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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 2, 2022

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.54/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 424 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 285 0
Feeder cattle 290 228 0
Slaughter cattle 145 45 0
Replacement cattle 55 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with weaker demand. Run of cattle was full of new crop calves that were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 -5.83
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 $604 -16.63
350 350 4 173.00 $173.00 $606 +1.84
407–420 411 3 160.00–172.00 $164.08 $674 -13.21
455–495 468 3 162.00–175.00 $170.42 $798 —
505–535 527 6 158.00–175.00 $162.02 $854 -10.68
595 595 3 158.00 $158.00 $940 —
605–615 610 2 150.00–160.00 $154.96 $945 —
650–662 656 4 150.00 $150.00 $984 -1.00
720–740 735 4 142.50–155.50 $152.32 $1,120 —
805 805 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 171.00 $171.00 $619 —
457–477 466 6 157.00–165.00 $160.64 $749 —
570–598 591 4 155.00–162.50 $156.81 $927 —
600–647 631 3 152.50–153.00 $152.66 $963 —
730 730 4 136.00–142.50 $139.25 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 162.00 $162.00 $559 ±0.00
375–390 383 2 140.00–160.00 $149.80 $574 +9.80
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 +25.00
480 480 1 151.00 $151.00 $725 +16.00
516 thin fleshed 516 3 148.00 $148.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 —
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.00 $142.00 $412 -15.29
300–335 317 3 130.00–145.00 $138.76 $440 -6.79
300–340 thin fleshed 318 3 141.00–152.50 $148.53 $472 —
352–375 367 6 137.50–150.00 $144.04 $529 -1.19
360–395 thin fleshed 380 3 142.00–154.00 $147.14 $559 +2.14
415 thin fleshed 415 1 149.00 $149.00 $618 +12.60
415–420 418 2 130.00–139.00 $134.53 $562 -7.93
450–490 thin fleshed 467 6 135.00–139.00 $136.72 $638 —
472 472 2 137.50 $137.50 $649 -3.15
526–531 thin fleshed 529 6 129.00–144.00 $136.46 $722 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 +5.36
605–620 thin fleshed 612 3 136.00–142.00 $139.33 $853 —
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 —
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 -22.00
760 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 —
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 156.00 $156.00 $390 -10.00
355–385 364 9 140.00–162.00 $155.46 $566 -0.54
415–443 424 12 141.00–151.00 $147.54 $626 -5.01
470 470 3 141.00 $141.00 $663 -10.55
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 —
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
550 550 2 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 146.00 $146.00 $591 —
500 500 2 139.50 $139.50 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 128.00 $128.00 $435 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 265 3 175.00–183.00 $179.29 $475 +18.09
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
355–385 365 3 167.00–169.00 $168.30 $614 -16.70
415–425 418 3 173.00 $173.00 $723 -5.00
477 477 2 170.00 $170.00 $811 -8.00
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —
510–540 525 5 154.00–166.00 $158.75 $833 -8.75
570–580 575 2 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $848 -2.48
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 151.00 $151.00 $615 —
685–697 688 7 130.00–137.00 $133.27 $917 —
758 758 3 124.00 $124.00 $940 —
845 845 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,039 —
878 878 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 133.00 $133.00 $332 —
345 345 1 163.00 $163.00 $562 +13.97
430 thin fleshed 430 2 158.00 $158.00 $679 +6.98
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 -13.00
557–575 566 4 135.00–139.00 $136.97 $775 -8.39
907–930 915 3 110.00–112.50 $111.65 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1200 1054 80-85% 10 68.50–76.50 $73.45 $774 —
925–1276 1160 80-85% 17 77.00–89.00 $82.94 $962 +2.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $938 —
1130–1500 1256 75-80% 16 80.00–89.00 $85.75 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $504 —
910 910 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $455 —
900–1150 1006 85-90% 7 69.00–78.50 $72.58 $730 —
915–1180 1016 85-90% 6 58.00–68.00 $64.19 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 93.00 $93.00 $930 —
1525–1970 1793 3 107.00–111.00 $108.87 $1,952 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–885 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 45.50–95.00 $75.54 $601
875–910 893 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 58.00–74.00 $66.16 $591
895–925 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 72.50–73.00 $72.83 $663

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
750–935 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 740.00–800.00 $771.38
985–1050 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–820.00 $798.22
855–1190 1062 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 750.00–1,025.00 $903.62
875–1320 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–1,000.00 $900.34
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $704
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $816
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 72.50 $72.50 $794

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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
800–1100 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,122.55 —
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
900–1200 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 23 950.00–1,175.00 $1,099.65 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.