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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

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

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 570▲ 101 vs year ago 333 · +30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 80▼ 195 vs year ago 240 · −81.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendance.

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 $266.34/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −135.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$266.34

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs AR average

−10.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	275.05	1,551	19thin
Medium and Large 2	544	245.66	1,336	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

266.34

—

AR average9 barns · 324 hd

263.29

+3.05

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−10.88

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−135.22

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	—	Low	1,547	138.26	2,138	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	133.60	1,831	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	118.91	1,380	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	96.41	928	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,780	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,647	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,630	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,099	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$2,099	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,666	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,235	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,200	3thin

Every lot

89 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	357.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,215	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,035	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	356	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,353	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	363.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,337	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,399	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	310.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,188	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	335.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,408	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,292	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	275.06/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,205	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	297.66/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,423	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,440	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	524	271.47/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,423	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,633	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	618	254.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,572	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,769	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,715	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	663	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,641	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,681	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	309.85/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,032	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	314.31/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,053	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	291.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	977	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	356	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,184	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	311.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,157	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	300.69/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,254	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	316.67/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,355	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	304.97/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,446	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	248.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,176	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,270	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	298.55/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,552	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	237.55/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,352	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	267.16/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,542	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	238.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,497	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	236.53/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,490	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,571	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	678	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,610	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,073	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	372.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,233	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,269	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	339.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,224	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	318.41/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,210	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	313.94/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,347	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	267.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,164	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	293.98/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,411	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	272.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,453	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,691	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	249.76/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,544	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,662	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	139.34/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,634	145.52/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,378	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	692	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	877	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	104.79/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,028	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	91.00/cwt	84.00–95.00	971	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	117.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,326	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	130.94/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,519	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,296	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	136.52/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,857	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	129.22/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,791	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,099.41/head	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,099	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	1,666.26/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,666	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,198.11/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,198	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,780.03/head	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,780	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,646.82/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,647	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,630.41/head	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,630	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,234.94/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,235	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 570Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 80Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,634	142.00–152.00	145.52
3	—	1,572	137.00–141.00	139.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	114.00–119.00	117.44
2	—	1,240	104.00–105.00	104.53
3	—	1,160	128.00–133.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	101.00–108.00	104.79
3	—	1,067	84.00–95.00	91.00
1	—	920	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	134.00–142.00	136.52
4	—	1,386	126.00–131.00	129.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	86.00	86.00
2	—	860	100.00–104.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	350.00–380.00	372.60
4	350–400	360	330.00–350.00	339.93
6	400–450	429	295.00–340.00	313.94
5	450–500	480	280.00–305.00	293.98
6	500–550	533	260.00–285.00	272.58
2	550–600	578	290.00–295.00	292.49
3	600–650	618	240.00–267.50	249.76
4	650–700	665	240.00–255.00	249.97
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	575	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	330.23
11	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	318.41
2	400–450	435	260.00–275.00	267.67
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	350.00–365.00	357.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	355.00–365.00	357.39
10	350–400	368	350.00–375.00	363.31
29	400–450	420	320.00–350.00	335.29
5	450–500	478	285.00–325.00	297.66
2	550–600	563	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	640	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	625	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	480	292.50	292.50
10	500–550	524	267.50–280.00	271.47
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	618	250.00–255.00	254.44
3	650–700	663	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	480	295.00–305.00	300.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	295.00–305.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	310.10
2	400–450	438	265.00–285.00	275.06
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	295.00–325.00	309.85
9	350–400	372	300.00–315.00	311.14
13	400–450	417	285.00–310.00	300.69
12	450–500	474	285.00–322.50	304.97
3	500–550	520	272.50–315.00	298.55
14	550–600	577	250.00–270.00	267.16
4	600–650	629	230.00–245.00	238.07
2	650–700	658	237.50–240.00	238.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	332.50	332.50
14	400–450	428	305.00–330.00	316.67
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	630	232.50–245.00	236.53
3	650–700	678	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	290.00–295.00	291.57
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	474	235.00–260.00	248.14
2	500–550	513	245.00–250.00	247.54
4	550–600	569	232.50–242.50	237.55
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	295.00–320.00	314.31
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	942	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,159	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,666.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,198.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,150	1,600.00–2,525.00	2,099.41

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)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,081	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,630.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,646.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,033	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,780.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,234.94

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.