–82.00	587	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	107.32/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,132	4

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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