Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 550 were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was good and demand was strong on weaned and value added calves but, un-weaned and fleshy cattle were discounted heavily from the buyers. Extreme temperature swings are apon us here in October and buyers are paying a premium for the weaned and value added cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.68/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −177.87 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$261.68

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs AR average

−25.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	276.08	1,476	25
Medium and Large 2	551	240.49	1,325	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $151 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 sale42 hd

261.68

—

AR average10 barns · 464 hd

263.52

−1.84

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−25.14

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−177.87

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	1,655	155.74	2,577	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,235	118.49	1,463	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	114.68	1,344	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	105.47	1,073	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,280	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1Value Added	500–550	516	267.51/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	234.56/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	221.68/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	215.66/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	208.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	242.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	208.40/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.41/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.16/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	277.61/cwt	275.00–280.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	258.83/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	267.72/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	244.76/cwt	235.00–255.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	261.69/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	280.13/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	206.30/cwt	202.50–210.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,280.43/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	146.62/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	113.14/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,263	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	88.80/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,052	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	247.82/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	278.92/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,462	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	284.07/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	262.27/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	266.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	199.79/cwt	187.50–212.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	230.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	232.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	256.84/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	246.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	310.18/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	258.10/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	281.32/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	271.55/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	563	248.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	237.20/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	232.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	236.91/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	107.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,075	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	117.14/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,478	5

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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