Sale reports / Arkansas / Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR / 2024-12-19

Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 19
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
87 vs last sale 317 128 vs year ago 102 · +125.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
5 vs last sale 40 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
30 vs last sale 45 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 Lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. All other ranges of feeders including feeder heifers were selling un-even to steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher on a light test. Supply was light but demand was good on most ranges of feeders with weaned and or pre-vac cattle helping steady the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.77/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 133.44 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$254.77
14 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,391
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.52
vs AR average
30.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551257.221,41812thin
Medium and Large 2515240.051,2362thin
One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
254.77
AR average10 barns · 338 hd
265.29
−10.52
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−30.18
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−133.44
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
BullsAverage1,670138.452,3124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,225120.001,4701thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,128115.381,3028thin
CowsLean 85-90%High946104.549899thin

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)1,151$1,75910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2500–550535256.91/cwt240.00–265.001,3744
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145117.45/cwt115.00–122.001,3456
CowsLean 85-90%1,000115.90/cwt114.00–120.001,1594
CowsLean 85-90%99399.84/cwt95.00–105.009912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,225120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,078109.16/cwt108.00–110.001,1772
Bulls1,670138.45/cwt130.00–150.002,3124
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86586.00/cwt86.00–86.007441
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83395.79/cwt88.00–103.007982
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4371
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,759.48/head1,425.00–1,950.001,75910
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628239.05/cwt235.00–243.001,5012
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470297.23/cwt285.00–310.001,3972
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600262.50/cwt260.00–265.001,5752
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377307.65/cwt280.00–350.001,1603
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500493252.46/cwt245.00–260.001,2452
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375272.43/cwt270.00–275.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4881
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423314.84/cwt305.00–320.001,3324
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380358.66/cwt345.00–370.001,3633
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610237.44/cwt230.00–245.001,4482
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400370302.50/cwt295.00–310.001,1192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400361307.37/cwt280.00–330.001,1104
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4852
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583245.42/cwt225.00–255.001,4314
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421287.83/cwt270.00–310.001,21211
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531262.85/cwt255.00–267.501,3967
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482250.07/cwt235.00–265.001,2055
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515240.05/cwt235.00–245.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471279.53/cwt270.00–305.001,3179
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7842
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700680238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6181
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650640242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5521
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620278.49/cwt275.00–285.001,7275
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2931
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360371.84/cwt345.00–390.001,3394
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563289.16/cwt275.00–297.501,6283
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522300.63/cwt285.00–312.501,5693
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428332.84/cwt310.00–350.001,4253
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470304.57/cwt285.00–325.001,4312
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350343385.04/cwt380.00–390.001,3212
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6631
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561

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.