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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 9
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 300▲ 491 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 15▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 20▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings of weaned calves was light, with the majority of this week's run consisting of unweaned calves. Seasonal conditions-cooler nights and warm days-are creating health challenges for calves, which continues to temper demand. However, demand remains very strong for long-weaned calves, while short-weaned and unweaned calves are seeing softer interest. Despite that, the feeder market saw notable gains this week, with feeder steers trading $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 300-400 lbs traded $15.00-$20.00 higher. On a light test with less buyer demand, heifers 500lb-600lb traded steady to $10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −74.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.
Average price
$327.15
28 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.11
vs AR average
−57.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557328.551,82918thin
Medium and Large 2536324.641,73810thin
One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $91 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 sale28 hd
327.15
—
AR average7 barns · 322 hd
356.27
−29.11
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−57.24
This barn, trailing median8 sales
401.56
−74.41
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—Low1,676179.073,0027thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505152.002,2881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278149.771,91412
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,133136.291,54419

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,79111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,7002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$2,2977
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,9502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,8754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$3,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$3,5687
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$3,3313thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$4,1503thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,7504thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320502.34/cwt500.00–505.001,6072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333404.89/cwt400.00–410.001,3482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373487.42/cwt485.00–490.001,8182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375447.50/cwt445.00–450.001,6782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418466.94/cwt462.50–475.001,9527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed467412.54/cwt395.00–440.001,92711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479358.69/cwt345.00–367.501,7186
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed508400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521370.11/cwt350.00–380.001,9287
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530396.33/cwt390.00–405.002,1017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed572375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578348.24/cwt345.00–360.002,0137
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580387.44/cwt380.00–400.002,2474
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620348.98/cwt345.00–350.002,1645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639379.39/cwt377.50–380.002,4244
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671363.45/cwt355.00–377.502,4395
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,5272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added733343.33/cwt340.00–345.002,5173
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312384.12/cwt355.00–400.001,1983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375365.64/cwt350.00–385.001,3715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380413.60/cwt400.00–440.001,5727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424348.05/cwt335.00–355.001,4768
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426381.95/cwt370.00–400.001,6277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,6222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477335.88/cwt325.00–355.001,60211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478365.65/cwt360.00–375.001,7487
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508351.12/cwt342.50–360.001,7842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511326.23/cwt310.00–340.001,6675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522322.40/cwt315.00–335.001,6835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560323.05/cwt315.00–330.001,8095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580334.28/cwt330.00–335.001,9397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583317.47/cwt310.00–325.001,8512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585312.39/cwt300.00–325.001,8272
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660304.96/cwt300.00–310.002,0132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967235.09/cwt227.50–247.502,2733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343394.93/cwt385.00–405.001,3552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390444.81/cwt430.00–460.001,7352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,7332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7421
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426378.32/cwt370.00–410.001,61210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477351.40/cwt335.00–365.001,6763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483382.50/cwt365.00–390.001,8476
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy508355.07/cwt350.00–360.001,8042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510341.60/cwt330.00–350.001,7423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518375.06/cwt370.00–385.001,9433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563334.89/cwt330.00–340.001,8852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564356.06/cwt350.00–365.002,0085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy573312.58/cwt310.00–315.001,7912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2592334.30/cwt327.50–345.001,97911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628359.86/cwt355.00–365.002,2602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670346.22/cwt345.00–347.502,3202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1082
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720296.75/cwt285.00–305.002,1373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780267.84/cwt250.00–285.002,0892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,4001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520159.15/cwt145.00–171.002,4192
Bulls——1,710181.30/cwt177.00–187.003,1004
Bulls——1,855210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,8961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092134.65/cwt130.00–139.001,47012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219144.45/cwt140.00–149.001,7616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259151.85/cwt150.00–155.001,9128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315145.61/cwt143.00–149.001,9154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,2881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1082,297.25/head2,250.00–2,400.002,2977
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,791.41/head2,350.00–3,000.002,79111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,756.10/head3,500.00–3,850.003,7564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1333,330.88/head2,850.00–3,600.003,3313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,875.00/head3,850.00–3,900.003,8754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29004,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1503
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9801

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.