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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 21

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Apr 7Apr 21May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 129▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 32▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 7▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks : Stocker and feeder steers sold unevenly steady on light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for grass ready cattle and weaker demand for fleshy new crop calves.

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 $149.68/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$149.68

42 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	153.52	740	27
Medium and Large 1-2	387	152.00	588	2thin
Medium and Large 2	447	141.36	633	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $108 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 sale42 hd

149.68

—

AR average8 barns · 1,280 hd

153.17

−3.49

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	1,375	90.19	1,240	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	84.23	1,212	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	82.07	1,000	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	51.66	501	9thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	166.28/cwt	165.00–167.50	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	173.65/cwt	170.00–186.00	656	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	114.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	522	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	796	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	154.96/cwt	147.50–162.50	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	372	151.68/cwt	147.50–155.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	387	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.32/cwt	132.50–142.50	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	149.49/cwt	142.00–159.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	155.30/cwt	149.00–159.00	828	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	149.64/cwt	147.50–154.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	574	148.98/cwt	145.50–152.50	855	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	156.58/cwt	152.50–161.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	144.70/cwt	137.50–152.00	1,056	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	90.19/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,240	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	188	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	46.18/cwt	42.50–50.00	439	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	57.46/cwt	54.00–60.00	553	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	789	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	70.15/cwt	66.50–73.50	791	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	82.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,028	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	84.23/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,212	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,443.88/cwt	1,125.00–1,750.00	14,150	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,688.93/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	19,254	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,042	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,638.73/cwt	1,600.00–1,675.00	19,993	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	1,651.35/cwt	1,525.00–1,800.00	13,756	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	1,534.68/cwt	1,425.00–1,725.00	13,137	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,626.83/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	16,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	1,865.28/cwt	1,700.00–2,000.00	23,913	3

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 Apr 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	147.50–155.00	151.68
1	—	300	151.00	151.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	132.50–142.50	137.32
2	—	568	132.50	132.50
1	—	665	127.50	127.50
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	147.50–154.00	149.64
1	—	370	154.00	154.00
2	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.36
5	—	463	142.00–159.00	149.49
6	—	533	149.00–159.00	155.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	145.50–152.50	148.98
4	—	435	156.00–160.00	158.05
2	—	380	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	170.00–174.00	171.95
1	—	270	181.00	181.00
2	—	522	167.50	167.50
5	—	378	170.00–186.00	173.65
3	—	615	152.50–155.00	154.15
2	—	563	168.00–169.00	168.49
1	—	815	133.00	133.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
1	—	695	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–119.00	114.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	482	182.00	182.00
1	—	590	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	147.50–162.50	154.96
2	—	468	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	370	165.00–167.50	166.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	158.00	158.00
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
1	—	385	179.00	179.00
2	—	730	137.50–152.00	144.70
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
2	—	573	152.50–161.00	156.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	54.00–60.00	57.46
4	—	950	42.50–50.00	46.18
2	—	1,128	66.50–73.50	70.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,439	79.00–89.00	84.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	80.00–86.00	82.89
1	—	1,045	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	88.00–92.50	90.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,443.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,638.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,688.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	86.50	86.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,651.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,626.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	856	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,534.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,865.28

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.