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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 5

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Aug 22Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 530▲ 103 vs year ago 357 · +28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 70▲ 7 vs year ago 35 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Supply was moderate with most of the offerings today being un-weaned new crop calves on feeders. Demand was moderate with buyers still weary the uncertain CME. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested today with lower undertones noted.

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 $229.61/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −171.95 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$229.61

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.63

vs AR average

−11.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	231.47	1,263	28
Medium and Large 2	535	226.15	1,210	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $54 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 sale43 hd

229.61

—

AR average9 barns · 520 hd

244.25

−14.63

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−11.08

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−171.95

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	—	High	1,805	148.40	2,679	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	132.57	1,699	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	132.00	2,002	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	113.43	1,085	9thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	274.30/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,158	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	256.27/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,122	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	269.78/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,263	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	238.76/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,132	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	266.79/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,401	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	232.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,332	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	258.85/cwt	247.00–267.50	1,491	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	249.34/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,541	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	242.19/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,603	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	214.61/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,434	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	232.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,698	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,805	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	248.48/cwt	237.50–260.00	778	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	791	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	234.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	889	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	393	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	919	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	228.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	971	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	218.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,016	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	244.24/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,143	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	231.27/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,117	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	218.32/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,096	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	239.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,244	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,267	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	531	223.37/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,186	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,315	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	218.12/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,243	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,401	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	236.22/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,358	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,246	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	210.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,303	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	203.79/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,514	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	272.96/cwt	240.00–287.50	882	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	279.90/cwt	260.00–290.00	952	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	278.44/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,002	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	250.85/cwt	250.00–252.50	933	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	241.71/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,037	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	250.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,206	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	232.32/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,203	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	250.85/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,322	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	246.35/cwt	232.50–264.00	1,399	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	245.57/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,532	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	235.38/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,561	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,744	146.34/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,552	5
Bulls	—	—	1,958	153.56/cwt	153.00–154.00	3,007	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	848	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,009	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,214	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	134.27/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,728	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,907	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,050	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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 530Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 70Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	483	230.00–232.50	231.27
4	500–550	531	217.50–235.00	223.37
7	550–600	570	200.00–230.00	218.12
1	600–650	640	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	251.00	251.00
1	350–400	350	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	400	242.50	242.50
9	450–500	468	240.00–257.50	244.24
10	500–550	519	235.00–250.00	239.63
4	550–600	566	225.00–240.00	232.38
3	600–650	645	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	237.50–260.00	248.48
7	350–400	379	220.00–245.00	234.62
10	400–450	425	210.00–235.00	228.43
10	450–500	465	205.00–230.00	218.40
6	500–550	502	212.50–220.00	218.32
2	550–600	583	212.50–215.00	213.73
5	600–650	619	200.00–225.00	210.53
2	700–750	743	192.50–215.00	203.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	232.50–235.00	233.74
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	575	235.00–237.50	236.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	237.50	237.50
3	500–550	530	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	575	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	242.50–247.50	244.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	260.00–290.00	279.90
6	350–400	360	255.00–292.50	278.44
8	450–500	482	250.00–252.50	250.31
6	500–550	527	237.50–270.00	250.85
5	550–600	568	232.50–264.00	246.35
8	600–650	624	240.00–258.00	245.57
8	650–700	663	220.00–244.00	235.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	240.00–287.50	272.96
3	350–400	372	250.00–252.50	250.85
8	400–450	429	220.00–258.00	241.71
11	500–550	518	215.00–240.00	232.32
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	422	260.00–300.00	274.30
12	450–500	468	260.00–282.50	269.78
12	500–550	525	255.00–277.50	266.79
7	550–600	576	247.00–267.50	258.85
7	600–650	618	232.50–257.00	249.34
5	650–700	662	240.00–245.00	242.19
5	700–750	730	230.00–238.00	232.61
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	252.50–260.00	256.27
4	450–500	474	225.00–245.00	238.76
6	550–600	572	230.00–240.00	232.95
2	650–700	668	200.00–230.00	214.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	743	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	153.00–154.00	153.56
5	—	1,744	143.00–149.00	146.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	750	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	128.00–142.00	134.27
1	—	1,240	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,045	115.00–118.00	116.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,530	134.00	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.