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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
81 vs last sale 256 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
113 vs last sale 129 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
7 vs last sale 16 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with quality cattle offered today buyer demand was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.61/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$155.61
84 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508164.3583543
Medium and Large 1-2392151.8459521
Medium and Large 2490140.8069020
One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale84 hd
155.61
AR average9 barns · 1,548 hd
153.39
+2.23
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,588102.501,6272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30984.581,1074thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26180.731,0185thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06665.857026thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$9601thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added470171.66/cwt165.00–177.0080719
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed658150.00/cwt150.00–150.009873
HeifersMedium and Large 2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added687157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0795
HeifersMedium and Large 1473154.24/cwt151.00–163.007305
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added528190.83/cwt190.00–192.501,00810
SteersMedium and Large 1615171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0521
SteersMedium and Large 1565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422152.91/cwt150.00–157.506455
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added602162.00/cwt162.00–162.009752
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added417203.15/cwt190.00–207.508474
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added580184.14/cwt181.00–190.001,0687
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added387210.00/cwt210.00–210.008134
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added526162.36/cwt159.00–163.008546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005193
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added672176.95/cwt175.00–180.001,1895
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added315212.50/cwt212.50–212.506691
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added773167.29/cwt166.00–170.001,2936
SteersMedium and Large 1473175.98/cwt175.00–177.008322
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added609182.70/cwt179.00–185.001,1138
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added472187.93/cwt184.00–190.008876
BullsMedium and Large 1265180.57/cwt172.50–190.004793
BullsMedium and Large 1415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005992
BullsMedium and Large 1379162.98/cwt158.00–167.506187
BullsMedium and Large 1565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
CowsLean 85-90%80057.00/cwt57.00–57.004561
Bulls1,600106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6961
CowsLean 85-90%1,18677.02/cwt70.00–79.509134
CowsLean 85-90%85030.00/cwt30.00–30.002551
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30984.58/cwt80.00–90.001,1074
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32885.52/cwt84.00–87.001,1363
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16073.54/cwt73.00–74.008532
Bulls1,57599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5591
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674127.34/cwt126.00–130.008586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13075.00/cwt75.00–75.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 1555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 2527130.00/cwt130.00–130.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2307156.01/cwt150.00–162.004798
HeifersMedium and Large 2625146.00/cwt146.00–146.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 2561138.23/cwt130.00–141.007754
HeifersMedium and Large 1235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
HeifersMedium and Large 1270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
HeifersMedium and Large 2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 2442135.00/cwt135.00–135.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 2480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358145.00/cwt145.00–145.005193
HeifersMedium and Large 1375156.00/cwt156.00–156.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 2283140.51/cwt140.00–141.003982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2592153.00/cwt153.00–153.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 2370132.00/cwt132.00–132.004881

How this sale compares

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.