Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 21, 2022

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 180 168 0
Feeder cattle 127 129 0
Slaughter cattle 30 32 0
Replacement cattle 23 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks : Stocker and feeder steers sold unevenly steady on light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for grass ready cattle and weaker demand for fleshy new crop calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 181.00 $181.00 $489 -19.00
335 335 1 195.00 $195.00 $653 -2.50
365–387 378 5 170.00–186.00 $173.65 $656 -7.31
385 value added 385 1 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
420–440 430 2 170.00–174.00 $171.95 $739 +3.47
440 value added 440 2 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
482 value added 482 2 182.00 $182.00 $877 —
522 522 2 167.50 $167.50 $874 +3.74
522 522 2 152.50 $152.50 $796 -11.26
550–575 563 2 168.00–169.00 $168.49 $949 —
590 value added 590 1 157.50 $157.50 $929 —
605–625 615 3 152.50–155.00 $154.15 $948 —
695 695 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,060 —
815 815 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 165.00–167.50 $166.28 $615 +12.03
460–475 468 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $753 +5.98
520–525 523 2 147.50–162.50 $154.96 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 110.00–119.00 $114.67 $537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 155.00–160.00 $157.36 $500 -9.64
370 370 1 154.00 $154.00 $570 +15.00
380 value added 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
425–445 value added 435 4 156.00–160.00 $158.05 $688 —
450–490 463 5 142.00–159.00 $149.49 $692 +9.49
525–540 533 6 149.00–159.00 $155.30 $828 +17.30
560–572 568 3 147.50–154.00 $149.64 $850 —
570–577 value added 574 4 145.50–152.50 $148.98 $855 +11.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 151.00 $151.00 $453 —
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 -6.00
350–395 thin fleshed 372 3 147.50–155.00 $151.68 $564 +11.68
405–435 420 2 132.50–142.50 $137.32 $577 +0.95
430 thin fleshed 430 1 142.50 $142.50 $613 —
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 -9.00
500 500 1 143.00 $143.00 $715 +12.79
565–570 568 2 132.50 $132.50 $753 +6.23
665 665 1 127.50 $127.50 $848 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 thin fleshed 387 2 152.00 $152.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 179.00 $179.00 $689 +10.36
490 490 1 164.00 $164.00 $804 +6.17
525 525 1 158.00 $158.00 $830 —
550–595 573 2 152.50–161.00 $156.58 $897 -3.42
625 625 1 152.00 $152.00 $950 ±0.00
725–735 730 2 137.50–152.00 $144.70 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 133.00 $133.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1675 1439 75-80% 10 79.00–89.00 $84.23 $1,212 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $188 —
850–1045 950 85-90% 4 42.50–50.00 $46.18 $439 —
815–1110 963 85-90% 2 54.00–60.00 $57.46 $553 —
1080–1175 1128 85-90% 2 66.50–73.50 $70.15 $791 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 75.50 $75.50 $789 —
1190–1345 1240 80-85% 8 80.00–86.00 $82.89 $1,028 -2.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1410 1375 2 88.00–92.50 $90.19 $1,240 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1335 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,688.93
1180–1260 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,675.00 $1,638.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,042

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1140 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,750.00 $1,443.88

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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
765–900 833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00–1,800.00 $1,651.35 —
750–900 856 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,425.00–1,725.00 $1,534.68 —
950–1100 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,626.83 —
1205–1325 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,865.28 —

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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.