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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 256▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 129▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 9 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with quality cattle offered today buyer demand was strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.61/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$155.61
84 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508164.3583543
Medium and Large 1-2392151.8459521
Medium and Large 2490140.8069020
One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $145 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 sale84 hd
155.61
—
AR average9 barns · 1,548 hd
153.39
+2.23
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—High1,588102.501,6272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30984.581,1074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26180.731,0185thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06665.857026thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$9601thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$9001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315212.50/cwt212.50–212.506691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added387210.00/cwt210.00–210.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417203.15/cwt190.00–207.508474
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472187.93/cwt184.00–190.008876
Steers—Medium and Large 1473175.98/cwt175.00–177.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528190.83/cwt190.00–192.501,00810
Steers—Medium and Large 1565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580184.14/cwt181.00–190.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added609182.70/cwt179.00–185.001,1138
Steers—Medium and Large 1615171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672176.95/cwt175.00–180.001,1895
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773167.29/cwt166.00–170.001,2936
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283140.51/cwt140.00–141.003982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307156.01/cwt150.00–162.004798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358145.00/cwt145.00–145.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370132.00/cwt132.00–132.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375156.00/cwt156.00–156.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422152.91/cwt150.00–157.506455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442135.00/cwt135.00–135.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470171.66/cwt165.00–177.0080719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473154.24/cwt151.00–163.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526162.36/cwt159.00–163.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527130.00/cwt130.00–130.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561138.23/cwt130.00–141.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592153.00/cwt153.00–153.009062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602162.00/cwt162.00–162.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625146.00/cwt146.00–146.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added687157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265180.57/cwt172.50–190.004793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379162.98/cwt158.00–167.506187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5591
Bulls——1,600106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80057.00/cwt57.00–57.004561
Cows—Lean 85-90%85030.00/cwt30.00–30.002551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16073.54/cwt73.00–74.008532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18677.02/cwt70.00–79.509134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30984.58/cwt80.00–90.001,1074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32885.52/cwt84.00–87.001,1363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674127.34/cwt126.00–130.008586
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13075.00/cwt75.00–75.008481

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.