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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 15
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 242 vs last sale 87▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 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 sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Supply was moderate with softer buyer demand present. Unweaned and fleshy calves were discounted while value added cattle sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.08/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$152.08
132 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.94
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2390155.7260725
Medium and Large 1570153.8887770
Medium and Large 2423147.8162534
Medium and Large 3350128.004483thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $159 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 sale132 hd
152.08
—
AR average6 barns · 914 hd
151.14
+0.94
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—Average1,53792.141,4163thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45280.691,1717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13279.669023thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99966.0666014

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$8403thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,1952thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1277204.70/cwt200.00–212.505673
Steers—Medium and Large 2325172.50/cwt172.50–172.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 1330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360187.50/cwt187.50–187.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 1368187.52/cwt185.00–190.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed375186.00/cwt186.00–186.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2400165.00/cwt165.00–165.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415178.54/cwt177.50–180.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1438190.85/cwt182.00–200.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455178.00/cwt178.00–178.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1461192.85/cwt172.00–211.008899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed462181.00/cwt181.00–181.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472178.09/cwt176.00–180.0084110
Steers—Medium and Large 2480160.77/cwt150.00–167.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507163.69/cwt160.00–171.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 2507161.03/cwt160.00–163.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512187.00/cwt187.00–187.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515174.00/cwt174.00–174.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed520186.00/cwt186.00–186.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1555183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0161
Steers—Medium and Large 2570160.51/cwt160.00–161.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585175.62/cwt169.50–182.001,0274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590164.00/cwt164.00–164.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610167.64/cwt165.00–169.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1635162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 2645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1453
Steers—Medium and Large 2710154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1795153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1800163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262154.11/cwt150.00–157.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311150.00/cwt150.00–150.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327154.20/cwt148.00–157.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350160.00/cwt155.00–167.505605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360167.00/cwt167.00–167.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365146.01/cwt137.50–157.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373159.92/cwt157.50–162.505972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385168.00/cwt168.00–168.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394159.16/cwt157.50–162.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414152.29/cwt152.00–152.506305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420156.35/cwt147.00–161.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420137.00/cwt137.00–137.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429147.75/cwt146.00–150.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458151.14/cwt136.00–155.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461152.05/cwt151.00–155.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470137.50/cwt137.50–137.506461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471168.31/cwt167.00–169.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489150.96/cwt142.50–160.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510130.51/cwt130.00–131.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514141.87/cwt137.50–143.007297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519149.22/cwt145.00–154.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527161.27/cwt157.00–166.008508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy563129.56/cwt125.00–134.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578134.36/cwt130.00–139.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586159.53/cwt158.00–166.009355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1597147.00/cwt147.00–147.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626150.22/cwt142.00–156.009407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added638166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1751152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added783150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300197.50/cwt197.50–197.505931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321157.73/cwt142.50–170.005065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377180.00/cwt180.00–180.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378158.25/cwt152.50–162.505984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385178.18/cwt164.00–183.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418146.46/cwt138.00–160.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465141.00/cwt141.00–141.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476145.15/cwt140.00–149.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488169.54/cwt162.00–177.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500166.00/cwt166.00–166.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518146.14/cwt142.00–150.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560134.82/cwt125.00–145.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680137.36/cwt131.00–144.009342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53792.14/cwt86.00–102.001,4163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94464.89/cwt60.00–70.006138
Cows—Lean 85-90%97558.00/cwt58.00–58.005663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11075.00/cwt75.00–75.008331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14381.99/cwt81.00–83.009372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17077.22/cwt75.00–80.009033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44982.84/cwt81.00–85.001,2004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45577.82/cwt76.50–79.001,1323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288087.61/cwt80.00–95.007717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033839.89/head765.00–885.008403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04075.00/cwt75.00–75.007801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15077.50/cwt76.00–79.008912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,194.74/head775.00–1,500.001,1952

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.