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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 23

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 640▲ 173 vs year ago 207 · +83.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 83▲ 36 vs year ago 94 · +38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 45 vs year ago 5 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned feeder steers and heifers were steady. Un-weaned and fleshy feeders sold at a discount. Slaughter cows and and bulls sold moslty steady. Supply was good and demand 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 $238.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −163.06 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$238.50

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$26.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.58

vs AR average

−37.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	255.71	1,390	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	229.11	1,233	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale17 hd

238.50

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

260.08

−21.58

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−37.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−163.06

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	—	Average	1,449	143.18	2,074	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	132.50	1,753	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	128.51	1,531	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	119.57	1,214	15

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)	1,063	$1,722	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,209	$1,712	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,832	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,499	2thin

Every lot

70 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 2	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,210	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	338.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,285	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	329.93/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,399	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	293.64/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,257	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	309.53/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,433	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	271.55/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,271	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	296.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,528	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	253.13/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,362	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	274.87/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,561	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	258.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,599	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	240.02/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,512	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,704	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	763	213.36/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,628	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	214.96/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,801	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,918	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	308.58/cwt	300.00–322.50	994	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	275.47/cwt	265.00–287.50	890	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	970	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	302.42/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,143	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	256.34/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,077	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	273.43/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,157	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,282	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	246.00/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,164	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	267.96/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,284	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	231.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,215	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	256.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,355	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	224.97/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,262	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	254.90/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,461	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	237.78/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,458	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	196.24/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,350	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	356.63/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,202	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	338.38/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,266	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	325.32/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,366	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	295.78/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,429	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	277.39/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,409	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	266.65/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,501	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	252.75/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,575	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,566	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	136.97/cwt	127.50–147.00	1,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,417	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	783	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	791	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	115.81/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,177	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	126.35/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,376	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	131.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,559	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	120.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,480	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,306	134.19/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,753	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	127.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,498.70/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,832.02/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,832	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,458	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,721.65/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,722	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	129.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,498	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,712.44/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,712	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,669	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

Thu May 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 640Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 83Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	265.00–287.50	275.47
3	350–400	373	250.00–270.00	260.09
9	400–450	420	242.50–272.50	256.34
9	450–500	473	220.00–255.00	246.00
7	500–550	525	220.00–245.00	231.48
4	550–600	561	217.50–235.00	224.97
2	650–700	688	192.50–200.00	196.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	300.00–322.50	308.58
8	350–400	378	282.50–312.50	302.42
21	400–450	423	265.00–287.50	273.43
13	450–500	479	252.50–280.00	267.96
4	500–550	529	250.00–265.00	256.12
2	550–600	573	252.50–257.50	254.90
3	600–650	613	227.50–243.00	237.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	355.00–360.00	356.63
15	350–400	374	335.00–350.00	338.38
13	400–450	420	300.00–340.00	325.32
5	450–500	483	290.00–320.00	295.78
7	500–550	508	255.00–290.00	277.39
3	550–600	563	265.00–267.50	266.65
7	600–650	623	249.00–262.50	252.75
4	650–700	677	230.00–232.50	231.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	335.00–345.00	338.20
13	400–450	424	322.50–347.50	329.93
9	450–500	463	295.00–320.00	309.53
7	500–550	516	285.00–305.00	296.10
7	550–600	568	272.50–280.00	274.87
6	600–650	619	245.00–265.00	258.32
2	700–750	733	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00
3	800–850	838	212.50–220.00	214.96
2	850–900	880	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	660	232.50	232.50
3	750–800	763	212.50–215.00	213.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	378	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	428	255.00–310.00	293.64
3	450–500	468	267.50–280.00	271.55
4	500–550	538	240.00–265.00	253.13
2	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	630	237.50–242.50	240.02
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,246	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,832.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,498.70

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	—	1,063	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,721.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,209	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,712.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	126.00–135.00	129.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	990	145.00–150.00	147.30

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	—	1,205	138.00–139.00	138.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	885	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	117.00–125.00	120.99
30	—	1,185	125.00–139.00	131.60
1	—	1,050	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	128.00–144.00	134.19
3	—	1,373	124.00–134.00	127.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,089	121.00–132.00	126.35
4	—	1,016	106.00–123.00	115.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	127.50–147.00	136.97
2	—	1,585	152.00–153.00	152.49

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.