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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 31

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 87▲ 270 vs year ago 87 · +310.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last weeks light run due to extreme temperatures. But, compared to two weeks ago feeder steers sold mostly uneven and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10. higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.21/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$237.21

128 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$88.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	455	238.10	1,084	19thin
Medium and Large 1	592	237.86	1,408	108
Medium and Large 3	340	150.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.10/cwt here — about $574 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 sale128 hd

237.21

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

237.84

−0.63

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,670	120.40	2,010	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	113.49	1,587	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	106.04	1,281	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	88.93	903	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,316	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,389	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$1,028	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,646	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,170	2thin

Every lot

96 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	985	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	248.98/cwt	232.00–265.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	294.04/cwt	269.00–309.00	1,097	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,028	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	251.61/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,067	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	279.53/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,208	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	242.58/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,152	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	266.75/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,275	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	275.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,325	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	223.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	270.26/cwt	268.00–272.50	1,432	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,476	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	252.75/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,471	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	259.35/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	197.79/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	248.50/cwt	237.00–260.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	267.37/cwt	263.00–271.00	989	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	272.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	397	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	255.08/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,082	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	222.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	978	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	466	232.01/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,081	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	261.30/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,236	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	245.38/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,173	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	243.56/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,274	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	523	228.84/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,197	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	219.57/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,148	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	248.28/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,336	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	236.24/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,349	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	245.85/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,436	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	240.79/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	234.94/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	652	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	279.66/cwt	277.00–282.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	288.64/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	255.00/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	276.66/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,198	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,062	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	238.44/cwt	211.00–259.00	1,106	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	230.87/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	238.25/cwt	228.00–265.00	1,246	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	222.00/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	115.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	75.07/cwt	71.00–79.00	687	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	101.83/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,105	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	98.33/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,144	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	109.47/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,344	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,587	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,027.91/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,028	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,389.31/head	1,100.00–1,680.00	1,389	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,316	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	109.26/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,486	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,645.50/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,646	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Thu Aug 31, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 87Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	263.00–271.00	267.37
4	—	630	229.00–238.00	234.94
1	—	710	226.00	226.00
4	—	523	239.00–245.00	243.56
5	—	571	230.00–242.00	236.24
6	—	478	242.50–250.00	245.38
9	—	424	243.00–260.00	255.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	915	192.50	192.50
6	—	652	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	240.00	240.00
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
1	—	345	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
1	—	680	211.00	211.00
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	236.63
2	—	523	210.00–230.00	219.57
2	—	300	237.00–260.00	248.50
2	—	440	210.00–235.00	222.36
2	—	378	260.00–285.00	272.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	239.00	239.00
1	—	435	235.00	235.00
3	—	466	226.00–235.00	232.01
1	—	315	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	240.00–242.00	240.79
10	—	584	244.00–247.00	245.85
13	—	473	255.00–266.00	261.30
5	—	433	260.00	260.00
5	—	763	217.00	217.00
6	—	538	245.00–253.00	248.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	222.50–235.00	228.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	211.00–259.00	238.44
3	—	515	210.00–247.00	230.87
1	—	615	223.00	223.00
2	—	438	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	—	395	245.00–265.00	255.00
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
2	—	565	220.00–224.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	282.00–295.00	288.64
3	—	433	272.00–280.00	276.66
9	—	523	228.00–265.00	238.25
2	—	470	265.00	265.00
1	—	640	235.00	235.00
2	—	320	277.00–282.00	279.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	257.50	257.50
1	—	450	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	235.00	235.00
3	—	680	235.00	235.00
1	—	500	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	240.00	240.00
6	—	628	256.00–260.00	259.35
10	—	481	272.00–280.00	275.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	250.00	250.00
4	—	557	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	265.00–295.00	279.53
5	—	478	261.00–271.00	266.75
6	—	373	269.00–309.00	294.04
1	—	655	247.00	247.00
3	—	582	245.00–257.00	252.75
1	—	700	230.00	230.00
1	—	785	228.00	228.00
4	—	530	268.00–272.50	270.26
1	—	600	249.00	249.00
1	—	335	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	186.00–210.00	197.79
1	—	805	209.00	209.00
2	—	390	262.00–265.00	263.48
5	—	424	242.50–255.00	251.61
1	—	585	227.00	227.00
1	—	635	191.00	191.00
2	—	475	235.00–250.00	242.58
3	—	337	232.00–265.00	248.98
3	—	522	220.00–225.00	223.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	217.50	217.50
1	—	580	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	99.00–106.00	101.83
1	—	1,100	91.00	91.00
2	—	915	71.00–79.00	75.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	112.00–115.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	105.00–118.00	109.47
4	—	1,163	94.00–105.00	98.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,578	109.00–118.00	115.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,170.00	1,170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,316	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,167	1,100.00–1,680.00	1,389.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	107.00–115.00	109.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,219	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,645.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.