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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 24
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
25 vs last sale 300 106 vs year ago 431 · 24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
8 vs last sale 53 36 vs year ago 81 · 44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
140 vs last sale 155 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were 15.00 to 30.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 15.00 to 23.00 higher and feeder heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher also on a light test. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter buls sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with a good selection of quality feeders that helped push the market higher on feeders today. Demand was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.45/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 94.75 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$293.45
11 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.69
vs AR average
36.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533309.941,6514thin
Medium and Large 2547284.031,5527thin
One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $99 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 sale11 hd
293.45
AR average9 barns · 299 hd
306.14
−12.69
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−36.50
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−94.75
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
BullsHigh1,599173.812,7796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,271147.991,8819thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,398146.502,04719
CowsLean 85-90%Average990139.001,3761thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,5352thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
CowsLean 85-90%990139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360149.09/cwt145.00–155.002,02813
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527327.56/cwt320.00–345.001,7269
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350308429.07/cwt415.00–440.001,3226
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400362403.12/cwt370.00–422.501,4595
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400377437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6497
Bulls1,748185.64/cwt181.00–189.003,2453
Bulls1,675175.47/cwt175.00–176.002,9392
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530290.14/cwt280.00–295.001,5383
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450413343.23/cwt335.00–350.001,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,285165.11/cwt157.00–171.002,1223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,535.18/head2,125.00–2,775.002,5352
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6041
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600567272.59/cwt265.00–277.501,5463
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482291.89/cwt280.00–310.001,4073
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630283.70/cwt277.50–290.001,7872
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350300362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0881
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6562
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8281
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335368.37/cwt360.00–380.001,2346
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450434387.18/cwt385.00–390.001,6809
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531341.94/cwt325.00–360.001,8165
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579305.28/cwt290.00–320.001,7684
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424352.68/cwt340.00–360.001,49519
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800753273.32/cwt260.00–280.002,0583
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625311.16/cwt300.00–322.501,9452
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527313.25/cwt307.50–317.501,6513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430361.94/cwt360.00–370.001,55610
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427384.13/cwt380.00–385.001,64011
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500480346.44/cwt325.00–375.001,66313
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421383.26/cwt365.00–395.001,61412
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468327.24/cwt315.00–340.001,53111
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4761
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371366.74/cwt340.00–387.501,36110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479140.88/cwt136.00–144.002,0846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243149.99/cwt147.00–153.001,8647
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,9292
Bulls1,000135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3501

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.