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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
119 vs last sale 325 98 vs year ago 542 · 18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
30 vs last sale 45 10 vs year ago 65 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
76 vs last sale 15 61 vs year ago 30 · +203.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 10.00 to14.00 higher. However, there were some instances of thin fleshed and value added feeders that sold mostly 15.00 to 30.00 higher than last week with a few offerings of value added 300-350 lb hard steers that sold over 5.00 cwt. Slaughter cow sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $336.39/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 103.16 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.
Average price
$336.39
14 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.70
vs AR average
38.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560343.131,92111thin
Medium and Large 2538311.671,6783thin
One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $243 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

15 sales
485454424393median 439.5501/0101/2203/1905/1406/11
Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $406.63, median $439.55 across 15 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
336.39
AR average8 barns · 226 hd
353.09
−16.70
National average176 barns · 11,859 hd
374.43
−38.04
This barn, trailing median15 sales
439.55
−103.16
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
BullsAverage1,702176.222,9995thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,323144.381,9116thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,220141.121,7228thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average968130.971,2688thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,11212
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)726$2,30551
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$1,7566

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Value Added600–650635316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,0071
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468347.75/cwt330.00–350.001,6279
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,260.00/head2,260.00–2,260.002,2601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248149.49/cwt146.00–154.001,8663
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400383400.88/cwt390.00–415.001,5354
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431349.60/cwt335.00–370.001,50714
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461336.79/cwt320.00–345.001,55321
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350318492.19/cwt460.00–520.001,5656
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400363452.48/cwt450.00–455.001,6432
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7034
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600583315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8366
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625293.60/cwt287.50–300.001,8354
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4702
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685286.83/cwt280.00–291.001,9654
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723292.92/cwt285.00–301.002,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387368.21/cwt360.00–380.001,4253
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350341415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4153
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514353.81/cwt340.00–360.001,8194
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650613337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0692
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528326.93/cwt320.00–335.001,7264
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429382.46/cwt370.00–415.001,64111
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,683115
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400360425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450413432.09/cwt417.50–440.001,7854
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618329.94/cwt325.00–335.002,0392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400375411.66/cwt407.50–415.001,5443
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4531
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460388.46/cwt380.00–395.001,7873
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6832
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450430347.50/cwt340.00–355.001,4942
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600586337.03/cwt327.50–350.001,9757
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350329405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3325
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450418390.62/cwt382.50–400.001,6333
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500468346.79/cwt339.00–355.001,6232
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520328.89/cwt320.00–335.001,7104
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450428356.54/cwt350.00–370.001,5263
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500461367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6944
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6341
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458315.08/cwt300.00–330.001,4432
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423315.27/cwt300.00–330.001,3342
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2980189.13/cwt180.00–200.001,8532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400380381.15/cwt377.50–385.001,4482
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500455327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4901
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Bulls1,460152.06/cwt149.00–155.002,2202
Bulls1,863192.33/cwt186.00–200.003,5833
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight798133.02/cwt132.00–134.001,0612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27262,305.34/head2,250.00–2,500.002,30551
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29831,756.17/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7566
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29753,112.49/head2,850.00–3,475.003,11212
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450434370.85/cwt350.00–395.001,60910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,270135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,334146.26/cwt145.00–148.001,9515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221143.31/cwt140.00–146.001,7506
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218134.53/cwt130.00–139.001,6392
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
CowsLean 85-90%1,070133.15/cwt128.00–137.001,4255

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.