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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.83/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 410 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.56/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 514 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.29/cwt -7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 516 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 561 407 0
Feeder cattle 540 329 0
Slaughter cattle 17 44 0
Replacement cattle 4 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale reported monthly: Supply was moderate with strong demand for feeder cattle, pre/vac weaned with shots sold at a premium. Plain cattle sold discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 value added 272 2 195.00 $195.00 $530 —
295 295 1 162.50 $162.50 $479 —
347 value added 347 5 175.00 $175.00 $607 —
355 355 1 161.00 $161.00 $572 -1.50
415 value added 415 5 172.00 $172.00 $714 —
436–445 437 11 148.00–158.00 $151.37 $661 -17.25
450–480 value added 458 12 156.00–159.00 $158.21 $725 -7.81
460 460 2 146.00–151.00 $148.50 $683 -13.83
504–542 516 11 149.00–153.00 $151.08 $780 -5.28
500–540 value added 517 11 151.00–160.00 $157.51 $814 -10.44
575–585 580 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $832 -11.33
578–588 value added 582 7 145.00–155.00 $150.96 $879 -10.73
600–648 value added 621 21 145.00–156.00 $151.73 $942 -1.65
667–685 value added 678 18 146.00–158.50 $153.35 $1,040 +8.34
700–745 value added 718 6 140.00–146.00 $142.86 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 thin fleshed 327 2 177.50 $177.50 $580 —
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
355–390 thin fleshed 364 4 142.00–152.00 $149.32 $544 —
372 value added 372 2 172.00 $172.00 $640 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 +12.00
407–425 412 4 127.50–137.50 $130.12 $536 -1.06
435 value added 435 1 152.00 $152.00 $661 -0.50
450–460 457 3 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $599 -8.12
460–475 value added 468 2 147.00 $147.00 $688 —
500–540 520 3 127.00–140.00 $132.72 $690 +5.26
518–535 value added 525 6 141.00–144.00 $143.49 $753 —
535 thin fleshed 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 —
550 550 1 141.00 $141.00 $776 +0.42
715–720 value added 718 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,012 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 4 143.00 $143.00 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 152.50 $152.50 $381 —
286 value added 286 4 160.00 $160.00 $458 —
365 value added 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
405–407 value added 406 13 141.00–146.00 $142.93 $580 -8.00
400–430 413 16 131.00–140.00 $131.88 $545 -13.83
465–490 478 5 129.00–135.00 $133.17 $637 -7.57
467–490 value added 479 13 137.50–152.50 $144.34 $691 +1.36
500–520 513 14 130.00–140.00 $135.31 $694 -1.10
500–520 value added 514 7 140.00–143.50 $141.44 $727 -2.93
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 -16.41
550–580 value added 559 11 133.00–140.00 $138.19 $772 -2.81
580 580 1 122.50 $122.50 $710 -8.75
605–631 value added 624 7 130.00–140.00 $138.06 $861 +0.56
615–647 637 4 128.00–130.00 $129.50 $825 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -22.00
662–670 665 3 132.00–132.50 $132.33 $880 +0.33
805 value added 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 5 120.00–137.00 $130.34 $421 -4.00
325 value added 325 3 143.00 $143.00 $465 —
350–375 thin fleshed 363 2 121.00 $121.00 $439 —
350–390 369 15 123.00–132.50 $127.30 $470 +2.92
373–390 value added 377 4 137.50–138.00 $137.87 $520 -4.13
405–445 419 12 122.00–132.00 $125.62 $526 -2.34
425 value added 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
450 value added 450 2 134.00 $134.00 $603 —
455–485 469 7 120.00–133.00 $127.11 $596 -2.52
488 thin fleshed 488 2 128.00 $128.00 $625 —
507 value added 507 2 136.00 $136.00 $690 —
510–535 525 6 125.00–130.00 $126.66 $665 +4.19
550–565 value added 558 2 130.00–140.00 $135.07 $754 —
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 -2.49
585 thin fleshed 585 2 132.00 $132.00 $772 —
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 9 155.00 $155.00 $515 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 3 110.00 $110.00 $311 —
425–444 435 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $515 +6.20
450–465 457 3 105.00–115.00 $110.78 $506 —
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625 +6.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 ±0.00
325 thin fleshed 325 1 159.00 $159.00 $517 —
345 345 1 137.50 $137.50 $474 —
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 —
405 405 1 132.50 $132.50 $537 -4.50
411 thin fleshed 411 3 145.00 $145.00 $596 —
400–440 425 3 121.00–137.00 $131.02 $557 -5.98
455–466 thin fleshed 463 4 125.00–155.00 $132.37 $613 —
480–495 485 3 130.00–135.50 $131.81 $639 +6.81
505–540 520 3 120.00–129.00 $124.70 $648 —
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
711–715 712 4 115.00 $115.00 $819 -2.00
800 800 1 113.00 $113.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–287 275 4 162.50–167.50 $164.32 $452 —
315 315 1 169.00 $169.00 $532 +15.25
350–390 370 4 145.00–161.00 $152.61 $565 —
405–430 421 6 130.00–142.50 $135.46 $570 -6.54
450–455 453 4 140.00–167.50 $147.92 $670 +0.92
500 500 3 147.50–149.00 $148.50 $742 +0.24
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 —
350–395 378 3 110.00–117.50 $113.36 $429 —
420–445 437 3 114.00–120.00 $116.26 $508 —
475 475 1 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
520–537 529 3 115.00–119.00 $116.35 $615 —
585 585 1 113.00 $113.00 $661 —
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 15.00 $15.00 $118 —
805 805 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $306 -9.00
890–925 908 85-90% 2 25.00 $25.00 $227 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $492 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $624 —
910–1215 1096 80-85% 4 49.00–55.00 $52.51 $576 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,234 —
1830 1830 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,610 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1305 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 55.00–63.00 $59.40 $706
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $795
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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.