Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2022-08-18

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 18
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 175▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 16▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 20 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 steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher . Slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was light with strong buyer demand on most cattle. Quality of cattle offered was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.96/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$154.96
49 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.46
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564160.1390232
Medium and Large 1-2630152.009582thin
Medium and Large 2469146.2968514thin
Medium and Large 3745117.008721thin
One grade step is worth $43.13/cwt here — about $31 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
154.96
—
AR average7 barns · 887 hd
160.43
−5.46
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—High1,561108.901,7005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39389.561,2483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14182.8594528
CowsLean 85-90%Low92666.236139thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,0601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,0001thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 2400149.00/cwt149.00–149.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 2578168.40/cwt164.00–173.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1775166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272141.13/cwt130.00–150.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320169.30/cwt160.00–177.505422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355157.50/cwt157.50–157.505591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425145.24/cwt135.00–155.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472166.61/cwt160.00–171.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520164.83/cwt158.00–171.008576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526149.51/cwt143.00–155.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565167.00/cwt167.00–167.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572156.12/cwt149.00–161.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613143.04/cwt137.50–153.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623165.78/cwt156.00–176.001,0339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630152.00/cwt152.00–152.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668157.95/cwt155.00–160.001,0553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323171.09/cwt167.00–175.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355173.00/cwt173.00–173.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418157.40/cwt155.00–160.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460161.00/cwt161.00–161.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473158.00/cwt158.00–158.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,474107.88/cwt105.00–114.001,5904
Bulls——1,910113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73543.00/cwt43.00–43.003161
Cows—Lean 85-90%93166.37/cwt63.00–68.006186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00577.43/cwt74.00–81.007782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10976.14/cwt69.00–78.508447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15185.08/cwt80.00–94.0097921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39389.56/cwt84.00–94.001,2483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2803116.58/cwt105.00–127.009362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299070.00/cwt70.00–70.006931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05878.44/cwt77.00–80.008303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08078.40/cwt75.00–80.008473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282393.93/cwt90.00–100.007735
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284069.00/cwt69.00–69.005801

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.