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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 2

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Apr 25May 2May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

542 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 431▲ 289 vs year ago 253 · +114.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 81▼ 31 vs year ago 96 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were selling uneven to steady with some offerings of new crop fleshly heifers selling at a discount that held back the market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.67/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −160.73 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$282.67

23 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs AR average

−25.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	291.73	1,571	15thin
Medium and Large 2	566	265.69	1,503	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $68 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 sale23 hd

282.67

—

AR average9 barns · 285 hd

297.10

−14.43

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−25.94

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−160.73

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $425.80, median $443.41 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	1,426	136.15	1,942	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	119.91	1,394	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	118.38	1,766	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	105.16	1,043	16

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)	1,085	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,478	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,373	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$2,089	5

Every lot

91 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	329	373.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,229	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	347	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,206	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	363.98/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,332	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	337.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,255	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	380	370.52/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,408	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	321.10/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,358	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	288.09/cwt	262.50–305.00	1,250	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	267.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,274	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	303.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,577	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	287.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,535	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	277.83/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,575	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	264.25/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,535	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,678	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	243.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,738	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,021	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	256.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	852	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,082	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	262.70/cwt	255.00–270.00	998	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	382	318.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,217	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	289.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,113	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	289.89/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,226	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	278.10/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,190	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,039	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	248.92/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,080	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,263	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	273.22/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,279	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	248.98/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,175	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	234.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,123	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	493	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,336	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	259.45/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,310	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	232.74/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,241	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,436	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	243.26/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,370	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	230.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,322	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	229.12/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,395	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,376	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	682	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,637	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	216.28/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,525	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,015	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	358.85/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,173	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	347.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,268	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	314.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,307	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,112	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	295.31/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,388	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	255.09/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,309	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	273.82/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,446	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	262.91/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,528	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,256	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	250.07/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,570	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	122.94/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,318	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.80/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,481	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	100.21/cwt	91.00–106.00	963	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	113.43/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,203	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	114.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,322	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	124.24/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,450	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	121.30/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,753	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	111.09/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,786	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,372.55/head	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,373	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,477.73/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,478	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	112.12/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,553	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,439	2,088.81/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,089	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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 431Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 81Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 25

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)	6	—	1,038	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,372.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,385	110.00–114.00	112.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,477.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	120.00	120.00

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	5	—	1,439	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,088.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	428	250.00–270.00	259.82
1	450–500	482	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	513	245.00–265.00	255.09
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	345.00–375.00	358.85
4	350–400	365	340.00–360.00	347.36
6	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	314.87
9	450–500	470	280.00–305.00	295.31
6	500–550	528	252.50–285.00	273.82
9	550–600	581	255.00–275.00	262.91
3	600–650	628	245.00–252.50	250.07
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	250.00–260.00	256.53
2	350–400	380	255.00–270.00	262.70
6	400–450	434	225.00–265.00	248.92
4	450–500	478	225.00–240.00	234.96
5	500–550	533	222.50–245.00	232.74
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	455	265.00–290.00	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	315.00–320.00	318.71
9	400–450	423	283.00–315.00	289.89
4	450–500	493	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	550	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	682	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	385	285.00–290.00	289.00
14	400–450	428	265.00–295.00	278.10
3	450–500	468	265.00–280.00	273.22
6	500–550	505	250.00–267.50	259.45
2	550–600	563	242.50–244.00	243.26
4	600–650	609	227.50–230.00	229.12
2	700–750	705	212.50–220.00	216.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	240.00	240.00
8	450–500	472	240.00–257.50	248.98
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50
8	550–600	573	220.00–234.00	230.66
2	600–650	637	216.00	216.00
2	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	205.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	380	367.50–375.00	370.52
5	450–500	477	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	325.00–345.00	337.25
15	400–450	434	262.50–305.00	288.09
9	450–500	476	255.00–275.00	267.67
2	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	581	255.00–266.00	264.25
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	307.50	307.50
12	700–750	713	240.00–245.00	243.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	370.00–385.00	373.54
10	350–400	366	350.00–390.00	363.98
11	400–450	423	310.00–340.00	321.10
3	450–500	486	300.00–310.00	303.19
3	500–550	533	287.00–290.00	287.99
6	550–600	567	275.00–280.00	277.83
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	255.00–257.50	256.25
68	800–850	843	239.75	239.75
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	943	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	110.00–119.00	114.29
13	—	1,167	119.00–129.00	124.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	109.00–119.00	113.43
1	—	900	93.00	93.00
5	—	961	91.00–106.00	100.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	71.00	71.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,445	119.00–123.00	121.30
2	—	1,608	105.00–116.00	111.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	115.00–127.00	122.94
3	—	1,645	147.00–155.00	150.80
2	—	1,318	132.00–136.00	134.00

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.