Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2023-03-09

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 9
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 355▼ 305 vs year ago 563 · −54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 35▼ 30 vs year ago 60 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was lighter than last weeks pre-vac but prices held strong with good buyer support on most classes. Weaned and light fleshed cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.44/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$185.44
118 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$90.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481190.4791788
Medium and Large 2470173.1281329
Medium and Large 3670100.006701thin
One grade step is worth $90.47/cwt here — about $247 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 sale118 hd
185.44
—
AR average10 barns · 1,109 hd
187.44
−2.00
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
Bulls—Average1,805104.671,8893thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33091.501,2171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28591.251,1737thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96175.007208thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,276$1,4705
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,04817
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$8722thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,2303thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Fleshy—405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—357216.00/cwt216.00–216.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—290232.00/cwt232.00–232.006731
BullsMedium and Large 1—464215.68/cwt215.00–219.001,0016
BullsMedium and Large 1—505224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1312
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—390206.00/cwt206.00–206.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1—466224.15/cwt224.00–225.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523220.99/cwt217.00–229.001,15617
SteersMedium and Large 1—368240.18/cwt237.00–241.008845
SteersMedium and Large 2—430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1—519217.90/cwt203.00–227.001,1318
SteersMedium and Large 1—410222.29/cwt205.00–243.009114
SteersMedium and Large 2—485175.00/cwt175.00–175.008491
SteersMedium and Large 2—575181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—705164.51/cwt163.00–166.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1—540177.00/cwt177.00–177.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—564169.16/cwt165.00–170.009546
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—611173.40/cwt172.00–179.001,0595
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—388210.26/cwt208.00–214.008168
SteersMedium and Large 1—820173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—525166.17/cwt160.00–172.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575176.51/cwt176.00–177.001,0154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—456194.35/cwt190.00–200.008869
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—410197.93/cwt195.00–201.008122
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—519192.49/cwt190.00–197.009999
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 3—670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—392180.46/cwt174.00–194.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—330198.00/cwt198.00–198.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466184.45/cwt179.00–207.5086010
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380179.09/cwt176.00–182.506814
HeifersMedium and Large 1—617162.31/cwt160.00–167.001,0013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532159.68/cwt159.00–160.008493
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415201.40/cwt186.00–216.0083613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655165.65/cwt163.00–167.001,0853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—311208.00/cwt208.00–208.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—578187.23/cwt181.00–192.501,0827
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—216216.00/cwt216.00–216.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 1—330215.91/cwt205.00–227.507132
HeifersMedium and Large 2—473155.22/cwt135.00–177.007342
BullsMedium and Large 2—465168.88/cwt162.50–175.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1—605187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1311
BullsMedium and Large 1—409223.55/cwt208.00–230.009144
BullsMedium and Large 1—565212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—470164.89/cwt160.00–170.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—510172.00/cwt172.00–172.008771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1421,229.93/head900.00–1,400.001,2303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—963871.69/head800.00–950.008722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2761,469.67/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0951,048.15/head1,000.00–1,300.001,04817
Bulls——1,800101.00/cwt96.00–106.001,8182
Bulls——1,815112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,0331
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—71060.00/cwt60.00–60.004261
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
CowsLean 85-90%—96579.00/cwt79.00–79.007621
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05682.20/cwt79.00–85.008685
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26693.12/cwt85.00–99.001,1796
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—73050.00/cwt50.00–50.003651
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,2171
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—439234.48/cwt234.00–236.001,0294
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2204
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—674189.74/cwt187.00–192.001,2794
SteersMedium and Large 1—318241.59/cwt235.00–247.507682
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—610172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 1—698181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2633
SteersMedium and Large 2—523177.75/cwt170.00–185.009305
SteersMedium and Large 1—905176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5932
SteersMedium and Large 1—567203.32/cwt197.00–214.001,1535
SteersMedium and Large 1—607190.41/cwt189.00–197.001,1566
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—295196.00/cwt196.00–196.005782

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.