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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 5
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
147 vs last sale 373 60 vs year ago 286 · 21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
13 vs last sale 93 10 vs year ago 90 · 11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
0 vs last sale 30 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Supply was lighter than previous weeks and demand was light on most ranges of cattle. A large supply of unweaned and new crop calves had buyers hesitant with temperatures expected to start to drop in the next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.93/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$244.93
53 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,437
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.84
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593248.501,47349
Medium and Large 2511201.191,0294thin
One grade step is worth $47.31/cwt here — about $444 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 sale53 hd
244.93
AR average8 barns · 1,025 hd
253.77
−8.84
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
BullsLow1,552103.221,60211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37194.671,2986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18993.041,10631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02084.7486425

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)1,125$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,2963thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,2372thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,6102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$1,5925

Every lot, as filed

76 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3425165.00/cwt155.00–175.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy418170.00/cwt170.00–170.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy535171.00/cwt171.00–171.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 2470210.89/cwt200.00–222.509912
HeifersMedium and Large 1380247.21/cwt240.00–252.509394
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 2473208.99/cwt180.00–240.009894
BullsMedium and Large 3320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
BullsMedium and Large 2369209.48/cwt200.00–232.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy453205.03/cwt200.00–210.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy565182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
BullsMedium and Large 2720181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3031
BullsMedium and Large 2537198.04/cwt190.00–222.001,0634
BullsMedium and Large 1318278.60/cwt275.00–282.508862
BullsMedium and Large 1520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2482
BullsMedium and Large 2422243.62/cwt241.00–245.001,0283
BullsMedium and Large 2558188.80/cwt185.00–192.501,0542
BullsMedium and Large 1432260.75/cwt250.00–270.001,1263
BullsMedium and Large 1373269.07/cwt260.00–280.001,0046
BullsMedium and Large 1275282.50/cwt282.50–282.507771
BullsMedium and Large 2333253.45/cwt250.00–260.008443
BullsMedium and Large 3418190.69/cwt186.00–195.007973
BullsMedium and Large 2805168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,610.08/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,592.07/head1,550.00–1,750.001,5925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,296.13/head1,075.00–1,500.001,2963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,32594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,350.00/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,236.93/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,155108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2471
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 2523203.38/cwt200.00–207.001,0642
HeifersMedium and Large 2416196.87/cwt190.00–210.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 3330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 3465179.00/cwt179.00–179.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2595183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 2355232.50/cwt232.50–232.508251
HeifersMedium and Large 1529227.94/cwt221.00–231.001,2064
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1624210.79/cwt200.00–215.001,3159
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added714211.60/cwt209.00–212.501,5114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2485
HeifersMedium and Large 2612170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1467255.71/cwt247.50–260.001,1943
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3811
SteersMedium and Large 1740220.60/cwt220.00–225.001,6328
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy540228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added620216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added561263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4755
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added375280.72/cwt272.50–285.001,0533
SteersMedium and Large 1583246.88/cwt235.00–251.001,4398
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added430276.24/cwt267.50–287.501,1884
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515260.50/cwt260.00–261.001,3422
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added662247.77/cwt242.00–251.001,64012
SteersMedium and Large 1623236.43/cwt233.00–240.001,4732
SteersMedium and Large 2530201.59/cwt185.00–210.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 2605198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1981
BullsMedium and Large 1464254.32/cwt247.00–259.001,1805
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418258.05/cwt250.50–265.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1683194.04/cwt190.00–198.001,3252
BullsMedium and Large 1600208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2481
Bulls1,03075.00/cwt75.00–75.007731
Bulls1,37897.48/cwt94.00–103.001,3435
Bulls1,830114.60/cwt108.00–121.002,0975
CowsLean 85-90%1,09785.85/cwt79.00–89.509428
CowsLean 85-90%1,08088.51/cwt86.00–93.509568
CowsLean 85-90%99078.17/cwt76.00–80.007743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14489.97/cwt87.50–91.501,02910
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85381.50/cwt81.00–84.006956
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37194.67/cwt91.50–100.001,2986
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21094.50/cwt90.50–100.001,14321

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.