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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 5
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▲ 333 vs last sale 399▲ 342 vs year ago 390 · +87.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week sale was not reported due to the Thanksgiving holiday. However, all ranges of feeders were trending considerably higher than two weeks ago. Demand was strong and supply was heavy with several consignments of weaned and pre-vac feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $286.45/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −156.96 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.
Average price
$286.45
45 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.35
vs AR average
−38.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541292.501,58237
Medium and Large 2553258.481,4308thin
One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $152 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 sale45 hd
286.45
—
AR average7 barns · 548 hd
309.80
−23.35
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−38.92
This barn, trailing median8 sales
443.41
−156.96
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
485461436412median 443.4103/1904/0205/1406/0406/11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,500130.801,9637thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295116.271,50611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487114.331,7004thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085103.211,12011

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,9343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,4225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,184$2,3913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,0423thin

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315398.37/cwt370.00–425.001,2554
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0564
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added328424.82/cwt420.00–430.001,3933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372372.80/cwt360.00–387.501,3879
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added377348.27/cwt345.00–350.001,3133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385323.42/cwt310.00–335.001,2453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2174
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414376.40/cwt357.50–390.001,55813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added428293.51/cwt280.00–305.001,2567
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429319.65/cwt292.50–335.001,37110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433276.04/cwt265.00–285.001,1954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added460292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470334.94/cwt320.00–347.501,57423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473304.79/cwt285.00–327.501,4428
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476266.18/cwt260.00–275.001,2674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added501313.74/cwt307.50–320.001,5724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,3862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531287.11/cwt270.00–300.001,52520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added560267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566281.62/cwt270.00–285.001,5946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added570305.07/cwt290.00–307.501,7397
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575250.09/cwt230.00–260.001,4384
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6977
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617282.86/cwt270.00–290.001,74530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added640245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653268.85/cwt260.00–277.501,75616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added655242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659260.69/cwt250.00–265.001,71821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724247.11/cwt240.00–252.501,7896
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7675
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768246.14/cwt242.50–248.001,8903
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,90910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319297.27/cwt290.00–310.009487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374287.03/cwt275.00–305.001,07310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387277.79/cwt250.00–283.001,07511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added388313.30/cwt310.00–315.001,2163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417282.78/cwt275.00–290.001,17914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425295.48/cwt280.00–320.001,25612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432248.67/cwt230.00–270.001,0748
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465270.73/cwt262.50–280.001,25913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482233.10/cwt220.00–250.001,12416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485280.51/cwt272.50–285.001,36015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510277.57/cwt270.00–285.001,4162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515256.76/cwt255.00–260.001,3223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525242.45/cwt240.00–255.001,2736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570224.99/cwt220.00–240.001,2828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571260.56/cwt255.00–262.501,4884
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574249.58/cwt245.00–265.001,43310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy577214.87/cwt212.50–217.001,2403
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added620230.82/cwt230.00–232.501,4313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631242.38/cwt240.00–247.501,5293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634215.60/cwt210.00–225.001,3678
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added662225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677224.73/cwt222.50–225.001,5219
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734207.48/cwt205.00–210.001,52310
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315313.73/cwt275.00–355.009882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317389.61/cwt380.00–405.001,2353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360283.31/cwt280.00–285.001,0203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372376.70/cwt370.00–385.001,4013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424327.68/cwt295.00–345.001,38915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480310.99/cwt280.00–325.001,49312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486248.48/cwt232.50–267.501,2087
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512259.15/cwt255.00–265.001,3276
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560240.04/cwt235.00–245.001,3442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561271.28/cwt270.00–273.001,5227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618254.85/cwt242.50–267.501,5752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626231.53/cwt197.50–247.501,4497
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665213.38/cwt197.50–230.001,4192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,7162
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2767195.75/cwt185.00–207.501,5013
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,297117.33/cwt110.00–124.001,5223
Bulls——1,468134.36/cwt131.00–138.001,9722
Bulls——1,838147.44/cwt145.00–150.002,7102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09696.93/cwt90.00–102.001,0625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126108.14/cwt103.00–112.501,2185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308118.44/cwt114.00–122.001,5499
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478116.21/cwt115.00–117.501,7182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495112.45/cwt112.00–113.001,6812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,436.34/head2,100.00–2,700.002,4362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,212.33/head2,200.00–2,225.002,2122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,934.11/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,421.88/head1,300.00–1,625.001,4225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,7691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4541

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.