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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 415 vs last sale 732▲ 14 vs year ago 303 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 27 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate trend could be established with very few comparable cattle to last weeks large run of pre-vac and weaned feeders. Supply was moderate and demand was good. The quality of the feeder cattle offerings was not as good as last week and trended the market lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

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 $298.29/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −145.11 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$298.29

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$42.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

vs AR average

−26.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	302.55	1,619	18thin
Medium and Large 2	565	260.00	1,469	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.55/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

298.29

—

AR average9 barns · 633 hd

309.09

−10.80

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−26.06

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−145.11

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	—	Low	1,569	131.95	2,070	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	109.87	1,380	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	109.63	1,751	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	94.75	919	4thin

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)	915	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,522	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,213	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	922	$1,142	3thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,196	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	363.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,322	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	332.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,254	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,456	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	293.12/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,228	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,375	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	312.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,428	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,595	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	476	325.02/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,547	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	283.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,368	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,664	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	304.77/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,612	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	277.72/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,591	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	269.90/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,676	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,733	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	291.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	983	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	266.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,001	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	313.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,207	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	288.78/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,224	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	268.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,268	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,146	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	262.94/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,378	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	233.52/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,329	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,010	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,818	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	294.68/cwt	285.00–305.00	914	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	338.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,209	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	308.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,329	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	291.51/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,385	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	258.08/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,259	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	287.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,461	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	244.91/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,379	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	118.31/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	144.48/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,203	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	132.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,190	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	904	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	107.50/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,278	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,567	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,354	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,665	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,809	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	2,267.78/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,268	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	1,521.86/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,522	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	1,141.95/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,142	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 732Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	104.00–105.00	104.51
3	—	1,600	110.00–116.00	113.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,189	102.00–111.00	107.50
4	—	1,334	116.00–119.00	117.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	116.00	116.00
2	—	993	90.00–92.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	116.00–120.00	118.31
5	—	1,654	130.00–139.00	132.40
2	—	1,525	141.00–147.00	144.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	357	320.00–350.00	338.67
4	400–450	431	300.00–320.00	308.45
6	450–500	475	280.00–305.00	291.51
5	500–550	509	280.00–300.00	287.02
3	550–600	588	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	285.00–305.00	294.68
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	488	247.50–270.00	258.08
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	563	232.50–257.00	244.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	377	330.00–340.00	332.55
6	400–450	419	280.00–315.00	293.12
3	450–500	483	280.00–285.00	283.29
2	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	345.00–350.00	347.52
3	500–550	508	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	635	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	315.00–335.00	325.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–365.00	362.50
5	350–400	364	355.00–380.00	363.16
2	400–450	420	325.00–330.00	327.47
6	450–500	457	300.00–320.00	312.50
11	500–550	529	285.00–310.00	304.77
4	550–600	573	265.00–292.50	277.72
7	600–650	621	262.00–275.00	269.90
2	650–700	677	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	459	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	285.00–300.00	291.61
4	350–400	376	260.00–270.00	266.28
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	569	225.00–242.50	233.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	305.00–320.00	313.50
7	400–450	424	280.00–302.50	288.78
8	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	268.04
12	500–550	524	252.50–270.00	262.94
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	240.00–242.50	241.21
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	180.00	180.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,294	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,267.78

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)	1	—	955	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	999	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,521.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,141.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.