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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 15, 2021

488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.24/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 533 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.93/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 481 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 629 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 488 494 0
Feeder cattle 460 483 0
Slaughter cattle 20 9 0
Replacement cattle 8 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale reported once a month at the scheduled pre- vac sale third Thursday of each month. Supply was moderate with high demand on weaned cattle grass ready.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 value added 355 1 188.00 $188.00 $667 +2.13
365–395 382 3 156.00–182.50 $172.38 $658 -3.05
420 420 2 162.50 $162.50 $682 -7.58
435 435 1 174.00 $174.00 $757 +3.92
455–495 469 7 153.00–164.00 $158.31 $742 -11.69
479 value added 479 8 156.50 $156.50 $750 -7.99
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 -14.65
500–543 value added 510 13 155.00–165.00 $159.38 $813 -11.88
507–525 516 4 147.00–155.00 $150.02 $774 -0.63
550–555 553 5 143.00–155.00 $150.18 $830 +0.74
575–592 value added 589 9 146.00–158.00 $150.66 $887 +3.75
600–630 value added 621 14 147.00–155.00 $151.89 $943 +3.89
610–635 622 3 130.00–144.00 $134.91 $839 +2.91
665–685 674 5 138.00–142.00 $139.60 $941 —
675 value added 675 5 145.00 $145.00 $979 +2.60
705 705 1 133.00 $133.00 $938 +14.00
712–748 value added 737 9 132.00–143.00 $138.18 $1,018 +3.01
757 value added 757 8 138.50 $138.50 $1,048 +4.50
802–810 805 3 120.00–121.00 $120.34 $969 —
822 value added 822 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,019 -1.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 147.00 $147.00 $492 +3.19
420–445 433 6 129.00–158.00 $145.23 $629 +6.91
447 value added 447 7 144.50 $144.50 $646 —
500–540 520 15 122.00–145.00 $130.34 $678 -2.66
571 value added 571 4 146.00 $146.00 $834 —
560–595 574 7 130.00–143.00 $135.47 $778 +1.75
655–675 665 2 122.00–131.00 $126.43 $841 +1.35
670 value added 670 14 134.00 $134.00 $898 +3.11
700–735 value added 721 17 130.00–135.00 $131.49 $948 —
710–745 732 3 123.00–134.00 $128.97 $944 +7.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 150.00 $150.00 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 2 149.00 $149.00 $566 -1.00
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 +6.22
405 value added 405 1 152.00 $152.00 $616 +4.50
415–440 430 4 142.00–147.00 $144.26 $620 +1.13
455–485 value added 479 19 140.00–148.00 $141.46 $678 -2.54
450–495 484 11 133.00–148.00 $140.01 $678 +4.66
500–547 524 13 129.00–141.00 $134.64 $706 +5.42
505–548 value added 539 22 139.00–145.00 $141.96 $765 —
550–570 560 4 130.00–139.00 $134.42 $753 +7.42
551–593 value added 574 9 140.00 $140.00 $804 —
612 612 2 123.00 $123.00 $753 -7.73
615–645 629 7 124.00–128.00 $125.73 $791 -5.00
620–643 value added 632 11 132.00–136.00 $133.01 $841 -0.10
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 —
670 value added 670 10 133.00 $133.00 $891 —
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 +14.80
716–745 value added 735 15 124.50–133.50 $127.07 $934 +0.07
815 value added 815 2 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
820–830 825 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 147.50 $147.50 $413 —
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
380 380 2 128.00–145.00 $136.50 $519 +4.80
425 value added 425 2 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
425–445 433 6 121.00–138.00 $126.45 $548 -9.55
485–495 490 2 120.00–135.00 $127.42 $624 +3.09
515–545 528 5 119.00–131.50 $127.12 $671 +8.17
555–560 558 3 124.00–136.00 $130.66 $729 +8.16
558–592 value added 577 7 125.00–132.00 $127.90 $738 —
600–633 623 14 110.00–126.00 $122.20 $761 +16.20
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 +13.50
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 —
705–740 value added 723 2 122.00–125.00 $123.54 $893 —
830 830 1 114.00 $114.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 value added 480 3 136.00 $136.00 $653 -6.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 419 4 134.00–135.00 $134.73 $565 —
465 465 2 126.00–139.00 $132.50 $616 —
505–540 520 4 130.00–137.00 $133.50 $694 +6.00
570–585 578 2 131.00–137.00 $134.04 $775 —
600 600 1 121.00 $121.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 542 3 140.00–143.00 $141.01 $764 -8.00
610–615 613 2 131.00–135.00 $132.99 $815 +14.99
677 677 2 125.00 $125.00 $846 +7.06
700 700 1 122.50 $122.50 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1295 1149 80-85% 8 62.00–65.00 $63.13 $725 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1090 974 85-90% 5 47.00–56.00 $51.73 $504 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1700 1590 2 81.00–84.00 $82.60 $1,313 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 52.00 $52.00 $593

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–975 943 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–825.00 $817.76
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
845–1355 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–810.00 $767.75
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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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.