Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 450 lbs both sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 450 lbs sold un-even with ower undertones noted. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Demand was good and supply was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.03/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −158.17 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$230.03

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$17.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.09

vs AR average

−37.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	233.62	1,242	23
Medium and Large 2	553	216.26	1,197	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.36/cwt here — about $45 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 sale29 hd

230.03

—

AR average10 barns · 485 hd

242.12

−12.09

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−37.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−158.17

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	1,554	126.56	1,967	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	110.57	1,299	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	110.44	1,611	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	102.90	1,093	8thin

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)	1,240	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	350–400	370	247.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	219.89/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	320.23/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	226.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	256.43/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	259.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	268.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	268.05/cwt	257.50–277.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	243.71/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	287.07/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.25/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	122.41/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,777	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	102.73/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,136	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	223.71/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	302.09/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	375.57/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	233.82/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	260.61/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,087	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	486	256.23/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	260.42/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	229.16/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	204.74/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	276.73/cwt	265.00–290.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	243.43/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	228.72/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	212.42/cwt	205.00–220.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	262.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	248.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,416	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	209.32/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	286.89/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,222	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	261.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	231.74/cwt	217.00–247.50	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	345.72/cwt	315.00–382.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	253.88/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	267.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,301	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.19/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	113.39/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,685	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	114.15/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	117.93/cwt	109.00–122.50	1,399	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	103.81/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	106.07/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,219	8

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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