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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
295 vs last sale 535 410 vs year ago 650 · 63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
45 vs last sale 105 25 vs year ago 85 · 29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
165 vs last sale 195 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week is available on feeders today, supply was light on comparable cattle to last week. Heavy rains and muddy conditions in the area kept supply low. However, lower trends were noted on feeders. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 14.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Supply was light and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.52/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 91.68 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$296.52
11 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.45
vs AR average
36.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532306.741,6318thin
Medium and Large 2538269.291,4503thin
One grade step is worth $37.45/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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
296.52
AR average6 barns · 240 hd
319.97
−23.45
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−36.17
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−91.68
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
BullsAverage1,702191.533,26013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251148.581,8597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475147.822,1815thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low944133.891,26411

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)905$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,056$3,1919
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$3,0143thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,9502thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1550–600575292.54/cwt290.00–295.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716269.71/cwt262.50–280.001,9318
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483325.95/cwt320.00–340.001,5744
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4411
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478311.19/cwt302.50–320.001,4874
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5701
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525281.43/cwt275.00–287.501,4782
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655274.15/cwt270.00–277.501,7963
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500460327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5071
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628290.10/cwt285.00–295.001,8222
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700676270.98/cwt255.00–275.001,8325
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528339.88/cwt335.00–345.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630319.60/cwt300.00–345.002,0136
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600585342.50/cwt340.00–345.002,0042
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800785267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475380.02/cwt375.00–385.001,8053
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676304.12/cwt297.00–315.002,0566
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7221
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520361.79/cwt360.00–365.001,8816
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710286.29/cwt280.00–292.502,0332
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450414385.91/cwt370.00–405.001,5984
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9291
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521312.76/cwt300.00–322.501,6295
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4193
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390333.73/cwt332.50–335.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7471
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950915215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000973225.53/cwt221.00–230.002,1942
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800758270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0472
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522324.82/cwt315.00–330.001,6963
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570312.06/cwt300.00–325.001,7792
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613289.82/cwt275.00–305.001,7772
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0923,014.20/head2,400.00–3,500.003,0143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0563,191.40/head3,100.00–3,400.003,1919
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213152.44/cwt146.00–160.001,8492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,455161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3431
CowsLean 85-90%925128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1841
Bulls1,573184.32/cwt180.00–189.502,8996
Bulls1,813197.71/cwt195.00–204.253,5847
CowsLean 85-90%977133.32/cwt131.00–135.001,3033
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight790121.46/cwt121.00–122.009602
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight865135.51/cwt135.00–136.001,1722
CowsLean 85-90%1,073143.64/cwt142.00–145.001,5413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205152.75/cwt150.00–157.001,8414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312143.03/cwt141.00–145.001,8773
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,494148.52/cwt147.00–149.002,2194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0301

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.