Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2023-09-07

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 7
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▲ 314 vs last sale 357▲ 671 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 4.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 12.00 lower across most ranges. Supply was stong and demand was good. Buyers did discount fleshy and unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.55/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$255.55
238 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,386
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515269.991,390128
Medium and Large 1-2620245.331,52153
Medium and Large 2533232.631,23957
One grade step is worth $37.36/cwt here — about $151 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 sale238 hd
255.55
—
AR average9 barns · 1,366 hd
264.45
−8.90
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—High1,438109.291,5729thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,188103.531,2302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,169101.051,18111
CowsLean 85-90%Low94982.747857thin

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)1,163$1,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,1851thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$9001thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260327.50/cwt327.50–327.508521
Steers—Medium and Large 1327308.50/cwt305.00–312.501,0095
Steers—Medium and Large 2328255.38/cwt245.00–265.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 2380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
Steers—Medium and Large 1383298.65/cwt285.00–302.501,1449
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2415218.70/cwt215.00–222.509082
Steers—Medium and Large 1417284.11/cwt255.00–299.001,18518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420301.33/cwt295.00–307.501,2664
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added430282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy433208.54/cwt207.00–210.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465287.92/cwt281.00–294.001,3395
Steers—Medium and Large 2473239.51/cwt232.50–245.001,1334
Steers—Medium and Large 1479273.40/cwt250.00–283.001,31035
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added506246.75/cwt237.50–250.001,2497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2816
Steers—Medium and Large 1527253.35/cwt240.00–258.001,3354
Steers—Medium and Large 2528227.80/cwt220.00–240.001,20310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4525
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added559250.96/cwt245.00–253.001,4034
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1562249.49/cwt245.00–250.001,40210
Steers—Medium and Large 2574222.00/cwt210.00–234.001,2749
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Steers—Medium and Large 1614243.44/cwt225.00–249.001,4958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630257.06/cwt255.00–259.001,61914
Steers—Medium and Large 2637202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638248.81/cwt247.00–256.001,58719
Steers—Medium and Large 2662210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4836
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4963
Steers—Medium and Large 1695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6908
Steers—Medium and Large 1726250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8013
Steers—Medium and Large 2745193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4381
Steers—Medium and Large 1776232.42/cwt214.00–241.001,8044
Steers—Medium and Large 2800182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4601
Steers—Medium and Large 1820223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,8332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300277.00/cwt277.00–277.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328241.87/cwt235.00–250.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335258.62/cwt245.00–265.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374244.44/cwt237.50–252.509145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376254.42/cwt240.00–257.5095711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Heifers—Medium 2390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420229.21/cwt200.00–247.509638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426246.33/cwt240.00–252.501,0498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added427253.11/cwt247.00–257.501,0819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433232.86/cwt225.00–241.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445229.19/cwt225.00–230.001,0206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470234.37/cwt230.00–240.001,10215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474214.11/cwt190.00–230.001,0159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480221.35/cwt207.50–227.501,0627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486230.36/cwt229.00–233.001,1208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514230.20/cwt227.50–237.501,1837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy519214.48/cwt200.00–223.001,1136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520217.20/cwt205.00–226.001,12911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520179.00/cwt179.00–179.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy567204.62/cwt200.00–219.001,1608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578232.61/cwt226.00–238.001,3443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610238.68/cwt230.00–247.501,4562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613204.43/cwt180.00–212.001,2536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655196.87/cwt180.00–214.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313243.88/cwt237.50–252.507634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333298.58/cwt282.50–310.009945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379291.01/cwt282.50–300.001,1034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379250.12/cwt225.00–262.509485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417278.51/cwt257.50–292.501,1618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419243.02/cwt235.00–247.501,0184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460261.25/cwt255.00–267.501,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462232.87/cwt212.00–242.501,0765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467258.35/cwt242.50–280.001,2069
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515243.29/cwt241.00–245.001,2537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523226.73/cwt218.00–240.001,1869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568225.30/cwt223.00–230.001,2803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569213.81/cwt190.00–220.501,2179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610186.76/cwt186.00–187.501,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675202.23/cwt192.50–220.001,3653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740204.06/cwt195.00–213.001,5102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,402107.20/cwt85.00–117.001,5038
Bulls——1,730126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83088.50/cwt88.50–88.507351
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83045.00/cwt45.00–45.003741
Cows—Lean 85-90%95580.00/cwt80.00–80.007641
Cows—Lean 85-90%96590.52/cwt90.00–91.008742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05092.32/cwt90.00–95.009692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162103.70/cwt95.00–113.001,2059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,188103.53/cwt101.00–106.001,2302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19889.15/cwt85.00–93.501,0682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057106.23/cwt95.00–113.001,1233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502

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.