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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 14

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

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Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 365 vs last sale 205▲ 146 vs year ago 424 · +34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 30▲ 40 vs year ago 40 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were to few comparable feeders from last week to this week to establish a trend. Howevever strong buyer demand was noted more especially on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on viewed animals. Not all Slaughter Cows were viewed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.75/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −139.81 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$261.75

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs AR average

−14.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	272.14	1,485	27
Medium and Large 2	555	240.18	1,334	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

261.75

—

AR average10 barns · 799 hd

268.67

−6.92

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−14.42

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−139.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $376.36, median $401.56 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,396	139.69	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	127.10	1,732	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	95.65	902	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,354	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$1,609	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,084	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$1,301	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

100 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	304.76/cwt	295.00–310.00	960	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	343.70/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,134	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	406	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,157	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	335.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,367	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	306.39/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,308	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	458	286.12/cwt	252.50–302.50	1,310	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	303.33/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,420	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	487	329.74/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,606	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,352	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	290.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,505	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	310.90/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,623	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	287.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,646	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	241.12/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,386	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,650	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,671	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,739	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	242.96/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,732	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	204.90/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,547	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,882	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	265.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	853	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	294.81/cwt	270.00–319.00	970	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	290.57/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,075	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	263.82/cwt	245.00–285.00	984	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	312.23/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,211	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	287.02/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,200	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	242.57/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,028	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	283.69/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,325	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	241.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,129	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	301.75/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,412	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,147	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	281.61/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,357	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,334	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	233.70/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,215	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	270.44/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,412	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	541	301.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,630	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,511	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	231.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,316	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	251.98/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,456	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	250.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,445	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	240.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,486	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,557	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,431	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	735	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,672	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,030	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,895	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	358.92/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,095	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	350.89/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,284	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	294.81/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,144	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	248.79/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,045	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	278.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,176	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	297.66/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,354	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	255.67/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,171	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	284.68/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,517	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	241.42/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,287	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	274.79/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,555	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	253.80/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,627	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	244.50/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,675	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,581	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	141.16/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,961	10
Bulls	—	—	1,465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	728	74.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	544	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	100.87/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,019	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	127.10/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,732	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,429.61/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,354.21/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,354	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,083.84/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,084	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,715.49/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,715	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,301.31/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,301	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 205Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 10

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,429.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,037	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,354.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	3	—	1,130	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,715.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	900.00–1,225.00	1,083.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,301.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	388	312.00–315.00	312.23
1	400–450	435	303.00	303.00
12	450–500	468	290.00–315.00	301.75
8	500–550	541	275.00–305.00	301.22
3	550–600	568	266.00	266.00
4	600–650	638	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	270.00–319.00	294.81
8	350–400	370	275.00–303.00	290.57
7	400–450	418	270.00–305.00	287.02
7	450–500	467	260.00–300.00	283.69
7	500–550	522	255.00–280.00	270.44
6	550–600	578	247.50–265.00	251.98
3	600–650	617	235.00–245.00	240.83
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	227.50	227.50
2	1000–1050	1,030	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	445	246.00	246.00
3	450–500	468	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	244.98
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	250.00–275.00	265.03
3	350–400	373	245.00–285.00	263.82
6	400–450	424	227.00–260.00	242.57
3	450–500	467	225.00–250.00	241.79
2	500–550	520	232.50–235.00	233.70
6	550–600	568	220.00–240.00	231.66
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
2	650–700	658	215.00–220.00	217.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	482	265.00–290.00	281.61
2	500–550	518	255.00–260.00	257.46
3	550–600	578	240.00–255.00	250.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	740	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	330.00–375.00	343.70
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	427	290.00–325.00	306.39
5	450–500	468	285.00–330.00	303.33
4	500–550	519	270.00–300.00	290.07
2	550–600	573	280.00–295.00	287.27
2	600–650	610	274.00	274.00
3	650–700	690	252.00	252.00
2	700–750	713	241.00–245.00	242.96
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
12	400–450	408	330.00–345.00	335.06
15	450–500	487	300.00–336.00	329.74
20	500–550	522	310.00–311.00	310.90
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	577	286.00	286.00
3	650–700	665	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	315	295.00–310.00	304.76
2	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	260.00–270.00	265.10
2	550–600	575	237.50–245.00	241.12
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	755	190.00–220.00	204.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	458	252.50–302.50	286.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	320.00–380.00	358.92
5	350–400	366	325.00–365.00	350.89
3	400–450	422	270.00–285.00	278.56
6	450–500	455	270.00–320.00	297.66
4	500–550	533	255.00–297.50	284.68
4	550–600	566	250.00–290.00	274.79
5	600–650	641	247.50–266.00	253.80
2	650–700	685	239.00–250.00	244.50
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
3	900–950	905	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	285.00–305.00	294.81
4	400–450	420	240.00–255.00	248.79
3	450–500	458	245.00–267.50	255.67
2	500–550	533	238.00–245.00	241.42
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	695	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	120.00–133.00	127.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,010	100.00–107.00	100.87
1	—	910	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	70.00–79.00	74.79
1	—	810	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	132.00–153.00	141.16
1	—	1,465	125.00	125.00

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.