Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $208.72/cwt +29.30 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 421 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.37/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 466 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $200.43/cwt +23.43 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 201 0
Feeder cattle 295 151 0
Slaughter cattle 46 42 0
Replacement cattle 5 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady on a light test. Supply was moderate with good buyer demand. Several quality consignments of value added cattle offered that sold at a premium while fleshy and plain sold discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 262 3 180.00–207.50 $196.02 $514 —
285 value added 285 1 215.00 $215.00 $613 —
316 value added 316 3 215.00 $215.00 $679 —
345 345 1 202.50 $202.50 $699 —
385 value added 385 3 215.00 $215.00 $828 —
385 385 1 192.50 $192.50 $741 —
405–420 415 6 190.00–197.50 $191.66 $795 +14.53
400–432 value added 425 10 202.50–225.00 $218.96 $931 +34.96
456–490 value added 473 11 202.50–203.00 $202.74 $959 —
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 -2.00
515–545 523 7 159.00–179.00 $170.40 $891 +4.86
560 560 1 165.00 $165.00 $924 +11.00
600–620 607 3 155.00–157.50 $155.85 $946 -7.15
650–690 663 4 147.00–161.00 $156.37 $1,037 —
680 value added 680 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
410–420 415 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $674 —
450–485 460 5 135.00–143.00 $137.09 $631 —
503–511 value added 507 9 135.00–145.00 $139.41 $707 —
565 value added 565 1 172.00 $172.00 $972 —
565–572 569 4 130.00–145.00 $137.55 $783 —
625 625 3 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
665–675 670 2 135.00–147.00 $140.96 $944 —
675 value added 675 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 value added 383 7 160.00–180.00 $165.26 $633 —
415 thin fleshed 415 2 155.50 $155.50 $645 —
495 value added 495 2 160.00 $160.00 $792 -15.00
516 516 4 155.00 $155.00 $800 +5.00
544 value added 544 8 180.00 $180.00 $979 +1.00
655 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 —
425 425 1 112.50 $112.50 $478 +18.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 1 137.50 $137.50 $447 -41.50
330 330 2 125.00–128.00 $126.50 $417 -16.00
350–380 360 6 125.00–144.00 $133.99 $482 +4.81
412 value added 412 2 155.00 $155.00 $639 —
410–415 413 3 130.00–145.00 $140.04 $578 +5.91
455–490 466 12 122.00–147.00 $132.37 $617 +3.37
505–520 509 11 125.00–140.00 $131.22 $668 +2.22
560–565 564 4 120.00–130.00 $125.01 $705 —
580 thin fleshed 580 3 138.00 $138.00 $800 —
615–633 628 5 115.00–138.00 $127.44 $800 +6.95
650–677 value added 659 6 128.00–130.00 $129.32 $852 —
700 value added 700 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,008 —
705–745 725 2 127.50–136.00 $131.63 $954 —
880 880 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 172.50 $172.50 $526 +10.50
335 value added 335 4 171.00 $171.00 $573 —
400 400 1 147.50 $147.50 $590 +5.21
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 +27.71
425–445 value added 429 9 163.00–164.00 $163.23 $700 —
455 455 1 147.50 $147.50 $671 +18.99
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 -3.51
495 value added 495 6 166.00 $166.00 $822 —
500 500 2 145.00 $145.00 $725 +5.00
550–580 570 3 140.00–154.00 $144.50 $824 +21.11
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 +1.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 120.00 $120.00 $324 —
385–395 390 2 115.00–125.00 $119.94 $468 —
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 —
450–475 472 10 105.00–120.00 $116.26 $549 —
505–545 523 4 90.00–117.50 $102.05 $534 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 2 167.50 $167.50 $502 —
415 value added 415 2 163.00 $163.00 $676 —
725 725 2 132.00 $132.00 $957 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 136.00 $136.00 $388 -16.79
315–335 325 2 140.00–150.00 $144.85 $471 +4.08
375–390 383 2 130.00–150.00 $139.80 $535 —
400–415 405 3 147.50–150.00 $149.18 $604 -0.82
460 460 1 134.00 $134.00 $616 -6.00
500–545 524 4 140.00–150.00 $142.89 $749 +3.40
580 580 1 129.00 $129.00 $748 —
635–645 643 4 136.00–139.00 $138.26 $889 —
690 690 1 133.00 $133.00 $918 —
710 710 2 134.00 $134.00 $951 +29.00
940 940 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 168.00 $168.00 $588 -2.00
445 445 1 160.00 $160.00 $712 -9.78
456–465 458 4 170.00–190.00 $184.93 $847 —
500 500 1 153.00 $153.00 $765 +10.00
560–585 575 5 151.00–162.50 $155.67 $895 —
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
340 340 1 100.00 $100.00 $340 —
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 —
455 455 1 103.00 $103.00 $469 —
605 605 1 108.00 $108.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $368 —
900–1340 1044 85-90% 11 50.00–62.00 $58.49 $611 +11.81
1260 1260 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $806 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1330 1213 80-85% 5 68.50–76.00 $71.22 $864 —
1040–1370 1217 80-85% 3 62.00–66.00 $64.48 $785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1475 1205 75-80% 2 62.00–67.00 $65.06 $784 —
1170–1535 1353 75-80% 2 71.00–74.00 $72.70 $984 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1680 1370 5 70.00–88.00 $79.58 $1,090 —
2095 2095 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $754

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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
950–1100 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,225.00 $1,064.02 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.