Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2022-01-20

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 307▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 33▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported previous month: Supply was light with strong demand for pre-vac cattle that sold at a premium Slaughter cattle were not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.12/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$162.12
97 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$59.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.11
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500171.8786024
Medium and Large 1617160.4099068
Medium and Large 2548145.387964thin
Medium and Large 3450112.005041thin
One grade step is worth $59.87/cwt here — about $356 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 sale97 hd
162.12
—
AR average8 barns · 931 hd
161.01
+1.11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,56384.781,3254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00060.006001thin

Every lot

51 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375182.00/cwt182.00–182.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380162.00/cwt162.00–162.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385185.08/cwt182.00–188.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428185.00/cwt185.00–185.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 3450112.00/cwt112.00–112.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466181.68/cwt175.00–185.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added484178.12/cwt171.00–183.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1485162.84/cwt155.00–171.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511156.23/cwt155.00–158.007985
Steers—Medium and Large 2515147.50/cwt147.50–147.507601
Steers—Medium and Large 1520162.33/cwt158.00–167.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538168.50/cwt168.00–169.009074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557164.51/cwt158.50–169.009167
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568164.02/cwt156.00–166.5093210
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added638149.18/cwt145.00–155.009527
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670154.77/cwt151.00–156.001,03710
Steers—Medium and Large 2695132.00/cwt132.00–132.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725152.61/cwt149.00–156.001,10621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added830145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372141.82/cwt130.00–158.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1392150.00/cwt150.00–150.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410164.00/cwt164.00–164.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418125.00/cwt125.00–125.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430105.00/cwt105.00–105.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added442160.00/cwt160.00–160.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472126.96/cwt125.00–130.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473160.76/cwt157.00–165.0076020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475108.28/cwt105.00–110.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520126.74/cwt115.00–137.506597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530155.36/cwt147.50–158.008238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582151.00/cwt151.00–151.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619145.42/cwt140.00–149.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683142.00/cwt142.00–142.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713138.96/cwt137.00–140.009913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425131.00/cwt131.00–131.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485148.00/cwt148.00–148.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56384.78/cwt80.00–88.001,3254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17065.00/cwt65.00–65.007611

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.