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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 91▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 65▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 20▲ 18 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 were mostly 5.00 higher on a light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with quality cattle offered, buyer demand remained strong

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.12/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$153.12
52 head · 620 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1673155.851,04837
Medium and Large 2490146.3671815thin
One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $331 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 sale52 hd
153.12
—
AR average9 barns · 1,196 hd
160.50
−7.38
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—Average1,445105.001,5171thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31783.201,0953thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09879.288708thin
CowsLean 85-90%High91965.356017thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,0901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$9101thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)793$7242thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290223.00/cwt223.00–223.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 1335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430212.00/cwt212.00–212.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 2455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535201.81/cwt199.00–207.501,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 1540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 2545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608184.98/cwt183.00–187.001,1252
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667179.33/cwt177.00–184.001,1963
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373147.62/cwt145.00–150.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438140.00/cwt140.00–140.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465153.29/cwt148.00–157.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480167.49/cwt167.00–168.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515155.50/cwt155.50–155.508011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519168.16/cwt163.00–171.008735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565164.95/cwt162.00–168.009322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575149.06/cwt142.00–156.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620158.43/cwt144.00–166.009826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673161.00/cwt160.00–163.001,0843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added718155.28/cwt150.00–159.001,1153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733155.49/cwt154.00–157.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added855153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1858145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910140.51/cwt140.00–141.001,2792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy935134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy995124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,000133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453162.99/cwt160.00–165.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465188.00/cwt188.00–188.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518170.36/cwt161.00–178.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578152.04/cwt149.00–155.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605164.00/cwt164.00–164.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630150.51/cwt150.00–151.009482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,445105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78352.57/cwt50.00–55.004122
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88070.00/cwt70.00–70.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%94563.72/cwt62.50–65.006022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05077.44/cwt76.00–79.008132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08083.54/cwt83.00–84.009022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10477.86/cwt75.00–80.008606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30582.05/cwt81.50–82.501,0712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1461
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2741104.81/cwt88.00–119.007775
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276076.08/cwt63.00–105.005783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2793724.38/head630.00–800.007242
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290085.00/cwt85.00–85.007651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03382.50/cwt82.00–83.008522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07882.72/cwt81.00–84.008923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901

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.