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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 20
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
164 vs last sale 415 148 vs year ago 399 · 37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
25 vs last sale 30 6 vs year ago 61 · 9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
5 vs last sale 10 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher, heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady with lower undertones noted. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 58.05 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.
Average price
$330.15
13 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.70
vs AR average
26.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554340.901,8888thin
Medium and Large 2551312.951,7265thin
One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd
330.15
AR average9 barns · 308 hd
330.85
−0.70
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−26.74
This barn, trailing median14 sales
388.20
−58.05
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
BullsAverage1,727173.622,9974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,389150.542,09210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222144.561,76715
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066128.091,3658thin

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)1,203$2,9004thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,150145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6681
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416151.16/cwt140.00–160.002,1409
CowsLean 85-90%1,032133.13/cwt130.00–139.001,3745
CowsLean 85-90%1,122119.70/cwt119.00–121.001,3433
Bulls1,420155.48/cwt155.00–156.002,2082
Bulls2,033191.75/cwt180.00–204.003,8982
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475397.47/cwt392.50–400.001,8883
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613330.04/cwt315.00–345.002,0233
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517367.21/cwt360.00–375.001,8986
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468374.95/cwt365.00–385.001,7552
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750738288.88/cwt287.50–290.002,1324
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567351.76/cwt345.00–355.001,9943
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700676343.97/cwt342.50–347.502,3255
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450427375.27/cwt350.00–400.001,6028
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433368.38/cwt350.00–385.001,5956
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0392
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577332.44/cwt325.00–340.001,9185
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6401
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768316.29/cwt312.50–320.002,4292
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2771
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4111
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467365.57/cwt352.50–380.001,7079
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3442
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575361.70/cwt355.00–375.002,0804
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525373.24/cwt355.00–390.001,96010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,485147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,900.42/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188136.91/cwt134.00–140.001,6262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231148.30/cwt140.00–155.001,82612
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,9932
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485312.53/cwt300.00–330.001,5164
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600553304.94/cwt280.00–325.001,6864
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520344.04/cwt320.00–370.001,7892
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613296.45/cwt285.00–315.001,8174
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530317.38/cwt305.00–330.001,6822
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567325.21/cwt305.00–335.001,8443
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377321.66/cwt320.00–325.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382334.93/cwt320.00–350.001,2793
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400360295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460342.50/cwt340.00–345.001,5762
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326333.79/cwt310.00–355.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618292.65/cwt285.00–300.001,8092
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7512
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550545345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400380382.80/cwt375.00–390.001,4552

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.