Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was good on weaned and value added calves however soft new crop calves were discounted by buyers. October weather swings are in full effect and have buyers hesitant to purchase the unweaned cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.17/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −172.38 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$267.17

45 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$35.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.20

vs AR average

−32.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	273.48	1,485	37
Medium and Large 2	535	237.99	1,273	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.49/cwt here — about $212 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 sale45 hd

267.17

—

AR average7 barns · 412 hd

257.97

+9.20

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−32.16

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−172.38

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	1,258	135.49	1,704	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	119.72	1,475	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	116.00	1,821	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	101.03	1,021	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,557	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,476	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	258.06/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,476	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	288.23/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	244.40/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	245.28/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	235.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	231.48/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	240.94/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	274.64/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	238.73/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	522	249.13/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	296.94/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	298.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	233.48/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	218.29/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	254.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	715	232.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	288.40/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	242.91/cwt	217.50–265.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	218.24/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	226.05/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	568	186.13/cwt	172.50–199.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	240.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,476.18/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,476	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,556.84/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	155.51/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,258	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	241.35/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	281.41/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	243.77/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	287.50/cwt	275.00–320.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	226.95/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	258.15/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	220.00/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	249.28/cwt	230.00–262.50	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	234.19/cwt	207.50–267.50	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.44/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,414	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	203.17/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	190.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	210.96/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	212.05/cwt	200.00–225.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	207.40/cwt	200.00–220.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	206.20/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	246.63/cwt	245.00–250.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	223.26/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	225.02/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	225.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	228.06/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	187.55/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	198.39/cwt	185.00–210.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	230.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,117	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	206.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	623	222.52/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	968	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	107.69/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,216	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	113.53/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,337	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	125.13/cwt	118.00–137.50	1,600	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	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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