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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 28

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Sep 14Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 361▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 50▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Demand was good and supply was good. Buyers discounted new crop un-weaned calves and calves on the fleshy side.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.59/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$251.59

137 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	261.37	1,427	102
Medium and Large 2	478	223.11	1,067	35

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $360 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 sale137 hd

251.59

—

AR average9 barns · 1,512 hd

253.40

−1.81

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	—	Average	1,514	112.64	1,706	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	97.62	1,160	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	91.96	1,030	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	84.27	835	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,340	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$1,557	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	301	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	221.54/cwt	200.00–245.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	278.27/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	214.98/cwt	214.00–220.00	845	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.50	986	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	257.15/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,090	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	252.87/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,183	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	472	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,345	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	215.50/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,047	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,378	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	268.23/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,424	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	247.12/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,312	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	214.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,246	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	268.21/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,561	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	243.99/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,420	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	596	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	221.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,392	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,715	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	239.45/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	242.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	210.23/cwt	182.50–235.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	251.52/cwt	237.50–262.50	825	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	218.04/cwt	198.00–228.00	805	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	252.26/cwt	232.50–260.00	943	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	401	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,063	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	207.93/cwt	190.00–230.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	232.06/cwt	215.00–250.00	984	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,026	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	228.15/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,093	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	206.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,044	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	225.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,147	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,281	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	182.67/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,080	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	180.63/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,120	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	211.50/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,313	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	249.03/cwt	247.00–250.00	946	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	226.26/cwt	210.00–240.00	871	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	231.27/cwt	210.00–240.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	219.20/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	243.37/cwt	232.50–254.00	1,154	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,220	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	210.61/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,131	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,222	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	188.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,142	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	103.70/cwt	93.00–110.50	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	119.79/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,827	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	625	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	522	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	86.64/cwt	84.00–89.50	898	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	90.80/cwt	90.00–92.00	943	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.50	952	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	97.62/cwt	97.05–98.50	1,160	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	95.91/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,160	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	1,557.24/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,557	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	1,340.16/head	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,340	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,158	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Sep 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 0

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Demand was good and supply was good. Buyers discounted new crop un-weaned calves and calves on the fleshy side.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	285.00	285.00
1	—	415	282.50	282.50
3	—	531	264.00–277.50	268.23
18	—	651	263.50	263.50
11	—	582	260.00–269.00	268.21
3	—	733	239.00–245.00	242.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	230.00–237.50	232.98
1	—	455	250.00	250.00
2	—	390	220.00–232.50	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	232.50–250.00	243.99
8	—	370	262.00–300.00	278.27
3	—	468	247.50–260.00	252.87
7	—	672	225.00–245.00	239.45
6	—	424	235.00–270.00	257.15
1	—	900	210.00	210.00
12	—	531	235.00–257.50	247.12
4	—	301	317.50	317.50
1	—	640	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
5	—	486	192.50–230.00	215.50
4	—	581	200.00–225.00	214.48
4	—	629	220.00–223.00	221.38
6	—	393	214.00–220.00	214.98
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
3	—	340	200.00–245.00	221.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
1	—	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
2	—	520	220.00–250.00	234.71
1	—	685	207.00	207.00
2	—	435	275.00–280.00	277.50
5	—	474	232.50–254.00	243.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	240.00	240.00
3	—	380	247.00–250.00	249.03
2	—	440	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	200.00–230.00	219.20
2	—	328	240.00–245.00	242.37
1	—	760	177.50	177.50
3	—	537	190.00–225.00	210.61
2	—	605	185.00–192.50	188.78
3	—	385	210.00–240.00	226.26
4	—	405	210.00–240.00	231.27
2	—	575	210.00–215.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	200.00–210.00	206.70
5	—	317	182.50–235.00	210.23
11	—	369	198.00–228.00	218.04
7	—	418	190.00–230.00	207.93
2	—	620	175.00–186.00	180.63
3	—	591	177.00–186.00	182.67
5	—	477	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
2	—	440	210.00–215.00	212.53
1	—	515	197.50	197.50
1	—	450	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
1	—	760	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	215.00–250.00	232.06
2	—	567	226.00	226.00
7	—	328	237.50–262.50	251.52
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
4	—	621	205.00–217.00	211.50
19	—	479	215.00–235.00	228.15
7	—	374	232.50–260.00	252.26
5	—	509	215.00–230.00	225.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
2	—	300	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	246.00	246.00
3	—	400	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	265.00	265.00
11	—	480	260.00	260.00
2	—	667	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,557.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,114	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,340.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	93.00–110.50	103.70
5	—	1,525	113.00–129.00	119.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
1	—	815	64.00	64.00
1	—	625	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	88.00–91.50	89.49
5	—	1,209	94.00–97.50	95.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	97.05–98.50	97.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	90.00–92.00	90.80
1	—	905	71.00	71.00
9	—	1,037	84.00–89.50	86.64

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.