Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was not enough comparable feeders to last week to establish a trend. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply good demand was moderate to good and stronger on value added and weaned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.92/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −162.28 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$225.92

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs AR average

−34.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	229.58	1,245	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	213.13	1,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $83 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 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 sale18 hd

225.92

—

AR average10 barns · 478 hd

229.54

−3.61

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−34.54

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−162.28

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	1,529	136.55	2,087	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	115.28	1,393	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	113.29	1,726	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	102.53	1,100	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	700–750	710	192.68/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	221.10/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	220.71/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	228.72/cwt	227.50–230.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	219.40/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	229.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	224.79/cwt	211.00–237.50	1,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	204.21/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	233.37/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	229.52/cwt	217.50–247.50	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	266.54/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.96/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.20/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	294.67/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,114	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	139.83/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	85.78/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,008	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	105.66/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,156	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	226.70/cwt	222.50–230.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	233.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,491	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	243.93/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	209.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	266.32/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,336	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	282.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	336	312.95/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	504	281.57/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,558	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.42/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	186.44/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	241.44/cwt	225.00–265.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	208.83/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	96.48/cwt	93.00–102.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	118.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,486	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	111.19/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,260	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	109.43/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,724	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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