Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 561 0
Feeder cattle 125 540 0
Slaughter cattle 37 17 0
Replacement cattle 6 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale not reported previous week. Supply was light with buyer demand noticeable on weaned stockers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 158.00 $158.00 $545 —
372 372 2 147.50 $147.50 $549 -13.50
420–445 435 4 161.00–174.00 $168.45 $733 +17.08
462 462 2 173.00 $173.00 $799 +24.50
500 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 +10.92
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
865–875 870 2 112.00–120.00 $115.98 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
325 325 1 138.00 $138.00 $448 +8.00
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 +11.00
415 415 1 139.00 $139.00 $577 +8.88
470 470 1 124.00 $124.00 $583 -6.99
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 +7.28
665 thin fleshed 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
945 945 1 96.00 $96.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 105.00 $105.00 $326 —
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 —
405–445 432 3 110.00–118.00 $114.22 $493 —
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 124.00 $124.00 $366 —
335 335 1 123.00 $123.00 $412 -7.34
375 375 1 127.50 $127.50 $478 +0.20
400–435 415 3 117.00–120.00 $118.31 $491 -7.31
470–490 480 3 121.00–127.50 $125.29 $601 -1.82
530 thin fleshed 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 —
535 535 2 125.00 $125.00 $669 -1.66
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622 -6.00
705–725 715 2 105.00–110.00 $107.47 $768 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 135.00 $135.00 $595 +3.12
450 450 1 122.00 $122.00 $549 -11.17
481 value added 481 3 146.00 $146.00 $702 +1.66
465–495 483 5 140.00–142.50 $140.48 $679 +7.31
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 +5.00
305 305 2 95.00–111.00 $103.00 $314 —
405 405 1 108.00 $108.00 $437 -10.49
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 145.00–150.00 $147.34 $395 -16.98
350 350 1 170.00 $170.00 $595 +17.39
430–440 435 2 152.00–161.00 $156.45 $681 +20.99
472 472 2 158.00 $158.00 $746 +10.08
505–535 520 2 142.50–152.00 $147.11 $765 -1.39
580 580 1 141.00 $141.00 $818 —
630 630 2 138.00 $138.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 -5.00
380–385 383 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $467 -18.99
420–435 428 2 110.00–125.00 $117.63 $503 -13.39
485 485 1 124.00 $124.00 $601 -7.81
632 632 2 113.00 $113.00 $714 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -5.00
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758–772 764 5 110.00–111.00 $110.40 $843 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 112.50 $112.50 $366 —
455–475 465 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $516 -4.02
535 535 1 101.00 $101.00 $540 -15.35
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1050 993 85-90% 5 27.00–36.00 $32.10 $319 —
805–1240 1134 85-90% 5 41.00–49.00 $45.07 $511 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1430 1251 80-85% 8 48.00–55.50 $51.73 $647 —
1250–1285 1268 80-85% 2 57.50–58.50 $58.01 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1590 1552 75-80% 3 51.00–56.00 $52.88 $821 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1420 1258 2 63.00–68.00 $65.82 $828 —
1400–2255 1710 5 71.00–82.00 $77.03 $1,317 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 57.50 $57.50 $837

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 590.00–600.00 $595.00 —

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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.