Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 6, 2022

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.41/cwt -21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 513 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.62/cwt -27.96 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 471 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 378 0
Feeder cattle 286 329 0
Slaughter cattle 90 31 0
Replacement cattle 29 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with weaker buyer demand on most classes of cattle fleshy and plain unweaned cattle had the largest discount while weaned cattle that were preconditioned sold at premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 182.50 $182.50 $520 -22.20
355–395 375 2 170.00–172.50 $171.32 $642 -16.20
425 value added 425 1 190.00 $190.00 $808 —
430–435 433 2 176.00–181.00 $178.51 $773 -12.34
460–485 472 6 156.00–185.00 $167.69 $791 -25.16
525 525 1 147.00 $147.00 $772 -28.00
530–540 533 4 159.00–164.00 $160.27 $854 -14.73
535 value added 535 1 179.00 $179.00 $958 -8.00
550–585 571 4 157.00–162.00 $159.23 $909 -23.77
575–585 580 3 129.00–140.00 $134.68 $781 -48.32
580 value added 580 1 169.00 $169.00 $980 -6.62
627 627 2 151.00 $151.00 $947 -11.00
650–660 655 2 148.00–159.00 $153.46 $1,005 —
700–710 708 4 149.00–161.00 $151.97 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 thin fleshed 258 2 190.00–195.00 $192.57 $497 —
265–275 270 2 166.00–170.00 $168.04 $454 —
310 310 1 161.00 $161.00 $499 -11.50
390 thin fleshed 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 -22.50
415–445 429 4 142.50–150.00 $145.62 $625 -19.38
490–495 493 2 127.50–148.00 $137.80 $679 -22.97
520–545 530 5 135.00–150.00 $140.57 $745 -20.46
565 565 1 133.00 $133.00 $751 -27.51
605–640 623 2 137.50–146.00 $141.87 $884 +0.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 147.50 $147.50 $553 -12.42
390 thin fleshed 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 -25.35
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 -28.35
400–441 value added 426 6 156.00–168.00 $163.77 $698 —
460–485 470 3 143.00–146.00 $144.68 $680 +7.18
450–490 471 9 115.00–132.00 $125.94 $593 -11.56
500 500 5 132.00–146.00 $140.40 $702 +9.89
500–535 518 11 121.00–132.00 $125.35 $649 -23.87
518 value added 518 3 145.00 $145.00 $751 -16.27
550–575 555 5 112.00–129.00 $123.69 $686 -5.87
555–560 559 4 139.00–143.00 $142.01 $794 +12.45
615–635 625 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $753 -29.73
628 628 3 152.00 $152.00 $955 +1.78
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 -17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 thin fleshed 285 1 157.50 $157.50 $449 —
320–340 328 6 126.00–140.00 $130.93 $429 -23.27
370 370 1 127.50 $127.50 $472 -18.51
410 thin fleshed 410 1 156.00 $156.00 $640 +19.00
410–440 425 6 120.00–138.00 $128.80 $547 -18.95
450–480 460 3 122.00–130.00 $125.76 $578 -25.20
505 505 1 117.50 $117.50 $593 -24.37
600–615 608 2 125.00–133.00 $129.05 $785 —
650–665 658 2 105.00–129.00 $116.86 $769 —
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 6 128.00–130.00 $128.96 $539 -23.33
605 605 2 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
550 550 1 128.00 $128.00 $704 —
602–635 613 3 75.00–110.00 $97.91 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 185.00 $185.00 $462 —
355–395 368 6 152.50–180.00 $166.81 $614 -11.37
410–430 418 3 165.00–175.00 $168.27 $703 —
525–540 533 6 147.00–171.00 $157.72 $841 -8.28
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 -10.00
555–590 573 2 142.00–152.00 $147.15 $843 -12.85
605–635 621 4 139.00–156.00 $149.31 $927 +0.31
650 650 3 145.00–154.00 $151.00 $982 -4.00
700 700 1 127.50 $127.50 $892 —
780 780 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
815 815 1 119.00 $119.00 $970 —
900–945 915 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 157.50 $157.50 $520 -0.23
395 395 1 135.50 $135.50 $535 -22.75
410–425 417 3 130.00–154.00 $141.27 $589 -5.19
480–490 483 3 125.00–134.00 $129.70 $626 -15.45
500 thin fleshed 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
500–540 515 5 125.00–143.00 $134.69 $694 -11.45
603–610 605 4 119.00–135.00 $130.97 $792 —
678 thin fleshed 678 3 144.00 $144.00 $976 —
705 705 1 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
805 805 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 105.00 $105.00 $357 —
375–380 378 2 120.00 $120.00 $454 —
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $572 —
1040–1300 1156 80-85% 7 69.00–74.00 $70.35 $813 —
1010–1340 1174 80-85% 11 58.00–64.50 $62.04 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1505 1312 75-80% 3 61.00–64.50 $63.37 $831 —
1255–1775 1462 75-80% 14 67.00–74.00 $72.21 $1,056 -5.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $306 —
910–1045 970 85-90% 5 43.00–52.50 $48.96 $475 -9.04
935–1225 1045 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.41 $548 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 61.50 $61.50 $652 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1790 1444 5 85.00–94.00 $90.43 $1,306 —
1450–1580 1515 2 75.00–79.00 $77.09 $1,168 -15.05

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–850 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 770.00–800.00 $782.25
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–800 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 75.00–80.00 $77.44 $604
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 50.00 $50.00 $465
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–930 898 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 830.00–875.00 $857.96
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1150–1190 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00–1,000.00 $957.38
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00

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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
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
800–1300 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 775.00–1,050.00 $955.00 -239.74

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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.