Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2023-06-08

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 8
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 266▲ 0 vs year ago 290 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 101▼ 95 vs year ago 145 · −65.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 40 vs year ago 55 · −72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher feeder hiefers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher slaughter cows and bulls on a light test were mostly steady. Supply was light and demand was strong across all ranges of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.01/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$207.01
67 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.18
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1616214.671,32244
Medium and Large 1-2632197.001,2454thin
Medium and Large 2607191.391,16219thin
One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about $160 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 sale67 hd
207.01
—
AR average10 barns · 2,325 hd
241.19
−34.18
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—Average1,585118.131,8724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472100.821,4848thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20496.391,16016
CowsLean 85-90%High87969.3060911

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,2223thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)998$1,3862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,2001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355277.50/cwt277.50–277.509851
Steers—Medium and Large 1405237.50/cwt237.50–237.509621
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 2425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1481239.66/cwt225.00–255.001,1534
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added500227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1529226.60/cwt220.00–245.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 2535172.50/cwt172.50–172.509231
Steers—Medium and Large 2555183.67/cwt175.00–192.501,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1579214.43/cwt200.00–221.001,2424
Steers—Medium and Large 1626213.47/cwt195.00–220.001,33610
Steers—Medium and Large 2627182.21/cwt174.00–192.501,1423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2454
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed654197.51/cwt190.00–200.001,2924
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added668191.24/cwt191.00–192.501,2776
Steers—Medium and Large 1670206.40/cwt194.00–213.001,3837
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1720201.03/cwt200.00–202.001,4472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5631
Steers—Medium and Large 1770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5022
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3863
Steers—Medium and Large 1835188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340192.50/cwt192.50–192.506551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374213.80/cwt202.50–225.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430189.10/cwt182.50–200.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433237.12/cwt225.00–242.501,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480220.80/cwt215.00–230.001,0607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515213.46/cwt200.00–223.001,09913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523180.24/cwt170.00–190.009432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563194.59/cwt187.50–200.001,0966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575181.50/cwt175.00–188.001,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630167.56/cwt165.00–170.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637192.51/cwt190.00–195.001,2263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650182.00/cwt170.00–185.001,1835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721167.20/cwt161.00–178.001,2064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783167.54/cwt165.00–172.501,3123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385217.50/cwt217.50–217.508371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400232.50/cwt232.50–232.509301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy405202.50/cwt202.50–202.508201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2497212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520215.70/cwt207.50–220.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4731
Bulls——1,675120.17/cwt116.00–126.002,0133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68840.00/cwt40.00–40.002752
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72050.00/cwt50.00–50.003601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85077.95/cwt76.00–80.006632
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87086.54/cwt83.00–90.007532
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02585.59/cwt81.00–90.008772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04066.05/cwt65.00–67.006872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18699.02/cwt91.00–110.001,17413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28085.00/cwt84.00–87.001,0883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458102.37/cwt95.00–115.001,4937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29981,385.53/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,222.48/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853125.13/cwt110.00–140.001,0672

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.