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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 29

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

690 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 606▲ 335 vs year ago 355 · +94.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 50▲ 55 vs year ago 35 · +157.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 20▲ 31 vs year ago 15 · +206.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly uneven. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was good.

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 $259.65/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$259.65

185 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$5.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.70

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	260.41	1,729	158
Medium and Large 2	501	255.21	1,279	27

One grade step is worth $5.20/cwt here — about $450 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 sale185 hd

259.65

—

AR average8 barns · 1,239 hd

298.35

−38.70

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	1,614	131.10	2,116	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	110.48	1,530	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	100.96	1,146	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	90.89	877	12

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)	1,030	$1,831	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,647	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	861	$1,529	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,429	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,171	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,346	$2,136	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,401	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,280	2thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	374	351.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,316	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	253.40/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,049	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	339.07/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,444	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	317.04/cwt	287.50–335.00	1,385	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	309.31/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,494	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	242.40/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,173	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,324	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	295.36/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,515	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	272.87/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,411	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	228.78/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,185	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	263.41/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,501	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	576	252.40/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,454	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	218.65/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,356	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	254.55/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,596	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	229.73/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,539	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	234.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,881	76
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	294.92/cwt	290.00–310.00	914	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	276.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	880	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	252.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	935	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	301.09/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,117	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	286.00/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,073	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	298.51/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,224	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	288.56/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,218	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,056	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	452	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,139	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	276.79/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,326	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	230.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,119	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	248.72/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,321	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	226.02/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,200	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	238.04/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,369	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	235.81/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	233.38/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,454	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	226.07/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	202.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,589	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	337.64/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,080	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	291.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	973	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	275.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,021	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	330.83/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,241	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	312.68/cwt	267.50–325.00	1,307	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	299.31/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,413	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	264.01/cwt	233.00–285.00	1,378	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	248.24/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,408	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	916	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,900	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	133.19/cwt	126.00–143.00	2,148	12
Bulls	—	—	1,620	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,920	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	80.19/cwt	75.00–85.00	617	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	88.44/cwt	87.00–90.00	831	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	772	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	98.56/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,028	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,041	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	105.92/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,256	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,530	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,279.55/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,280	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,277	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,458	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	1,529.21/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,529	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,831.47/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,646.51/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,647	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,428.50/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,429	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	1,376.64/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,028.36/head	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,028	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,266.16/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	2,136.39/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,136	3

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 Feb 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 606Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 50Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	287.50–335.00	317.04
1	—	640	240.00	240.00
1	—	740	230.00	230.00
4	—	483	305.00–322.50	309.31
76	—	801	220.00–235.00	234.79
1	—	335	330.00	330.00
5	—	570	257.50–267.50	263.41
7	—	517	260.00–295.00	272.87
1	—	390	335.00	335.00
7	—	670	225.00–242.50	229.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	325.00–330.00	327.41
15	—	513	285.00–306.00	295.36
1	—	550	277.50	277.50
20	—	627	250.00–257.00	254.55
4	—	374	345.00–360.00	351.84
5	—	426	325.00–348.00	339.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	227.50–230.00	228.78
5	—	484	235.00–252.50	242.40
1	—	655	232.50	232.50
2	—	620	212.50–225.00	218.65
5	—	414	247.50–260.00	253.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	315.00	315.00
7	—	576	249.00–265.00	252.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	285.00	285.00
1	—	495	267.50	267.50
1	—	360	325.00	325.00
1	—	325	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	240.00	240.00
2	—	452	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	232.50–234.00	233.38
2	—	507	267.50	267.50
1	—	445	270.00	270.00
10	—	479	270.00–289.00	276.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	285.00–302.00	298.51
1	—	335	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	210.00–237.50	226.02
7	—	486	220.00–240.00	230.31
2	—	575	232.50–239.00	235.81
4	—	431	240.00–250.00	245.07
5	—	370	250.00–260.00	252.58
1	—	725	190.00	190.00
3	—	318	270.00–285.00	276.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	285.00–287.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	225.00–249.00	238.04
20	—	422	275.00–310.00	288.56
1	—	705	211.00	211.00
15	—	371	285.00–320.00	301.09
2	—	658	225.00–227.50	226.24
13	—	310	290.00–310.00	294.92
4	—	625	220.00–235.00	226.07
4	—	785	200.00–210.00	202.45
7	—	531	240.00–265.00	248.72
2	—	478	270.00–280.00	274.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	285.00	285.00
4	—	371	260.00–285.00	275.25
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
3	—	515	230.00–235.00	233.38
3	—	445	272.50	272.50
4	—	334	285.00–300.00	291.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	171.00	171.00
1	—	625	235.00	235.00
17	—	472	260.00–325.00	299.31
15	—	375	317.50–345.00	330.83
3	—	916	197.50	197.50
11	—	567	230.00–272.50	248.24
6	—	522	233.00–285.00	264.01
1	—	765	215.50	215.50
14	—	320	315.00–360.00	337.64
1	—	670	217.50	217.50
10	—	418	267.50–325.00	312.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	305.00	305.00
1	—	385	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	110.00–111.00	110.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	87.00–90.00	88.44
2	—	953	80.00–82.00	81.01
6	—	1,043	95.00–108.00	98.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,186	103.00–111.00	105.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	75.00–85.00	80.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	118.00–119.00	118.53
12	—	1,613	126.00–143.00	133.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	114.00	114.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,279.55

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)	9	—	861	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,529.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,178	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,428.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,831.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,140	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,646.51

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	3	—	1,188	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,266.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,346	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,136.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	803	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,376.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,028.36

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.