Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2024-01-25

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 25
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 260 vs last sale 0▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 22 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 sale was not reported due to weather conditions. Supply was light and demand was good on all ranges of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.68/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$231.68
40 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428250.351,07125
Medium and Large 2521208.751,0888thin
Medium and Large 3453191.228667thin
One grade step is worth $59.13/cwt here — about $205 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 sale40 hd
231.68
—
AR average7 barns · 735 hd
232.37
−0.69
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—Average1,035103.001,0661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,258102.161,2853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16196.731,12310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low85972.056197thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,208$1,4942thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,3025
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,2346
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,8251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$9751thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2293312.39/cwt300.00–325.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1323330.70/cwt325.00–340.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1378320.09/cwt315.00–325.001,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 2395272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added405272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1425303.41/cwt280.00–315.001,2894
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added470255.66/cwt242.50–270.001,2022
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478285.46/cwt277.50–300.001,3644
Steers—Medium and Large 2480219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Steers—Medium and Large 3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1528257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3602
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Steers—Medium and Large 2570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
Steers—Medium and Large 1573248.31/cwt245.00–252.501,4233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317271.64/cwt265.00–277.508613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374198.39/cwt185.00–210.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376260.63/cwt257.50–265.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419234.13/cwt220.00–245.009814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426252.51/cwt240.00–260.001,0767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added440232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467254.44/cwt250.00–262.501,1885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy687185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405215.00/cwt215.00–215.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,035103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76346.48/cwt39.00–56.003553
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79087.50/cwt87.50–87.506911
Cows—Lean 85-90%97892.47/cwt92.00–93.009043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10891.57/cwt91.00–92.001,0152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17498.02/cwt94.00–105.001,1518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258102.16/cwt98.00–105.001,2853
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00597.00/cwt97.00–97.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,302.28/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,233.81/head800.00–1,575.001,2346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,493.98/head1,425.00–1,575.001,4942
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893103.68/cwt100.00–107.509262
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.