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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
135 vs last sale 286 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
48 vs last sale 90 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
21 vs last sale 29 8 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 steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower on a light test. Supply was light with buyer demand active for quality value added cattle while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.53/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$134.53
56 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.29
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480139.006672thin
Medium and Large 2425137.1958324
Medium and Large 1518133.1368929
Medium and Large 3655102.506711thin
One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale56 hd
134.53
AR average9 barns · 1,437 hd
139.82
−5.29
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
BullsAverage1,64487.111,4325thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47265.499643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17862.137329thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00850.7251113

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2253thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25565.00/cwt65.00–65.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 2368129.18/cwt120.00–139.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 2475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006131
HeifersMedium and Large 2310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504421
HeifersMedium and Large 1600132.67/cwt130.00–134.007963
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315179.00/cwt179.00–179.005641
SteersMedium and Large 2545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008011
HeifersMedium and Large 1420142.29/cwt130.00–148.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 1365143.99/cwt142.00–145.005263
HeifersMedium and Large 1530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007422
SteersMedium and Large 340094.00/cwt94.00–94.003761
SteersMedium and Large 1490177.00/cwt177.00–177.008671
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added440184.00/cwt184.00–184.008101
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added860148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390167.00/cwt167.00–167.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433149.83/cwt140.00–160.006492
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390182.50/cwt182.50–182.507121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added290182.00/cwt182.00–182.005282
SteersMedium and Large 1529165.54/cwt162.00–174.008764
SteersMedium and Large 1605163.00/cwt163.00–163.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008622
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added611169.73/cwt165.00–171.001,0375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added320194.00/cwt194.00–194.006215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added481175.00/cwt175.00–175.008423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540179.00/cwt179.00–179.009676
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added721159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added408182.00/cwt182.00–182.007435
BullsMedium and Large 1416169.78/cwt158.00–176.007064
BullsMedium and Large 2515139.49/cwt139.00–140.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2260152.79/cwt145.00–160.003972
BullsMedium and Large 1510143.00/cwt143.00–143.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1305187.50/cwt187.50–187.505721
BullsMedium and Large 1Full730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
CowsLean 85-90%1,01846.68/cwt44.50–49.004752
CowsLean 85-90%1,11064.00/cwt64.00–64.007101
CowsLean 85-90%1,07656.36/cwt52.00–60.006067
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80334.50/cwt30.00–38.502772
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81538.50/cwt38.50–38.503141
Bulls1,64487.11/cwt79.00–94.501,4325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17961.65/cwt58.00–64.007278
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48866.73/cwt66.50–67.009932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44063.00/cwt63.00–63.009071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17066.00/cwt66.00–66.007721
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2965675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2253
BullsMedium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
BullsMedium and Large 1628138.00/cwt137.00–140.008673
BullsMedium and Large 2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
BullsMedium and Large 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
BullsMedium and Large 2335140.77/cwt133.00–157.004724
HeifersMedium and Large 3655102.50/cwt102.50–102.506711
HeifersMedium and Large 1723128.84/cwt120.00–138.009322
HeifersMedium and Large 2603120.49/cwt117.00–124.007272
HeifersMedium and Large 2426134.13/cwt133.00–140.005719
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy469128.51/cwt125.00–132.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480139.00/cwt139.00–139.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 1305162.00/cwt162.00–162.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 1655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy585123.39/cwt120.00–129.007228
HeifersMedium and Large 2252141.00/cwt141.00–141.003552
HeifersMedium and Large 2521129.00/cwt129.00–129.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1418177.13/cwt165.00–190.007402

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.