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
BullsAverage1,805104.671,8893thin
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 1Fleshy405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed357216.00/cwt216.00–216.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290232.00/cwt232.00–232.006731
BullsMedium and Large 1464215.68/cwt215.00–219.001,0016
BullsMedium and Large 1505224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1312
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added390206.00/cwt206.00–206.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1466224.15/cwt224.00–225.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added523220.99/cwt217.00–229.001,15617
SteersMedium and Large 1368240.18/cwt237.00–241.008845
SteersMedium and Large 2430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1519217.90/cwt203.00–227.001,1318
SteersMedium and Large 1410222.29/cwt205.00–243.009114
SteersMedium and Large 2485175.00/cwt175.00–175.008491
SteersMedium and Large 2575181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added705164.51/cwt163.00–166.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1540177.00/cwt177.00–177.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added564169.16/cwt165.00–170.009546
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added611173.40/cwt172.00–179.001,0595
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added388210.26/cwt208.00–214.008168
SteersMedium and Large 1820173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added525166.17/cwt160.00–172.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 1575176.51/cwt176.00–177.001,0154
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added456194.35/cwt190.00–200.008869
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added410197.93/cwt195.00–201.008122
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added519192.49/cwt190.00–197.009999
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed392180.46/cwt174.00–194.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330198.00/cwt198.00–198.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 1466184.45/cwt179.00–207.5086010
HeifersMedium and Large 2580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 2380179.09/cwt176.00–182.506814
HeifersMedium and Large 1617162.31/cwt160.00–167.001,0013
HeifersMedium and Large 2532159.68/cwt159.00–160.008493
HeifersMedium and Large 1415201.40/cwt186.00–216.0083613
HeifersMedium and Large 1655165.65/cwt163.00–167.001,0853
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added311208.00/cwt208.00–208.006473
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added578187.23/cwt181.00–192.501,0827
HeifersMedium and Large 2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1216216.00/cwt216.00–216.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 1330215.91/cwt205.00–227.507132
HeifersMedium and Large 2473155.22/cwt135.00–177.007342
BullsMedium and Large 2465168.88/cwt162.50–175.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1605187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1311
BullsMedium and Large 1409223.55/cwt208.00–230.009144
BullsMedium and Large 1565212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy470164.89/cwt160.00–170.007752
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy510172.00/cwt172.00–172.008771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,229.93/head900.00–1,400.001,2303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2963871.69/head800.00–950.008722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,469.67/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4705
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,048.15/head1,000.00–1,300.001,04817
Bulls1,800101.00/cwt96.00–106.001,8182
Bulls1,815112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,0331
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight71060.00/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 Weight73050.00/cwt50.00–50.003651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,2171
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added439234.48/cwt234.00–236.001,0294
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2204
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added674189.74/cwt187.00–192.001,2794
SteersMedium and Large 1318241.59/cwt235.00–247.507682
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added610172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 1698181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2633
SteersMedium and Large 2523177.75/cwt170.00–185.009305
SteersMedium and Large 1905176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5932
SteersMedium and Large 1567203.32/cwt197.00–214.001,1535
SteersMedium and Large 1607190.41/cwt189.00–197.001,1566
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295196.00/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.