Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 13, 2023

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.87/cwt +13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 362 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $257.33/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 375 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.40/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 318 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 316 0
Feeder cattle 251 278 0
Slaughter cattle 53 23 0
Replacement cattle 12 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison is available to last week due to absence of reporter. But, compared to two weeks ago both feeder steers and heifers were trending sharply higher. Supply was good and demand strong with good buyer attendence and interest in most all cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 260.00 $260.00 $676 -16.23
330–345 338 3 270.00–272.50 $271.69 $918 +8.43
350–380 373 4 257.00–270.00 $266.68 $995 +15.16
430 430 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,086 +25.89
450–475 value added 467 3 250.00–259.00 $252.89 $1,181 +23.53
450–495 467 3 232.50–251.00 $241.10 $1,126 +18.35
500 value added 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 +12.50
540 540 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,183 -1.00
565–575 570 2 217.00–221.00 $219.02 $1,248 +21.11
610 value added 610 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,336 +6.00
700–715 705 3 183.00–191.00 $187.68 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 257.00 $257.00 $900 +34.50
440 thin fleshed 440 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,001 +17.50
550 value added 550 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,050 —
580 580 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,021 -8.00
640 640 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 —
655–680 668 2 180.00–186.00 $183.06 $1,223 —
845 845 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 318 15 215.00–232.50 $220.40 $701 +0.44
355–390 362 21 210.00–231.00 $227.87 $825 +13.50
405–445 428 4 200.00–215.00 $209.97 $899 +6.21
457–480 value added 465 3 219.00–220.00 $219.66 $1,021 +15.11
461–475 465 4 210.00–212.00 $210.51 $979 +19.18
470–480 475 2 170.00–180.00 $174.95 $831 -16.38
565 value added 565 4 197.00–208.00 $202.50 $1,144 —
585 585 2 182.00–185.00 $183.50 $1,073 +25.46
602–641 value added 626 7 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $1,196 +7.99
630–640 635 3 174.00–187.00 $182.34 $1,158 +18.34
711 value added 711 9 186.00–190.00 $186.89 $1,329 +16.89
785 785 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,374 +14.00
871–880 874 6 152.50–169.00 $163.55 $1,429 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 240.00 $240.00 $744 —
325–335 330 2 220.00–245.00 $232.69 $768 —
380 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 +17.50
435 435 1 190.00 $190.00 $826 +0.16
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 +9.18
590 590 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —
670 670 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,052 —
675 thin fleshed 675 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,188 —
720 720 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 —
860 860 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 286.00 $286.00 $764 —
320–335 325 6 255.00–265.00 $262.09 $852 +12.09
361–395 375 17 245.00–261.00 $257.33 $965 +2.98
430–445 440 3 225.00–240.00 $232.50 $1,023 +7.43
455 thin fleshed 455 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,115 —
480–490 483 3 216.00–232.00 $225.10 $1,087 —
530–545 538 2 217.00–218.00 $217.51 $1,170 +12.69
565 thin fleshed 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 245.00 $245.00 $821 —
410–415 thin fleshed 413 2 197.50–220.00 $208.82 $862 —
400–430 415 2 190.00–215.00 $202.05 $839 —
500–540 518 4 170.00–180.00 $175.79 $911 —
620 thin fleshed 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
610–645 625 3 160.00–165.00 $162.66 $1,017 —
680 680 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,122 —
700 700 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $455 —
730–855 793 85-90% 2 65.00–77.00 $71.47 $567 +11.47
825–890 853 85-90% 4 84.00–94.00 $89.24 $761 +13.78
910 910 85-90% 1 62.50 $62.50 $569 +7.41
910–1250 998 85-90% 6 82.00–92.00 $87.17 $870 +8.64
925–1170 1048 85-90% 3 66.00–78.00 $73.47 $770 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $846 —
925–1305 1117 80-85% 15 93.00–109.00 $97.35 $1,087 +2.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1625 1378 75-80% 3 98.00–104.00 $100.61 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,164 —
1085–1700 1297 3 106.00–119.00 $113.12 $1,467 —
1500 1500 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,260 -26.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–1245 926 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,235.00 $1,090.30
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 122.00 $122.00 $854

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
750–1200 967 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,170.00–1,575.00 $1,418.53 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,410.00 $1,410.00 +210.00

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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.