Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with the exception of un-weaned new crop calves that sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was was good on weaned and value added cattle and much lower for the new crop un-weaned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.52/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −162.68 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$225.52

34 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.10

vs AR average

−39.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	226.65	1,252	29
Medium and Large 2	525	219.00	1,150	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $102 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

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 sale34 hd

225.52

—

AR average10 barns · 562 hd

242.62

−17.10

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−39.58

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−162.68

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	1,516	134.78	2,044	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	114.49	1,481	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,227	108.67	1,333	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	102.78	1,147	13

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)	1,190	$1,597	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,114	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	229.67/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,316	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	223.41/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	244.81/cwt	236.00–252.50	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	238.28/cwt	230.00–242.50	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	215.74/cwt	195.00–222.50	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	211.50/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	216.54/cwt	200.00–230.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.55/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	224.14/cwt	220.00–227.50	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	215.01/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	283.66/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.58/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,597.37/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,597	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	125.18/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	140.27/cwt	126.00–158.00	1,557	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,114.29/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,434	138.13/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,981	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	115.28/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,481	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	92.34/cwt	85.00–103.00	965	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	108.64/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	215.87/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	222.40/cwt	215.00–240.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	243.94/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	228.70/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	278.61/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	251.74/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	253.71/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	271.99/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	249.87/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	623	247.71/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	233.68/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	265.42/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	273.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	295.65/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	261.99/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	312.83/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	316.71/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	331.75/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	247.81/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.60/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.35/cwt	207.50–235.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	111.08/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,433	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	118.87/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,544	7

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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