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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
141 head
134 vs last sale 275 560 vs year ago 701 · 79.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
50 vs last sale 10 40 vs year ago 100 · 40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
60 vs last sale 80 32 vs year ago 52 · 61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers both sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower than last week. Cattle compared from both weeks were on a light test and should be taken in consideration. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Supply was light with area flooding taking a toll on low lying area with livestock. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.08/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 102.12 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$286.08
18 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.63
vs AR average
30.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545288.751,5742thin
Medium and Large 1544285.751,55416thin
One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about $20 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 sale18 hd
286.08
AR average10 barns · 205 hd
297.71
−11.63
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−30.47
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−102.12
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
BullsLow1,746159.162,7787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243138.401,72017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,487137.432,04414
CowsLean 85-90%Low987123.901,22314

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)1,150$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,3301thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1800–850800219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7521
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650645277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7901
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478302.62/cwt295.00–310.001,4472
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580287.68/cwt272.50–300.001,6693
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524322.03/cwt310.00–335.001,6876
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460262.53/cwt245.00–282.501,2083
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550545265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7901
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525287.57/cwt285.00–290.001,5102
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477329.93/cwt320.00–345.001,5743
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650600292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427270.05/cwt245.00–282.501,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523286.74/cwt262.50–317.501,5009
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550–600580282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6391
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569281.89/cwt267.50–295.001,6046
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320358.03/cwt342.50–380.001,1465
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423311.57/cwt305.00–320.001,3185
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468311.60/cwt270.00–335.001,4583
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480307.40/cwt285.00–320.001,4767
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663260.40/cwt252.00–269.001,7262
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609277.24/cwt267.50–287.501,6885
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370346.40/cwt335.00–357.501,2822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2941178.05/cwt162.50–190.001,6755
Bulls1,595130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0741
Bulls1,640160.94/cwt160.00–162.002,6392
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight775112.45/cwt111.00–114.008712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214127.92/cwt124.00–134.001,5535
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456140.13/cwt130.00–148.002,04010
CowsLean 85-90%973121.78/cwt117.00–125.001,1855
CowsLean 85-90%1,073131.79/cwt128.00–136.001,4146
CowsLean 85-90%970110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0671
Bulls1,836165.56/cwt163.00–169.003,0404
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255142.76/cwt136.00–155.001,79212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565130.67/cwt130.00–132.002,0454
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1321
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8061

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.