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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 18

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

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Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 265▼ 125 vs year ago 564 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 129 vs year ago 219 · −58.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 31▼ 140 vs year ago 200 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 450 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs were 15.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold form 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was good and supply was good.

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 $242.20/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −159.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$242.20

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs AR average

−22.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	246.42	1,345	14thin
Medium and Large 2	531	230.39	1,224	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $120 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 sale19 hd

242.20

—

AR average7 barns · 288 hd

250.87

−8.66

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−22.32

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−159.36

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	1,381	137.16	1,894	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	128.96	1,634	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	124.06	1,511	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	102.81	1,038	11

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)	1,280	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,543	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,930	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	817	$1,888	29

Every lot

87 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 1Value Added	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	378.80/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,277	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	323.54/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,191	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	342.00/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,317	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	323.98/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,377	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	306.23/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,357	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	276.07/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,256	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,494	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	474	266.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,264	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,463	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	263.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,355	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	309.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,599	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	284.09/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,472	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	288.79/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,626	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,656	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,720	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	902	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,533	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	956	179.77/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,719	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,002	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,804	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,045	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,808	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Value Added	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	309.63/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,003	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	302.40/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,158	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	409	304.96/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,247	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	293.07/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,207	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	251.49/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,076	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	261.70/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,225	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	243.80/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,160	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	245.84/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,249	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	229.24/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,187	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,240	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	228.72/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,327	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	602	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,446	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	232.35/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,559	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,208	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	325.94/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,265	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	318.24/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,337	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	273.10/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,161	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	293.10/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,372	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	285.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,503	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	268.14/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,553	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,312	135.26/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,775	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	117.72/cwt	104.00–136.00	1,593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	160.40/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,481	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	95.39/cwt	91.00–99.00	801	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	98.43/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,005	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	114.07/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,233	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	112.76/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,270	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	125.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,539	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,634	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	1,542.90/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	1,888.45/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,888	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,363	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,930.44/head	1,700.00–2,035.00	1,930	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,625	5

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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 265Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 69Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 31Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	428	230.00–267.50	251.49
6	450–500	476	222.50–252.50	243.80
4	500–550	518	220.00–237.50	229.24
1	650–700	650	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	409	302.50–312.50	304.96
6	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
5	650–700	671	230.00–236.00	232.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	285.00–332.50	309.63
4	350–400	383	285.00–315.00	302.40
12	400–450	412	282.50–300.00	293.07
12	450–500	468	240.00–275.00	261.70
3	500–550	508	245.00–247.50	245.84
1	550–600	575	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	525	235.00–237.50	236.23
2	550–600	580	225.00–232.50	228.72
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
4	600–650	602	1,625.00	1,625.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	260.00–287.50	273.10
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	388	310.00–342.50	325.94
9	400–450	420	300.00–335.00	318.24
3	450–500	468	275.00–305.00	293.10
3	500–550	527	270.00–295.00	285.21
4	550–600	579	265.00–270.00	268.14
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	474	265.00–270.00	266.59
3	500–550	518	272.50–290.00	284.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	467	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	516	300.00–315.00	309.92
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	375.00–385.00	378.80
6	350–400	385	335.00–352.50	342.00
3	400–450	425	317.50–330.00	323.98
10	450–500	476	305.00–310.00	307.44
5	550–600	563	275.00–295.00	288.79
3	600–650	643	257.50	257.50
3	650–700	688	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	239.00	239.00
2	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	902	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	180.00	180.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	317.50–330.00	323.54
2	400–450	443	302.50–310.00	306.23
2	450–500	455	260.00–292.50	276.07
4	500–550	514	260.00–265.00	263.69
2	900–950	902	170.00	170.00
9	950–1000	956	175.00–184.00	179.77
1	1000–1050	1,045	173.00	173.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,039	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,542.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	160.00–165.00	162.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	817	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,888.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	960	1,700.00–2,035.00	1,930.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	109.00–118.00	114.07
51	—	1,231	121.00–130.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,267	127.00–131.00	128.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	91.00–99.00	95.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	91.00–105.00	98.43
4	—	1,126	109.00–118.00	112.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	104.00–136.00	117.72
3	—	1,547	157.00–163.00	160.40
6	—	1,312	134.00–137.00	135.26

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.