Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Some offerings of light weight feeder steers and bulls under 400 lbs that were weaned or value added sold at a premium. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.63/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −189.92 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$249.63

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.56

vs AR average

−52.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	264.29	1,418	21
Medium and Large 2	540	230.38	1,245	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $173 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 sale37 hd

249.63

—

AR average10 barns · 479 hd

268.19

−18.56

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−52.22

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−189.92

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	—	Low	1,598	138.30	2,210	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	112.72	1,392	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	110.76	1,562	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	102.27	1,061	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,635	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,474	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,700	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	231.41/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	207.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	232.68/cwt	220.00–260.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	261.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	238.71/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	260.79/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	356.19/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	492	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	238.68/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	230.03/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	258.52/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	270.88/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	230.50/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,222	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	234.08/cwt	227.50–245.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	300	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	283.13/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	258.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	204.83/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	238.04/cwt	225.00–250.00	993	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	213.99/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	257.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	211.70/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	236.71/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	226.73/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	249.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	237.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.21/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	239.39/cwt	220.00–260.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,634.78/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,474.17/head	1,075.00–1,750.00	1,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	120.07/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	109.59/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	106.77/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,135	9
Bulls	—	—	1,583	144.37/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,285	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	107.66/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,364	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,876	2

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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