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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.70/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 636 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.72/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 572 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.98/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 530 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 494 0 0
Feeder cattle 483 — 0
Slaughter cattle 9 — 0
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale only reported on third Thursday of each month. Several quality consignments of cattle from the area that were pre-conditioned and weaned with respiratory vaccines that were attractive to buyers. We seen a few fleshy new crop calves that were discounted, Seen several thin flesh cattle that sold for a premium . Supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
280–295 288 2 182.50–187.50 $185.07 $533
300–320 310 2 187.50 $187.50 $581
375–385 value added 378 8 175.00–190.00 $185.87 $703
362–397 379 5 167.50–180.00 $175.43 $665
402 value added 402 2 177.50 $177.50 $714
435–445 442 3 160.00–175.00 $170.08 $752
457 457 2 170.00 $170.00 $777
485–490 value added 487 3 162.50–165.50 $164.49 $801
525–540 value added 528 13 159.00–175.00 $171.26 $904
500–543 531 11 145.00–157.00 $150.65 $800
540 540 1 141.00 $141.00 $761
553–575 569 20 147.00–157.00 $149.44 $850
562–590 value added 580 8 145.00–149.00 $146.91 $852
604–632 value added 615 11 137.00–154.00 $148.00 $910
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812
662–690 value added 670 7 137.00–145.00 $142.40 $954
715–740 value added 732 22 134.00–136.00 $135.17 $989
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875
759 value added 759 14 134.00 $134.00 $1,017
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994
810–820 value added 819 11 123.00–129.00 $125.63 $1,029
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015
925 925 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,092
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270 270 1 142.50 $142.50 $385
320–330 325 2 140.00–147.50 $143.81 $467
410 value added 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656
420 thin fleshed 420 1 164.00 $164.00 $689
400–445 428 4 121.00–153.00 $138.32 $592
450–485 461 10 130.00–159.00 $141.42 $652
515 thin fleshed 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618
535 535 1 133.00 $133.00 $712
562–585 567 10 132.50–138.00 $133.72 $758
615–635 625 2 132.00–135.00 $133.48 $834
615–635 thin fleshed 625 2 122.00–132.00 $127.08 $794
650–690 661 4 113.00–132.00 $125.08 $827
686–693 value added 690 21 129.00–133.00 $130.89 $903
720–730 725 2 119.00–124.00 $121.52 $881
750 750 3 120.00 $120.00 $900
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
411–443 value added 425 9 166.00–167.00 $166.54 $708
435 435 1 161.00 $161.00 $700
451–475 value added 461 5 155.00–164.00 $160.29 $739
580 580 1 136.00 $136.00 $789
600–645 618 5 131.00–134.00 $132.75 $820
655 655 16 135.50 $135.50 $888
712 712 4 135.00 $135.00 $961
725 value added 725 2 135.00 $135.00 $979
837 837 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,038
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
425–440 433 2 120.00–126.00 $123.05 $533
485 485 1 105.00 $105.00 $509
500–520 510 2 117.00–118.00 $117.51 $599
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325 value added 325 2 150.00 $150.00 $488
350–375 value added 367 3 150.00 $150.00 $550
360–375 368 2 142.50–145.00 $143.78 $529
400–425 405 6 140.00–144.00 $143.13 $580
410 value added 410 1 147.50 $147.50 $605
455–490 473 6 128.00–144.00 $135.35 $640
475 value added 475 1 144.00 $144.00 $684
505–535 521 4 128.00–131.00 $129.22 $673
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705
612–640 629 5 128.00–135.00 $130.73 $822
610–647 value added 637 24 129.00–135.00 $133.11 $848
727 value added 727 10 127.00 $127.00 $923
720–733 730 5 115.00–116.00 $115.20 $841
785 value added 785 1 117.00 $117.00 $918
795 795 1 121.00 $121.00 $962
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
295 thin fleshed 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428
340 thin fleshed 340 1 154.00 $154.00 $524
355–377 thin fleshed 369 8 142.00–150.00 $147.32 $544
365–392 384 6 125.00–137.50 $131.70 $506
432 432 2 136.00 $136.00 $588
435–440 thin fleshed 438 4 136.00–142.00 $140.01 $613
450 thin fleshed 450 1 131.00 $131.00 $590
458–495 469 6 120.00–130.00 $124.33 $583
505–542 530 4 117.50–122.00 $118.95 $630
540 thin fleshed 540 3 127.00 $127.00 $686
572 572 2 122.50 $122.50 $701
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636
665 665 2 109.00–116.00 $112.50 $748
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 340 2 150.00 $150.00 $510
376 value added 376 4 145.00 $145.00 $545
431 value added 431 4 146.00 $146.00 $629
445 445 2 137.50 $137.50 $612
460–495 value added 468 14 140.00–146.00 $142.57 $667
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
250 250 1 135.00 $135.00 $338
410–425 418 2 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $474
455–460 458 2 95.00–115.00 $105.05 $481
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 340 1 161.00 $161.00 $547
425–435 430 2 150.00–170.00 $159.88 $687
466 466 3 155.00 $155.00 $722
510–535 521 4 147.50–151.00 $149.01 $776
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755
650–690 670 2 116.00–120.00 $117.94 $790
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
287 287 2 140.00 $140.00 $402
530–545 538 2 127.50 $127.50 $686
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $202
880 880 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $352
930–1105 1021 85-90% 5 42.00–44.00 $42.84 $437

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1305 1305 1 62.50 $62.50 $816
2085 2085 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,731

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $501

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.