Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.00/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 521 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.94/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 569 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.81/cwt -8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 615 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 488 0
Feeder cattle 252 460 0
Slaughter cattle 26 20 0
Replacement cattle 7 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale reported once a month on the third Thursday . Supply was moderate buyer demand was strong on pre-vac and weaned cattle. With noticeable interest on the six weight cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 value added 375 2 179.00–185.00 $181.88 $682 -6.12
424 value added 424 5 178.00 $178.00 $755 —
454–460 value added 455 6 166.00–170.00 $169.33 $770 +12.83
510 510 1 146.00 $146.00 $745 -4.02
512–519 value added 517 7 152.50–164.00 $155.75 $805 -3.63
561–576 value added 567 9 142.00–152.50 $150.48 $853 -0.18
577 577 2 142.00 $142.00 $819 -8.18
600–645 614 6 133.00–142.00 $136.87 $840 +1.96
602–640 value added 617 5 142.00–149.00 $145.54 $898 -6.35
690 690 2 125.00 $125.00 $862 -14.60
737–741 value added 739 5 127.00–135.50 $132.11 $976 -6.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 value added 339 5 175.00 $175.00 $593 —
417 417 2 156.00 $156.00 $651 —
443 value added 443 9 171.00 $171.00 $758 —
475 475 3 145.00 $145.00 $689 -5.00
565–566 value added 566 5 133.00–139.00 $135.40 $766 —
673 673 3 126.00 $126.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 144.00 $144.00 $446 -3.00
370 370 1 141.00 $141.00 $522 —
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 -6.23
520–532 528 3 138.00–142.00 $139.31 $736 +8.97
550–575 563 6 134.00–137.50 $136.73 $770 +1.26
775 775 1 118.00 $118.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 4 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 155.00 $155.00 $473 —
360–370 367 5 151.00–155.00 $152.40 $559 +2.40
368 fancy 368 4 164.00 $164.00 $604 —
413–420 fancy 416 5 174.00–175.00 $174.60 $726 —
400–428 value added 421 4 146.00–150.00 $146.95 $619 -5.05
435 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 -8.26
465–475 468 3 134.00–141.50 $138.96 $650 -1.05
487–490 value added 489 6 138.50–140.00 $139.00 $680 -2.46
510 value added 510 4 142.00 $142.00 $724 +0.04
500–538 523 21 130.00–139.00 $133.67 $699 -0.97
553 value added 553 3 140.00 $140.00 $774 ±0.00
560–595 574 4 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $706 -11.41
600 value added 600 2 142.50 $142.50 $855 +9.49
600–630 619 6 121.00–132.50 $127.86 $791 +4.86
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 -13.73
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 -4.00
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 -17.00
755 value added 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 147.50 $147.50 $479 +7.50
360–375 370 3 127.50–140.00 $135.95 $503 -0.55
386 value added 386 3 147.00 $147.00 $567 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 133.00 $133.00 $545 —
400–435 427 6 130.00–141.00 $132.99 $568 +6.54
430 value added 430 1 144.00 $144.00 $619 +12.00
460 460 2 142.50 $142.50 $656 +15.08
515–540 528 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $665 -1.10
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -20.66
600–647 620 10 112.50–118.00 $116.03 $719 -6.17
655 value added 655 2 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 value added 321 3 146.00 $146.00 $469 —
421 421 4 142.50 $142.50 $600 —
532 532 2 125.00 $125.00 $665 —
550 value added 550 2 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
663 value added 663 4 123.00 $123.00 $815 —
700 value added 700 2 120.00 $120.00 $840 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
380–395 388 2 165.00–172.50 $168.82 $655 —
480–490 485 2 155.00–156.00 $155.49 $754 —
600 600 1 131.00 $131.00 $786 -1.99
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -7.99
735 735 1 113.00 $113.00 $831 -9.50
950 950 1 90.00 $90.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 124.50–141.00 $132.75 $591 -1.98
490–495 493 2 125.00–139.00 $132.04 $651 -0.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1445 1199 80-85% 8 55.50–59.50 $58.54 $702 —
1185–1380 1256 80-85% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.47 $772 +0.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $402 —
900–1410 1103 85-90% 8 50.00–57.00 $54.19 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1600 1381 4 80.00–82.00 $81.31 $1,123 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 52.00 $52.00 $512

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.50 $68.50 $736
1260–1295 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00–62.00 $61.51 $786
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $761
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1305 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 65.00–66.50 $65.66 $767

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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.