Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 470 0
Feeder cattle 129 388 0
Slaughter cattle 32 42 0
Replacement cattle 7 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous, supply was light with cattle not as attractive to buyers as needed for a market test. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
350 350 2 137.50–171.00 $154.25 $540 -10.75
430 430 2 148.00–152.50 $150.25 $646 -13.90
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 —
577 577 2 127.00 $127.00 $733 -14.00
677–695 683 3 115.00–125.00 $121.61 $831 -14.30
750 750 2 132.50 $132.50 $994 —
825 825 1 102.00 $102.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 -6.87
325 325 1 197.50 $197.50 $642 —
355–395 368 3 171.00–193.00 $180.96 $666 +7.23
425–430 428 2 165.00–172.00 $168.48 $721 -2.52
505–515 510 2 162.50–165.00 $163.76 $835 +11.26
605 value added 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 value added 522 2 165.00 $165.00 $861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 142.50 $142.50 $477 +4.75
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 —
350 thin fleshed 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 —
410–445 421 5 127.50–141.00 $136.37 $574 +8.41
480 480 1 143.00 $143.00 $686 +18.00
500–540 527 8 120.00–139.00 $130.21 $686 -3.27
550–565 558 2 125.00–127.50 $126.27 $705 -4.83
585 value added 585 1 126.00 $126.00 $737 -7.90
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +3.00
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 -0.50
815 815 1 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 178.00 $178.00 $516 +13.00
305 305 3 167.00 $167.00 $509 —
387–390 389 4 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $541 -13.50
405 405 2 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $614 +26.50
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -8.00
525 525 1 138.00 $138.00 $724 -18.29
597 value added 597 2 137.50 $137.50 $821 —
635 635 1 137.50 $137.50 $873 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 value added 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 -15.50
600–605 value added 603 6 135.00–135.50 $135.25 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 —
400 400 1 117.50 $117.50 $470 +2.90
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 +11.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 175.00–182.50 $178.52 $580 —
355–375 361 4 162.50–185.00 $168.64 $609 +8.64
410 410 1 171.00 $171.00 $701 +6.00
480–495 488 2 152.50–163.00 $157.83 $770 +0.83
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 +1.00
605 605 1 152.00 $152.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 179.00 $179.00 $564 —
405–445 425 2 142.00–155.00 $148.19 $630 +8.61
450–480 465 2 153.00–155.00 $153.97 $716 +11.47
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -7.95
720 720 1 112.50 $112.50 $810 —
815 815 1 92.50 $92.50 $754 —
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1180 1178 80-85% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.50 $878 -4.41
1010–1410 1239 80-85% 13 76.50–90.00 $85.33 $1,057 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $434 -14.97
1010–1055 1038 85-90% 4 62.00–65.50 $63.63 $660 +24.51
1160 1160 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $870 +2.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1585 1376 75-80% 4 84.00–89.00 $86.12 $1,185 -0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1620 1341 4 85.00–100.00 $93.41 $1,253 —
1750–1870 1793 3 106.00–107.00 $106.35 $1,907 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,023

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025–1350 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 79.00–86.50 $83.26 $989
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,186

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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.