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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.92/cwt +9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 615 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.51/cwt +18.51 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 672 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.28/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 516 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 285 0
Feeder cattle 500 252 0
Slaughter cattle 18 26 0
Replacement cattle 12 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale reported once a month: Supply was moderate with strong demand on six weight and heavier cattle. Pre-vac and weaned cattle sold at a premium. Several quality consignments offered.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 —
350–376 value added 361 7 175.00–197.50 $182.58 $659 +0.70
425–440 433 2 155.00–167.00 $160.90 $697 —
415–447 value added 438 8 166.00–177.50 $168.98 $740 -9.02
454–490 value added 465 8 159.00–165.00 $162.66 $756 -6.67
465–475 471 4 150.00–160.00 $154.74 $729 —
510–515 512 3 146.00–151.00 $149.32 $765 +3.32
503–540 value added 516 28 154.00–156.00 $154.81 $799 -0.94
565 value added 565 1 154.00 $154.00 $870 +3.52
552–595 573 9 141.00–148.00 $143.62 $823 +1.62
605–645 value added 615 40 146.50–155.00 $150.27 $924 +4.73
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 -0.87
668–688 value added 672 36 138.00–145.50 $143.51 $964 —
700–746 value added 724 17 134.00–140.00 $137.87 $998 +5.76
777 777 6 128.50 $128.50 $998 —
822–830 value added 825 5 127.50–134.00 $130.12 $1,073 —
852 852 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 139.00–144.00 $141.50 $403 —
330–338 334 2 131.00–140.00 $135.45 $452 -8.55
335 thin fleshed 335 1 182.50 $182.50 $611 —
385–390 388 4 135.00–150.00 $140.99 $547 -0.01
400 400 1 139.00 $139.00 $556 —
442 value added 442 4 154.00 $154.00 $681 —
450–485 466 8 125.00–138.00 $130.24 $607 —
500–540 523 3 132.50–146.00 $138.17 $723 -1.14
555–565 560 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $770 +0.77
625–640 629 4 131.00–135.00 $132.02 $830 —
650 650 1 134.00 $134.00 $871 —
720–735 728 2 118.00–128.50 $123.30 $898 —
815 value added 815 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,002 —
930 930 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 6 158.00 $158.00 $750 —
525 thin fleshed 525 8 157.50 $157.50 $827 —
530 530 3 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
613 value added 613 7 149.00 $149.00 $913 —
668 value added 668 4 138.00 $138.00 $922 —
705 value added 705 5 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 ±0.00
600–610 605 2 113.00 $113.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 268 3 140.00–157.50 $149.94 $402 —
345 345 3 149.00 $149.00 $514 —
365 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 +2.60
375–390 value added 380 4 145.00–147.50 $146.13 $555 —
400–405 value added 403 4 143.00–157.00 $151.21 $609 +4.26
410–446 431 16 131.00–142.50 $139.56 $602 +3.56
450–485 value added 476 11 140.00–150.00 $146.36 $697 +7.36
477 477 2 133.00 $133.00 $634 -5.96
507–548 value added 522 15 138.00–148.00 $141.41 $738 -0.59
523 523 4 152.50 $152.50 $798 +18.83
520–545 532 4 128.00–140.00 $133.92 $712 +0.25
550–587 value added 567 24 133.50–148.00 $136.80 $776 -3.20
565–575 570 2 131.50–132.00 $131.75 $751 +8.74
605–645 628 4 124.00–134.00 $129.34 $812 +1.48
610–645 value added 630 21 134.00–138.00 $136.05 $857 -6.45
672 672 2 135.50 $135.50 $911 +14.50
660–678 value added 674 5 131.00–135.00 $134.22 $905 —
700 700 2 136.00 $136.00 $952 —
710 710 1 131.00 $131.00 $930 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 143.00 $143.00 $408 —
285 thin fleshed 285 1 154.00 $154.00 $439 —
325–345 335 2 125.00–131.00 $127.91 $428 -19.59
350–385 372 3 122.00–134.00 $128.87 $479 -7.08
402 thin fleshed 402 2 127.00 $127.00 $511 -6.00
400–445 424 4 119.00–130.00 $124.87 $529 -8.12
470–495 483 2 123.00–128.00 $125.56 $606 -16.94
500–535 515 3 122.00–127.00 $124.38 $641 -1.64
515 thin fleshed 515 1 118.00 $118.00 $608 —
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 ±0.00
600–625 613 2 121.00–125.00 $122.96 $754 +6.93
825 825 1 115.00 $115.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–474 value added 468 13 139.00–142.00 $140.40 $657 —
565 565 3 129.00 $129.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 —
550–575 563 2 90.00–107.00 $98.31 $553 —
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 5 140.00–153.00 $145.03 $619 —
450–485 473 9 128.00–153.00 $141.94 $671 -13.55
500–548 532 5 145.00–150.00 $146.59 $780 —
550–575 561 4 135.00–142.00 $139.20 $781 —
910 910 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 152.50 $152.50 $381 —
385 385 2 120.00–134.00 $127.00 $489 —
400–410 405 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $529 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 -7.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–800 778 85-90% 2 47.00–48.50 $47.77 $372 —
850 850 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $425 —
900–1040 950 85-90% 5 50.50–60.00 $53.70 $510 —
1140–1270 1205 85-90% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.47 $777 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1075 1048 80-85% 3 60.00–63.50 $61.85 $648 —
1080–1160 1120 80-85% 2 65.50–66.50 $66.02 $739 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1230 1088 2 80.00–82.00 $81.13 $883 —
1685 1685 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,601 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $666
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 63.00 $63.00 $624
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $745
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 64.50 $64.50 $790
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $903
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1250 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–1,025.00 $944.94
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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 thin fleshed 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.