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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 16

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Dec 2Dec 16Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 125▲ 307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 37▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 6▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on value added 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 $136.91/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$136.91

133 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	144.36	739	84
Medium and Large 2	473	127.57	604	37
Medium and Large 3	493	113.61	560	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $179 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 sale133 hd

136.91

—

AR average9 barns · 1,872 hd

142.69

−5.78

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	1,333	74.18	989	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	61.00	997	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	56.21	672	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	45.05	476	14

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	131.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	167.02/cwt	164.00–172.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	158.11/cwt	154.00–166.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	134.76/cwt	125.00–144.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	601	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	151.72/cwt	145.00–160.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	156.33/cwt	150.00–163.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	161.31/cwt	157.00–169.00	940	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	147.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	156.00/cwt	150.00–159.00	967	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	626	150.46/cwt	148.00–153.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	150.83/cwt	149.50–151.50	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	144.69/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,027	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	130.00/cwt	122.50–137.50	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	150.18/cwt	147.50–152.50	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	125.41/cwt	120.00–134.00	399	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	154.79/cwt	140.00–170.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	338	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	142.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	136.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	117.71/cwt	111.00–121.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	151.51/cwt	147.00–153.00	727	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	136.32/cwt	128.00–143.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	145.42/cwt	139.00–147.50	747	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.50	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	122.95/cwt	114.00–130.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	115.08/cwt	111.00–119.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	128.46/cwt	120.00–137.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	140.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	829	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	130.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	142.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	878	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	140.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	147.71/cwt	141.00–155.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	129.42/cwt	118.00–135.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	144.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	775	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	79.77/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	65.79/cwt	65.00–67.00	936	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	35.43/cwt	32.00–37.00	358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	45.92/cwt	43.00–49.00	472	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	53.26/cwt	46.00–57.00	614	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	52.34/cwt	51.00–54.00	618	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	60.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	772	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	997	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	391	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	516	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	836.28/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,736	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	658.16/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,253	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	698.95/cwt	650.00–740.00	7,968	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	49.05/cwt	45.00–51.00	412	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	449	2

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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	140.00–170.00	154.79
2	—	275	147.50–152.50	150.18
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
4	—	563	120.00–137.00	128.46
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
6	—	518	130.00–137.50	133.80
4	—	426	132.00–142.00	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	122.50–137.50	130.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.09
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
4	—	354	140.00–143.00	142.23
8	—	521	114.00–130.00	122.95
6	—	484	128.00–143.00	136.32
2	—	683	115.00–125.00	119.95
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
6	—	318	120.00–134.00	125.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
2	—	418	149.00–155.00	151.98
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
12	—	480	147.00–153.00	151.51
11	—	617	138.00–145.00	142.36
3	—	338	169.00	169.00
18	—	514	139.00–147.50	145.42
12	—	590	139.00–144.00	140.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
3	—	600	125.00–140.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	338	115.00	115.00
4	—	516	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
3	—	562	111.00–119.00	115.08
3	—	467	111.00–121.00	117.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	125.00–144.00	134.76
2	—	435	125.00–138.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	110.00–115.00	113.38
1	—	665	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	141.00	141.00
4	—	543	145.00–160.00	151.72
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
4	—	470	154.00–166.00	158.11
2	—	570	150.00–163.00	156.33
2	—	618	145.00–149.00	147.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	148.00–153.00	150.46
1	—	345	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	175.00	175.00
14	—	510	167.00	167.00
4	—	466	164.00–172.00	167.02
3	—	710	142.00–147.00	144.69
6	—	620	150.00–159.00	156.00
13	—	583	157.00–169.00	161.31
3	—	675	149.50–151.50	150.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	156.00	156.00
5	—	647	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	135.00–145.00	140.10
3	—	513	118.00–135.00	129.42
3	—	445	130.00	130.00
3	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
11	—	538	140.00–155.00	144.06
2	—	388	159.00–161.00	160.02
3	—	460	169.00	169.00
2	—	428	141.00–155.00	147.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	51.00–54.00	52.34
8	—	1,028	43.00–49.00	45.92
3	—	1,010	32.00–37.00	35.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	59.00–64.00	60.93
8	—	1,152	46.00–57.00	53.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	65.00–67.00	65.79
3	—	1,273	75.00–85.00	79.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	625.00–700.00	658.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	650.00–740.00	698.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	825.00–850.00	836.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	48.00	48.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	57.00	57.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	45.00–51.00	49.05

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.