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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
14 vs last sale 256 383 vs year ago 653 · 58.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
37 vs last sale 100 87 vs year ago 150 · 58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 90 vs year ago 100 · 90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks light test: Feeders steers and heifers both sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher on another light test. Slaughter cows were not viewed last week, however there was a good demand for slaughter cows and bulls and were comparable to a few weeks ago. Some stability this week in the CME helped rebound the prices on feeders and build some confidence in the buyers. Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.29/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 147.91 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$240.29
16 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.48
vs AR average
11.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538245.451,32112thin
Medium and Large 2583224.821,3114thin
One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
432405379352median 388.2001/0101/2204/0205/1406/11
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
240.29
AR average9 barns · 370 hd
247.78
−7.48
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−11.65
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−147.91
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
BullsAverage1,401153.172,1458thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490140.232,09018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248129.001,61015
CowsLean 85-90%Average958115.961,11113

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,9032thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1350–400366293.10/cwt275.00–310.001,0739
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6141
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425276.74/cwt260.00–292.001,1765
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800–850847211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7874
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583224.82/cwt207.50–240.001,3114
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350339252.45/cwt250.00–255.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5011
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328291.72/cwt285.00–312.509574
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480255.70/cwt247.50–260.001,2273
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435303.84/cwt297.00–311.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517260.87/cwt252.50–270.001,3493
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384261.47/cwt255.00–267.501,0045
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660262.50/cwt260.00–265.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480261.44/cwt250.00–275.001,2553
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620265.75/cwt252.50–272.501,6485
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572274.07/cwt267.50–282.501,5683
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460296.96/cwt295.00–299.001,3662
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450432319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1782
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8071
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450432286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2362
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526292.69/cwt280.00–302.501,5409
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678242.04/cwt230.00–252.501,6413
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472277.24/cwt260.00–295.001,3097
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570249.47/cwt235.00–265.001,4222
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5321
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672227.99/cwt225.00–230.001,5323
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480225.49/cwt210.00–237.501,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600558230.47/cwt220.00–239.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750–800755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521250.93/cwt245.00–260.001,3077
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650–700691233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1000–10501,036190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9684
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open900–950909203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,8458
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400297.75/cwt288.00–307.501,1912
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523268.12/cwt255.00–275.001,4023
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550545247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700680217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4761
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500490236.25/cwt232.50–240.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610248.37/cwt247.50–252.501,5156
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310305.00/cwt305.00–305.009461
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372298.50/cwt280.00–310.001,1103
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416299.46/cwt277.50–320.001,24615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,902.68/head1,350.00–2,200.001,9032
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,5032
Bulls1,410159.38/cwt159.00–160.002,2472
Bulls1,048134.69/cwt133.00–136.001,4123
Bulls1,747167.52/cwt163.00–174.002,9273
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight863117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0101
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278136.33/cwt131.00–147.501,7427
CowsLean 85-90%1,025129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,3272
CowsLean 85-90%972106.85/cwt98.00–115.001,0393
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491126.26/cwt121.00–130.001,8835
CowsLean 85-90%91097.00/cwt97.00–97.008831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218123.96/cwt115.00–130.001,5107
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490145.60/cwt135.00–156.002,16913
CowsLean 85-90%990120.59/cwt115.00–124.001,1945

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.