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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 303▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 27▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No fair comparison is available to last week due to a light run of cattle this week with the holiday weekend on hand. However on a light suppl demand was was good on available stock.

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 $241.55/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$241.55

47 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$54.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	250.83	1,404	39
Medium and Large 2	636	196.32	1,248	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.51/cwt here — about $156 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 sale47 hd

241.55

—

AR average2 barns · 80 hd

235.46

+6.09

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	91.65	1,178	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	89.92	1,347	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	74.12	832	3thin

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)	1,225	$1,365	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,319	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,278	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	311.30/cwt	305.00–317.50	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	291.67/cwt	275.00–310.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	271.32/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,302	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	256.53/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,252	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	261.56/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,389	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	235.41/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,377	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	228.38/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,400	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	241.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	234.06/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	178.39/cwt	155.00–195.00	1,374	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,576	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,046	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	209.30/cwt	202.50–213.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	215.95/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,235	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	165.00/cwt	140.00–190.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	207.58/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,279	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	186.95/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,268	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	185.53/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,317	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	239.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,303	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,315	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	79.68/cwt	78.00–81.00	947	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,153	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,217	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	89.92/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,347	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,318.79/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,319	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,365.41/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,365	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,697	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,277.90/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,278	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Dec 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 0

No fair comparison is available to last week due to a light run of cattle this week with the holiday weekend on hand. However on a light suppl demand was was good on available stock.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	215.00	215.00
4	—	616	202.50–211.00	207.58
1	—	470	222.50	222.50
7	—	572	211.00–220.00	215.95
2	—	710	181.00–190.00	185.53
1	—	390	237.50	237.50
3	—	678	185.00–190.00	186.95
3	—	540	202.50–213.00	209.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	162.50	162.50
2	—	605	140.00–190.00	165.00
1	—	380	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	252.50	252.50
1	—	705	212.50	212.50
1	—	610	232.50	232.50
1	—	490	257.50	257.50
2	—	575	225.00–232.50	228.75
2	—	543	230.00–250.00	239.95
1	—	355	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	212.50	212.50
1	—	860	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	155.00–195.00	178.39
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	450	232.00	232.00
1	—	420	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	305.00–317.50	311.30
2	—	315	275.00–310.00	291.67
1	—	355	290.00	290.00
2	—	673	230.00	230.00
2	—	585	230.00–241.00	235.41
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
2	—	488	250.00–263.00	256.53
2	—	778	200.00–205.00	202.54
4	—	613	222.50–236.00	228.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	250.00–271.00	261.56
1	—	750	214.00	214.00
1	—	435	280.00	280.00
2	—	708	222.50–225.00	223.74
3	—	627	240.00–245.00	241.62
4	—	480	264.00–286.00	271.32
3	—	665	225.00–245.00	234.06
1	—	590	247.50	247.50
1	—	395	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,680	101.00	101.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,365.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,318.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	1,370	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,277.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	78.00–81.00	79.68
1	—	990	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,220	94.00–95.00	94.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	87.00–93.00	89.92

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.