Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2023-07-13

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 13
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 200▼ 42 vs year ago 220 · −19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 40▼ 107 vs year ago 135 · −79.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly uneven with lower undertones, feeder heifers sold uneven as well. All calsses of feeders were lightly tested. Weaned cattle were stronger than than unweaned fleshy cattle with most of the demand leaning toward weaned cattle. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.53/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +28.35 against this barn's trailing median of $193.18.
Average price
$221.53
65 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.15
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466226.511,05551
Medium and Large 2503206.131,03713thin
Medium and Large 3400167.506701thin
One grade step is worth $59.01/cwt here — about $385 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 sale65 hd
221.53
—
AR average9 barns · 1,048 hd
215.38
+6.15
This barn, trailing median1 sales
193.18
+28.35
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—Average1,539109.211,6816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13196.671,0937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41995.971,3613thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94684.2979811

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,4001thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added395267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1428239.34/cwt237.00–244.001,0243
Steers—Medium and Large 2440208.00/cwt208.00–208.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 2473201.99/cwt201.00–203.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1486235.04/cwt223.00–240.001,1424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2331
Steers—Medium and Large 1527225.33/cwt217.50–235.001,1876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2414
Steers—Medium and Large 2545196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed556205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1403
Steers—Medium and Large 1559220.83/cwt217.00–230.001,2344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2884
Steers—Medium and Large 2565188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1600216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added660215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1688194.75/cwt194.00–195.001,3404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373236.88/cwt235.00–239.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413238.77/cwt235.00–242.509862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422218.96/cwt217.00–220.009243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423203.14/cwt187.50–212.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473211.68/cwt209.00–216.001,0013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485199.37/cwt187.00–212.009672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490197.50/cwt197.50–197.509681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518188.34/cwt182.00–195.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550174.00/cwt174.00–174.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570199.42/cwt191.00–205.001,1377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622191.67/cwt187.00–197.001,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625175.50/cwt165.00–186.001,0972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed687194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295277.50/cwt277.50–277.508191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323263.28/cwt261.00–267.508503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372245.30/cwt234.00–260.0091315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373235.42/cwt215.00–247.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400227.50/cwt227.50–227.509101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400167.50/cwt167.50–167.506701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429239.48/cwt227.50–255.001,0276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460204.02/cwt203.00–205.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483212.82/cwt204.00–234.001,0288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525211.03/cwt198.00–224.001,1087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558209.66/cwt206.00–214.001,1703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588177.75/cwt177.50–178.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625201.38/cwt194.00–209.001,2592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535124.20/cwt123.50–125.001,9062
Bulls——1,541101.72/cwt95.00–104.001,5684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93692.04/cwt88.00–96.008614
Cows—Lean 85-90%94482.84/cwt77.00–86.007825
Cows—Lean 85-90%97372.39/cwt70.00–75.007042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,057102.09/cwt97.00–110.001,0793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18692.61/cwt90.00–95.001,0984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42897.95/cwt97.00–99.001,3992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110115.98/cwt110.00–126.001,2872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165117.16/cwt101.00–131.001,3655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030118.44/cwt115.00–121.001,2202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0801

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.