Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 19, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 208 285
Feeder cattle 228 140 252
Slaughter cattle 45 50 26
Replacement cattle 12 18 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with good demand for quality and weaker demand for new crop fleshy calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 170.00–202.50 $185.83 $535 -17.75
325–340 332 3 188.00–195.00 $191.63 $636 —
350–380 360 3 165.00–178.00 $171.16 $616 -6.84
435–445 438 3 172.00–186.00 $177.29 $777 —
510–545 530 3 170.00–176.00 $172.70 $915 +1.01
545 value added 545 1 175.00 $175.00 $954 -2.53
562 value added 562 2 175.00 $175.00 $984 —
600–627 value added 616 4 160.00–164.00 $161.72 $996 -3.28
660 660 1 151.00 $151.00 $997 ±0.00
657–670 value added 664 4 157.00–158.50 $157.76 $1,048 -0.24
715 value added 715 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,115 —
790 value added 790 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 151.00–164.00 $157.07 $421 —
325 325 1 162.00 $162.00 $526 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 -22.50
500–535 512 3 131.00–150.00 $139.79 $716 -21.72
550–570 558 3 133.00–150.00 $139.58 $779 -19.42
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 -11.62
650 650 1 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 value added 562 2 170.00 $170.00 $955 +2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 134.00 $134.00 $482 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 140.00–158.00 $149.10 $347 —
265–295 273 4 150.00–160.00 $157.29 $429 —
325–340 332 3 142.50–149.00 $145.55 $483 -4.45
355–385 368 5 140.00–149.00 $145.23 $534 —
385 thin fleshed 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
405–425 thin fleshed 415 2 130.00–142.50 $136.40 $566 +3.40
400–445 426 7 130.00–150.00 $142.46 $607 +10.28
455–460 458 3 131.00–146.00 $140.65 $644 +0.45
500–520 508 3 130.00–139.00 $134.61 $684 +0.69
560–590 580 3 134.00–136.00 $134.64 $781 +12.64
670 thin fleshed 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 —
685 685 1 137.00 $137.00 $938 —
710 thin fleshed 710 1 132.00 $132.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 166.00 $166.00 $465 —
345 345 1 155.00 $155.00 $535 —
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 —
405–440 428 3 145.00–157.00 $152.55 $653 +8.76
450–480 465 2 150.00–153.00 $151.55 $705 +6.55
580–585 value added 583 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $825 -4.50
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
615–645 630 4 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $838 -2.00
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
717 717 2 128.50 $128.50 $921 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 value added 562 2 145.00 $145.00 $815 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 287 3 130.00–140.00 $135.58 $389 —
310–330 320 2 148.00–150.00 $149.03 $477 —
350 thin fleshed 350 1 164.00 $164.00 $574 —
390–395 393 2 130.00–147.50 $138.81 $546 —
405–426 thin fleshed 421 4 145.00–170.00 $151.02 $636 -18.98
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 —
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 —
503 thin fleshed 503 1 138.00 $138.00 $694 —
515 515 1 152.00 $152.00 $783 +20.78
550–595 573 2 142.50–148.00 $145.36 $833 —
635 635 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $889 +7.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 160.00–162.50 $161.20 $419 —
370 370 1 185.00 $185.00 $684 —
420 420 1 178.00 $178.00 $748 —
490 490 2 178.00 $178.00 $872 ±0.00
540 540 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $904 -4.84
587 587 2 150.00 $150.00 $880 —
880 880 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
470 470 1 114.00 $114.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1675 1352 75-80% 12 77.00–85.00 $80.05 $1,082 —
1290–1620 1433 75-80% 4 75.00–77.00 $75.86 $1,087 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1161 1103 80-85% 10 68.00–75.00 $72.73 $802 —
1095–1335 1195 80-85% 3 77.00–85.00 $79.95 $955 +0.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $320 —
760–775 768 85-90% 2 53.00 $53.00 $407 —
820–1185 990 85-90% 8 59.00–66.50 $63.63 $630 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $788 -3.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1450 1420 2 80.00–91.00 $85.38 $1,212 —
1825 1825 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,008 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 77.50 $77.50 $698

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 78.00 $78.00 $819
1015–1245 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 72.00–74.00 $73.42 $858
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $936
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 595.00 $595.00
920–1185 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–950.00 $900.74

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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.