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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 20

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Apr 15May 20Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 460▲ 252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale reported once a month on the third Thursday . Supply was moderate buyer demand was strong on pre-vac and weaned cattle. With noticeable interest on the six weight cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.74/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$135.74

124 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	140.01	707	73
Medium and Large 1-2	521	132.35	690	17thin
Medium and Large 2	504	128.25	647	34

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale124 hd

135.74

—

AR average10 barns · 1,387 hd

134.26

+1.47

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	1,381	81.31	1,123	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	59.52	725	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	52.61	575	9thin

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	181.88/cwt	179.00–185.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	758	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	169.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	770	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	155.75/cwt	152.50–164.00	805	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	139.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	136.73/cwt	134.00–137.50	770	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	135.40/cwt	133.00–139.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	150.48/cwt	142.00–152.50	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	136.87/cwt	133.00–142.00	840	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	145.54/cwt	142.00–149.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	739	132.11/cwt	127.00–135.50	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	321	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	152.40/cwt	151.00–155.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	135.95/cwt	127.50–140.00	503	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	386	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	174.60/cwt	174.00–175.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	421	146.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	132.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	568	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	138.96/cwt	134.00–141.50	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	489	139.00/cwt	138.50–140.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	133.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	699	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	127.86/cwt	121.00–132.50	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	116.03/cwt	112.50–118.00	719	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	168.82/cwt	165.00–172.50	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	132.75/cwt	124.50–141.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	132.04/cwt	125.00–139.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	81.31/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,123	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	402	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	54.19/cwt	50.00–57.00	598	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	58.54/cwt	55.50–59.50	702	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	772	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	65.66/cwt	65.00–66.50	767	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	786	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	512	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Thu May 20, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

No trend available sale reported once a month on the third Thursday . Supply was moderate buyer demand was strong on pre-vac and weaned cattle. With noticeable interest on the six weight cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	50.00–57.00	54.19
1	—	1,005	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	55.50–59.50	58.54
4	—	1,256	60.00–63.00	61.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	80.00–82.00	81.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	165.00–172.50	168.82
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
2	—	485	155.00–156.00	155.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	125.00–139.00	132.04
2	—	445	124.50–141.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	134.00–141.50	138.96
21	—	523	130.00–139.00	133.67
6	—	619	121.00–132.50	127.86
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
5	—	367	151.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
4	—	574	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	305	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	146.00	146.00
4	—	663	123.00	123.00
2	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	142.50	142.50
2	—	532	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	142.00	142.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	421	146.00–150.00	146.95
6	—	489	138.50–140.00	139.00
2	—	600	142.50	142.50
3	—	553	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	164.00	164.00
5	—	416	174.00–175.00	174.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	130.00–141.00	132.99
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
10	—	620	112.50–118.00	116.03
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
2	—	460	142.50	142.50
3	—	370	127.50–140.00	135.95
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	655	118.00	118.00
3	—	386	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	145.00	145.00
3	—	673	126.00	126.00
2	—	417	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
2	—	577	142.00	142.00
6	—	614	133.00–142.00	136.87
2	—	690	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	142.00–149.00	145.54
9	—	567	142.00–152.50	150.48
5	—	424	178.00	178.00
7	—	517	152.50–164.00	155.75
6	—	455	166.00–170.00	169.33
5	—	739	127.00–135.50	132.11
2	—	375	179.00–185.00	181.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
3	—	528	138.00–142.00	139.31
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00
6	—	563	134.00–137.50	136.73
1	—	775	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	133.00–139.00	135.40
9	—	443	171.00	171.00
5	—	339	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	68.50	68.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	61.00–62.00	61.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	65.00–66.50	65.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	52.00	52.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.