Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2022-04-07

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 388▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 42▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 40▲ 7 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, supply was light with cattle not as attractive to buyers as needed for a market test. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.57/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$136.57
49 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427148.5763415thin
Medium and Large 1-2587136.448018thin
Medium and Large 2506131.4666523
Medium and Large 3388116.174513thin
One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $183 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 sale49 hd
136.57
—
AR average9 barns · 1,736 hd
154.92
−18.35
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—High1,53598.961,5197thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37686.121,1854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23183.891,03315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05462.096546thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1325197.50/cwt197.50–197.506421
Steers—Medium and Large 2350154.25/cwt137.50–171.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1368180.96/cwt171.00–193.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1428168.48/cwt165.00–172.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 2430150.25/cwt148.00–152.506462
Steers—Medium and Large 2465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1510163.76/cwt162.50–165.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522165.00/cwt165.00–165.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 2577127.00/cwt127.00–127.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2683121.61/cwt115.00–125.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 2750132.50/cwt132.50–132.509942
Steers—Medium and Large 2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290178.00/cwt178.00–178.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305167.00/cwt167.00–167.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389139.00/cwt138.00–140.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405151.50/cwt150.00–153.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421136.37/cwt127.50–141.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520111.00/cwt111.00–111.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525138.00/cwt138.00–138.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527130.21/cwt120.00–139.006868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558126.27/cwt125.00–127.507052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added597137.50/cwt137.50–137.508212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603135.25/cwt135.00–135.508166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635137.50/cwt137.50–137.508731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815100.00/cwt100.00–100.008151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315179.00/cwt179.00–179.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325178.52/cwt175.00–182.505802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361168.64/cwt162.50–185.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410171.00/cwt171.00–171.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425148.19/cwt142.00–155.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465153.97/cwt153.00–155.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488157.83/cwt152.50–163.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
Bulls—Medium and Large 281592.50/cwt92.50–92.507541
Bulls—Medium and Large 285090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34193.41/cwt85.00–100.001,2534
Bulls——1,793106.35/cwt106.00–107.001,9073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01043.00/cwt43.00–43.004341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03863.63/cwt62.00–65.506604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16075.00/cwt75.00–75.008701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17874.50/cwt74.00–75.008782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23985.33/cwt76.50–90.001,05713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37686.12/cwt84.00–89.001,1854
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,3731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18883.26/cwt79.00–86.509892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,140.00/cwt1,140.00–1,140.0014,5921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,1861

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.