Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 27, 2023

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.15/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 475 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.46/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 555 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 983 180
Feeder cattle 223 564 127
Slaughter cattle 82 219 30
Replacement cattle 30 200 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with a few offerings of weaned cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were uneven to 8.00 lower. A light run of feeders today made it difficult to establish a trend. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls on light test were 5.00 higher. Demand was good and supply was light on feeders and good on slaughter cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 266.00 $266.00 $763 +3.19
310 thin fleshed 310 1 282.50 $282.50 $876 —
310–335 324 5 230.00–265.00 $250.22 $811 +19.93
367 367 2 251.00 $251.00 $921 +6.12
425–440 432 3 230.00–242.50 $234.25 $1,012 +12.57
415–445 thin fleshed 435 3 246.00–253.00 $248.23 $1,080 —
455 thin fleshed 455 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —
470–495 478 3 237.50–246.00 $243.07 $1,162 +19.29
500–535 518 2 221.00–224.00 $222.45 $1,152 +10.90
560–580 570 4 205.00–219.00 $214.93 $1,225 +7.47
615–630 623 2 197.00–200.00 $198.52 $1,237 +1.02
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 -2.50
850 850 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
500–530 510 3 170.00–180.00 $176.73 $901 -8.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–345 322 6 202.50–220.00 $209.08 $673 -17.08
355–375 365 2 200.00 $200.00 $730 -26.27
350–395 368 4 205.00–225.00 $216.31 $796 -9.96
405–432 423 7 200.00–220.00 $211.67 $895 +3.19
435 435 2 167.50–190.00 $178.75 $778 -29.73
455–495 474 8 187.50–197.50 $193.95 $919 +16.40
460–490 477 3 175.00–185.00 $180.03 $859 +2.48
500 500 1 190.00 $190.00 $950 -2.48
540 540 1 181.00 $181.00 $977 -11.48
550–570 554 8 190.00–201.00 $192.92 $1,069 +20.42
550–570 560 2 175.00–186.00 $180.60 $1,011 +8.10
605–622 611 6 185.00–193.00 $189.30 $1,157 +3.53
670 670 2 172.50–180.00 $176.25 $1,181 -0.75
687 value added 687 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,381 —
705 705 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,241 -12.00
752 752 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,233 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 175.00 $175.00 $578 -6.72
365–395 377 3 185.00–200.00 $189.85 $716 +0.93
400–445 425 4 167.00–185.00 $177.16 $753 -9.45
425 thin fleshed 425 2 200.00 $200.00 $850 -4.59
495 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 -10.00
515 515 2 143.00–167.00 $155.00 $798 -27.48
505–530 518 2 165.00–177.00 $171.14 $887 -11.34
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +25.00
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,115 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 225.00–237.00 $231.28 $740 -8.79
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 -14.21
400–445 420 5 202.50–230.00 $218.42 $917 -11.87
453–490 472 2 195.00–204.00 $199.32 $941 -22.06
565–585 569 5 195.00–211.00 $206.38 $1,174 -8.04
603 603 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 202.50 $202.50 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 thin fleshed 470 1 197.00 $197.00 $926 +2.00
515–520 518 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $919 -7.51
735 735 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $481 —
770 770 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $416 -3.10
815–845 830 85-90% 2 79.00–84.00 $81.55 $677 —
930–995 963 85-90% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.48 $631 -0.52
900–1155 1010 85-90% 7 73.00–80.00 $76.33 $771 -2.53
925–1250 1073 85-90% 9 80.00–90.00 $85.14 $914 -2.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1160 1086 80-85% 5 74.00–85.00 $81.41 $884 —
935–1445 1199 80-85% 17 85.00–98.00 $91.61 $1,098 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1565 1407 75-80% 6 86.00–96.00 $89.46 $1,259 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,303 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1710 1378 3 104.00–106.00 $104.83 $1,445 +5.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
921 921 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
855–985 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 720.00–1,185.00 $1,003.89
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1050–1085 1059 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 92.00–93.00 $92.74 $982

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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
900–1050 967 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,197.41 -280.62
900–1000 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,230.61 -247.42
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —

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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.