Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2022-02-17

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 17
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 240▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 7▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous: Several quality consignments offered today with strong demand for quality pre-vac cattle. Slaughter cows were also in strong demand. Plain cattle were also attractive to buyers as ranchers get ready for spring grazing.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.25/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$144.25
150 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547152.3483385
Medium and Large 1-2669140.6194117thin
Medium and Large 2453136.1261736
Medium and Large 3546116.4863612thin
One grade step is worth $35.87/cwt here — about $196 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 sale150 hd
144.25
—
AR average10 barns · 1,553 hd
154.92
−10.67
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54086.001,3241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19277.8392810
CowsLean 85-90%Average97457.7656230

Every lot

110 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265167.50/cwt167.50–167.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2332159.03/cwt152.50–165.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 3373120.08/cwt110.00–131.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 1375177.01/cwt176.00–178.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 2376151.59/cwt138.00–162.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400176.00/cwt176.00–176.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405173.00/cwt173.00–173.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1413173.97/cwt173.00–175.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2430144.00/cwt144.00–144.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435181.00/cwt181.00–181.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 3438114.42/cwt100.00–129.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2474147.73/cwt140.00–153.007005
Steers—Medium and Large 1475168.26/cwt165.00–170.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485201.17/cwt192.50–202.0097611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500186.00/cwt186.00–186.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520146.00/cwt146.00–146.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1530171.56/cwt158.00–182.509094
Steers—Medium and Large 1560165.00/cwt165.00–165.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573171.94/cwt167.00–177.0098515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600157.67/cwt157.50–158.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added605145.02/cwt143.00–147.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1610153.30/cwt147.50–159.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full615141.00/cwt141.00–141.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626164.82/cwt157.00–167.001,03211
Steers—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673160.00/cwt152.00–164.501,07721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673146.00/cwt146.00–146.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719146.79/cwt145.00–148.501,0554
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added726156.73/cwt153.00–158.501,13812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726137.98/cwt135.00–141.001,0024
Steers—Large 1772132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added785136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added786142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1205
Steers—Medium and Large 2800136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1855141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290143.83/cwt134.00–154.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322160.90/cwt152.00–166.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323125.35/cwt120.00–130.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added330169.00/cwt169.00–169.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358155.00/cwt155.00–155.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358149.03/cwt145.00–153.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368136.18/cwt129.00–145.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378168.36/cwt162.00–179.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418139.85/cwt130.00–151.005856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433168.99/cwt168.00–170.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438156.05/cwt148.00–164.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added462158.68/cwt158.00–160.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469140.78/cwt140.00–142.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470158.03/cwt150.00–167.507434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526158.03/cwt153.00–160.5083118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533136.97/cwt130.00–144.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1547151.00/cwt151.00–151.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570152.00/cwt152.00–152.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595112.00/cwt112.00–112.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615128.61/cwt127.50–130.007915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added641145.50/cwt145.50–145.509339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665132.50/cwt132.50–132.508814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674142.03/cwt136.50–145.0095712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675144.56/cwt142.00–147.0097614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735134.00/cwt134.00–134.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 280077.00/cwt77.00–77.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250167.50/cwt167.50–167.504191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280198.00/cwt198.00–198.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383114.97/cwt110.00–120.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418148.13/cwt145.00–151.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500169.00/cwt169.00–169.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805121.00/cwt121.00–121.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 297595.00/cwt95.00–95.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75039.00/cwt39.00–39.002931
Cows—Lean 85-90%81545.00/cwt45.00–45.003671
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82553.05/cwt51.00–56.004384
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82546.28/cwt42.00–51.003823
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87065.00/cwt65.00–65.005662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01159.00/cwt52.00–63.0059614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11069.15/cwt65.00–73.007684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19668.34/cwt63.00–76.508175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24783.62/cwt76.00–88.001,0436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284575.00/cwt75.00–75.006341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,01066.00/cwt66.00–66.006672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001

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.