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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← May 2May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 542▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 65▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week sale was not reported. However there was strong demand on feeders today with good buyer attendence and a good supply. Slaughter cows and bulls were also well tested and were in demand from buyers.

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 $279.29/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −164.11 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$279.29

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.04

vs AR average

−31.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	282.37	1,536	28
Medium and Large 2	532	262.04	1,395	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $142 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 sale33 hd

279.29

—

AR average10 barns · 477 hd

295.33

−16.04

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−31.48

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−164.11

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	—	Average	1,522	155.61	2,369	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	131.10	1,840	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	128.64	1,539	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	114.50	1,135	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,874	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,606	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,405	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,457	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	304.49/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,443	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	261.25/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,280	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,349	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	303.74/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,549	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	261.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,348	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	527	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,462	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	288.92/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,528	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	262.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,465	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	260.94/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,487	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	280.00/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,599	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	266.64/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,632	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	250.81/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,547	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,674	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	237.48/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,589	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,086	170
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	305.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	282.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,052	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	268.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,033	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	407	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,241	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,102	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	276.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,184	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	249.19/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,164	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,372	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	273.05/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,311	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	241.86/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,236	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	257.85/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,361	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	242.48/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,297	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	222.43/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,257	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	249.13/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,413	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,348	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	218.33/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,474	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,616	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	214.59/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,792	73
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	382.33/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,235	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	308.69/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,266	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	273.21/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,415	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,490	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	146.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	162.63/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,692	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	979	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	114.91/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,102	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	945	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,304	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	121.15/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,335	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	131.50/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,620	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	131.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,843	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,814	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,606.46/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,606	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,874.45/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,874	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	139.07/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,446	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	137.91/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,434	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	2,405.21/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,405	7

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 542Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	317.50	317.50
6	500–550	510	302.50–305.00	303.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
12	450–500	474	287.00–330.00	304.49
7	500–550	529	282.50–295.00	288.92
6	550–600	571	277.50–285.00	280.00
9	600–650	612	257.50–272.50	266.64
2	650–700	663	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
170	900–950	920	226.75	226.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	270.00–275.00	272.50
2	500–550	527	277.50	277.50
7	550–600	570	247.50–265.00	260.94
3	600–650	617	250.00–252.50	250.81
5	650–700	669	232.50–242.50	237.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	387	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	490	245.00–277.50	261.25
3	500–550	515	245.00–275.00	261.76
2	550–600	558	255.00–270.00	262.47
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	473	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	500	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	305.17
3	400–450	428	270.00–280.00	276.57
14	450–500	480	257.50–280.00	273.05
11	500–550	528	250.00–277.50	257.85
14	550–600	567	248.00–252.00	249.13
2	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	728	220.00–224.00	221.99
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50
73	800–850	835	209.00–215.00	214.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	232.50–255.00	242.48
2	550–600	583	230.00–232.50	231.24
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	385	260.00–275.00	268.23
4	400–450	424	250.00–270.00	259.88
5	450–500	467	235.00–262.50	249.19
4	500–550	511	232.50–250.00	241.86
3	550–600	565	210.00–237.50	222.43
3	650–700	675	210.00–222.50	218.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	275.00–290.00	282.15
1	400–450	435	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	380.00–385.00	382.33
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	410	280.00–340.00	308.69
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
7	500–550	518	255.00–300.00	273.21
3	550–600	592	250.00–255.00	251.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

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)	2	—	910	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,606.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,168	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,874.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,271	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	1,040	130.00–147.50	137.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	135.00–142.50	139.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	1	—	1,070	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,281	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,405.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	120.00–127.00	123.14
4	—	959	111.00–118.00	114.91
2	—	1,005	90.00–98.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	110.00–115.00	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	125.00–128.00	126.40
15	—	1,399	125.00–140.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,232	126.00–139.00	131.50
8	—	1,102	114.00–127.00	121.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	140.00–155.00	146.25
4	—	1,655	154.00–170.00	162.63

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.