Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2022-11-17

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 17
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 295▼ 185 vs year ago 540 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 46▲ 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for pre-conditioned cattle several good conditioned cattle offered today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.05/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$145.05
140 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.60
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562151.5585270
Medium and Large 1-2522150.4878612thin
Medium and Large 2478139.6366751
Medium and Large 3449110.364957thin
One grade step is worth $41.19/cwt here — about $357 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 sale140 hd
145.05
—
AR average9 barns · 1,894 hd
147.65
−2.60
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—Average1,56388.161,3784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43670.221,00814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20465.267869thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97452.4751111

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$9963thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$7822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$6201thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505061
Steers—Medium and Large 2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307184.00/cwt184.00–184.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 2366153.14/cwt140.00–164.005604
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370191.11/cwt187.00–195.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed434175.99/cwt175.00–180.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469180.35/cwt180.00–181.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478186.59/cwt185.00–190.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 1478173.42/cwt170.00–180.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1510171.24/cwt167.00–179.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 3535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2538143.49/cwt142.00–145.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1567168.32/cwt165.00–175.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570169.62/cwt166.00–173.009674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed571171.29/cwt168.00–173.009786
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616168.74/cwt166.00–172.001,0397
Steers—Medium and Large 1626166.66/cwt165.00–170.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637171.71/cwt165.00–175.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1583
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711162.04/cwt157.00–168.001,1524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250159.00/cwt159.00–159.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed255148.00/cwt148.00–148.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255122.50/cwt122.50–122.503121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290127.50/cwt127.50–127.503701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed312151.58/cwt145.00–155.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330155.88/cwt152.00–160.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330142.46/cwt137.50–145.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384131.85/cwt125.00–135.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418166.23/cwt165.00–167.506952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418161.89/cwt159.00–169.006778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418139.06/cwt132.50–144.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.00/cwt139.00–139.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 343580.00/cwt80.00–80.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461163.00/cwt163.00–163.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466139.96/cwt130.00–148.0065212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed489145.73/cwt139.00–147.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added491158.99/cwt155.00–162.007818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505137.25/cwt137.00–137.506932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526148.97/cwt146.00–152.007846
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535130.00/cwt125.00–135.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575141.00/cwt141.00–141.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576157.66/cwt156.00–161.009086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588137.40/cwt130.00–145.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615130.33/cwt129.00–132.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620153.26/cwt151.00–155.0095012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638144.34/cwt140.00–151.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665133.55/cwt127.00–140.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673139.31/cwt137.00–141.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added684150.76/cwt144.00–153.001,0318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2734131.85/cwt130.00–135.009684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added764147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310177.50/cwt177.50–177.505501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360155.95/cwt135.00–177.505612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370177.50/cwt177.50–177.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388166.59/cwt150.00–185.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440186.00/cwt186.00–186.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2446156.00/cwt156.00–156.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460162.50/cwt162.50–162.507481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510155.50/cwt155.00–156.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558143.81/cwt138.00–153.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728126.64/cwt120.00–130.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy778130.08/cwt125.00–135.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56388.16/cwt85.00–90.001,3784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80545.00/cwt45.00–45.003622
Cows—Lean 85-90%90031.00/cwt31.00–31.002791
Cows—Lean 85-90%97560.11/cwt55.00–62.005864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03050.56/cwt49.00–52.505213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19864.67/cwt63.00–67.007758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21564.00/cwt64.00–64.007781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25570.00/cwt70.00–70.008791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40072.70/cwt71.50–76.501,01810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52564.01/cwt63.50–65.009764
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297060.00/cwt60.00–60.005821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083781.79/head680.00–885.007822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31067.50/cwt67.50–67.508841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,393996.17/head850.00–1,100.009963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.