Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported due to the Thanksgiving holiday. However, all ranges of feeders were trending considerably higher than two weeks ago. Demand was strong and supply was heavy with several consignments of weaned and pre-vac feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.45/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −153.10 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$286.45

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$34.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.35

vs AR average

−38.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	292.50	1,582	37
Medium and Large 2	553	258.48	1,430	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $152 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 sale45 hd

286.45

—

AR average7 barns · 548 hd

309.80

−23.35

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−38.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−153.10

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	1,500	130.80	1,963	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	116.27	1,506	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	114.33	1,700	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	103.21	1,120	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,934	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,422	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$2,391	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$2,042	3thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1	300–350	315	398.37/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.09/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	323.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	282.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,745	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	268.85/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	305.07/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	377	348.27/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	376.40/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	293.51/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	313.74/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	334.94/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,574	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	424.82/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	246.14/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	389.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	327.68/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,389	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	313.73/cwt	275.00–355.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	231.53/cwt	197.50–247.50	1,449	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.04/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	577	214.87/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	195.75/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	259.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	376.70/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	248.48/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	254.85/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	213.38/cwt	197.50–230.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	310.99/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,493	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,436.34/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,436	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	271.28/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	248.67/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	287.03/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,073	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	297.27/cwt	290.00–310.00	948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	224.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	280.51/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,360	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	295.48/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	233.10/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,124	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	242.38/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	260.56/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.73/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	249.58/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	256.76/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	224.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	620	230.82/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	277.79/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	215.60/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	282.78/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	247.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	242.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	372.80/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	260.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,718	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	277.57/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	276.04/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	266.18/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	281.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	287.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,525	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	304.79/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	319.65/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,371	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,934.11/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,421.88/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,422	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,454	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,212.33/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,212	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	134.36/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	112.45/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,297	117.33/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	118.44/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,549	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	96.93/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,062	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	108.14/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,218	5

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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