Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2025-01-02

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 2
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 230▲ 245 vs year ago 410 · +59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 35▲ 29 vs year ago 30 · +96.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 15▲ 22 vs year ago 10 · +220.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week, there was no sale due to the Christmas holiday. However, there was a very good run of feeders today, demand was strong and supply was heavy. Several offerings of value added and weaned feeders across all ranges brought a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.96/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −147.61 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.
Average price
$253.96
99 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,431
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.40
vs AR average
−39.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556259.661,44452
Medium and Large 1-2592252.001,49233
Medium and Large 2524237.381,24414thin
One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $200 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 sale99 hd
253.96
—
AR average3 barns · 115 hd
255.35
−1.40
National average41 barns · 9,437 hd
293.63
−39.67
This barn, trailing median8 sales
401.56
−147.61
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
432409386362median 401.5603/2604/0905/1406/0406/11
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,738141.712,4629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214112.271,3639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360110.001,4961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00294.149439thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$1,7668
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,6712thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,036$1,6456
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)949$1,6134thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,0007
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,8353thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,2501thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362376.02/cwt355.00–380.001,36113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378312.58/cwt310.00–315.001,1822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420326.24/cwt315.00–340.001,37018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added467328.75/cwt310.00–340.001,5358
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480297.01/cwt280.00–305.001,4265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added515274.85/cwt270.00–280.001,4152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521301.64/cwt295.00–315.001,5725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525321.18/cwt317.50–326.001,68614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added576298.36/cwt292.50–315.001,71910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,4592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579282.18/cwt275.00–295.001,6348
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,61224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added606267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6186
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added616301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8543
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620283.15/cwt265.00–290.001,75615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666271.48/cwt267.50–277.501,8087
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703266.02/cwt265.00–270.001,8705
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added725253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8341
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,91316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325309.55/cwt300.00–330.001,0063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added377324.76/cwt310.00–335.001,2243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377257.79/cwt240.00–285.009723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391306.09/cwt305.00–315.001,1979
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420308.31/cwt290.00–320.001,29515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426287.73/cwt275.00–310.001,2267
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed427263.48/cwt260.00–270.001,1253
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430252.41/cwt230.00–265.001,0859
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474270.42/cwt255.00–285.001,28210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476239.09/cwt220.00–255.001,1384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added482277.41/cwt269.00–290.001,33724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,3002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added520253.27/cwt250.00–255.001,3173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521256.01/cwt245.00–265.001,3345
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522225.75/cwt200.00–237.501,1788
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558264.63/cwt260.00–269.001,47728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567252.80/cwt245.00–255.001,43317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,49233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614240.57/cwt235.00–255.001,47713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623252.65/cwt240.00–265.001,5742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623220.64/cwt212.50–230.001,3754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6056
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667203.02/cwt194.00–220.001,3546
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7307
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7292
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2774196.96/cwt194.00–200.001,5244
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement842215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8103
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement860212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8285
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355298.22/cwt280.00–320.001,0593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385321.20/cwt317.50–325.001,2372
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417322.45/cwt312.50–330.001,3453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425259.98/cwt245.00–285.001,1055
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430304.13/cwt280.00–330.001,3082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469303.96/cwt270.00–320.001,4267
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475250.63/cwt235.00–265.001,1902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510282.45/cwt280.00–285.001,4402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,5822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608272.10/cwt260.00–277.501,6546
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,677138.92/cwt135.00–145.002,3307
Bulls——1,950151.46/cwt149.00–154.002,9532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82096.00/cwt96.00–96.007871
Cows—Lean 85-90%99989.98/cwt89.00–91.008994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05097.84/cwt95.00–105.001,0274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209108.74/cwt100.00–112.001,3155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220116.68/cwt114.00–122.001,4234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29491,612.98/head1,425.00–1,775.001,6134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,645.33/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,671.09/head1,525.00–1,800.001,6712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,766.04/head1,475.00–2,100.001,7668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265123.59/cwt120.00–125.001,5633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0007
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,835.16/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8353
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5601

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.