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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 4

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 308 vs last sale 102▲ 410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available. However there was a good run of feeder cattle today with strong demand from buyers on weaned and value added cattle.

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 $237.33/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$237.33

128 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.36

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	243.55	1,137	107
Medium and Large 2	517	205.64	1,064	21

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $73 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

237.33

—

AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd

227.97

+9.36

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	1,755	116.92	2,052	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	90.89	1,249	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	87.48	1,022	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	78.05	755	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)	1,033	$1,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,219	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	310.70/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	306.46/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,168	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	301.04/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,255	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	281.22/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,201	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	280.84/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,320	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	283.65/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,455	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	253.77/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,342	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	261.49/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,488	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	229.09/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	237.37/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,505	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	234.98/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,572	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	263.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	381	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	991	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	255.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	975	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	241.19/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,015	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	252.39/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,068	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	209.74/cwt	195.00–220.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	248.64/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	208.93/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,013	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	247.39/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,207	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	979	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	228.53/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,170	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,273	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	226.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,257	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	198.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,109	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	582	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,205	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	219.19/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,374	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	314.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,030	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	308.75/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,179	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	259.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	995	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	317.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	295.76/cwt	250.00–314.00	1,224	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	265.91/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,266	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	256.46/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,357	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	252.78/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,453	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,468	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	229.88/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,559	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	116.92/cwt	115.00–118.50	2,052	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	790	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	79.14/cwt	74.00–82.00	807	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	82.80/cwt	81.00–84.00	845	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	886	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	90.16/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,130	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	91.87/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,283	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,364.77/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,218.58/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,219	4

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 0

No comparison to last week is available. However there was a good run of feeder cattle today with strong demand from buyers on weaned and value added cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	217.00	217.00
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
21	—	488	245.00–252.50	247.39
15	—	423	247.50–270.00	252.39
6	—	627	217.50–220.00	219.19
5	—	537	237.00	237.00
3	—	381	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	215.00	215.00
1	—	495	222.50	222.50
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
2	—	582	207.00	207.00
1	—	445	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
3	—	423	195.00–220.00	209.74
1	—	740	187.50	187.50
3	—	511	190.00–195.00	191.66
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
2	—	485	200.00–217.50	208.93
4	—	560	180.00–210.00	198.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	250.00–265.00	255.27
4	—	454	235.00–260.00	248.64
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
9	—	556	200.00–235.00	226.01
10	—	313	260.00–270.00	263.41
5	—	512	219.00–235.00	228.53
8	—	421	232.50–245.00	241.19
1	—	705	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	270.00–305.00	281.22
14	—	529	240.00–267.50	253.77
6	—	381	295.00–312.50	306.46
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
1	—	690	211.00	211.00
3	—	608	217.00–240.00	229.09
3	—	337	307.00–315.00	310.70
2	—	480	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	228.00–242.00	237.37
15	—	669	231.00–237.50	234.98
3	—	703	226.00	226.00
9	—	470	270.00–295.00	280.84
16	—	513	270.00–287.00	283.65
7	—	569	255.00–270.00	261.49
5	—	417	300.00–302.50	301.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
1	—	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	382	275.00–322.50	308.75
4	—	476	245.00–277.50	265.91
5	—	630	233.00	233.00
12	—	414	250.00–314.00	295.76
7	—	529	245.00–270.00	256.46
7	—	575	235.00–256.00	252.78
3	—	328	305.00–320.00	314.07
9	—	678	226.00–236.00	229.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	250.00–265.00	259.91
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	245.00	245.00
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
1	—	345	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	310.00–325.00	317.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	950.00–1,550.00	1,218.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,364.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	115.00–118.50	116.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	79.00	79.00
1	—	855	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,396	89.00–96.50	91.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	88.00–93.00	90.16
4	—	1,021	81.00–84.00	82.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,020	74.00–82.00	79.14
2	—	1,043	84.00–86.00	84.97

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.