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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 18, 2023

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.56/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 426 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.22/cwt +13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 463 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.28/cwt +14.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 518 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 374 0
Feeder cattle 300 253 0
Slaughter cattle 48 96 0
Replacement cattle 5 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week sale was not reported due to absences of reporter. Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers were mostly steady as well but had higher undertones to the previous sale two weeks ago. On a light test slaughter cows and bulls both were 5.00 to 10.00 higher than two weeks ago. Slaughter cow supply was high in quality animals. Suppy was moderate on all ranges and demand was good to strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–397 386 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,042 +28.39
405 405 1 202.50 $202.50 $820 —
425–430 427 3 222.50–250.00 $237.51 $1,014 +0.51
453–455 454 3 212.50–227.00 $217.32 $987 -15.68
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 -43.00
460–472 value added 466 8 242.50–255.00 $247.47 $1,153 —
500–525 517 5 200.00–222.50 $215.26 $1,113 +35.26
520 value added 520 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,217 +1.00
545 545 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,049 -29.50
570–590 580 3 197.00–212.50 $206.51 $1,198 -2.13
605 value added 605 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,225 —
605–640 628 3 200.00–207.00 $203.23 $1,276 -0.77
655–665 660 2 187.50–204.00 $195.69 $1,292 +0.69
750–770 763 3 185.00–190.00 $188.36 $1,437 +5.36
842 842 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,347 —
1035 1035 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 240.00–250.00 $244.93 $821 +22.43
350–395 378 3 192.50–222.50 $210.17 $794 —
445 445 1 197.50 $197.50 $879 -20.00
475–480 478 2 195.00–197.50 $196.24 $938 -5.72
480 value added 480 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,042 —
505–535 520 2 200.00–205.00 $202.57 $1,053 +8.53
555–580 568 2 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $1,036 —
570 thin fleshed 570 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,183 —
820 820 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 value added 465 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 —
710–732 721 8 184.00–193.00 $188.57 $1,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 202.50 $202.50 $709 +11.28
360–395 376 4 212.50–232.00 $222.48 $837 -5.70
410 410 1 197.50 $197.50 $810 +5.50
400–425 value added 413 6 228.00–241.00 $234.70 $969 —
400–446 435 11 210.00–225.00 $218.21 $949 -2.69
450–495 458 10 202.00–222.50 $214.88 $984 -0.92
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 -25.80
473 value added 473 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,041 —
500–540 518 15 191.00–209.00 $200.28 $1,037 +11.44
560–570 562 6 185.00–191.00 $189.99 $1,068 +3.99
740 740 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,243 —
850 850 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 value added 381 4 222.50–235.00 $230.57 $878 —
360–395 382 3 172.50–192.50 $180.49 $689 -26.51
415–420 418 2 192.50–205.00 $198.71 $831 +3.14
425–447 value added 436 4 207.00–235.00 $221.35 $965 —
460–497 485 4 187.50–205.00 $192.28 $933 +5.85
500–525 512 3 170.00–187.50 $180.97 $927 +7.01
540 value added 540 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,064 —
570 570 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,077 +25.86
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,122 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–382 381 6 230.00–265.00 $242.52 $924 +15.02
400–428 423 6 225.00–255.00 $229.72 $972 —
450–485 462 5 220.00–232.00 $224.49 $1,037 -6.32
500–535 518 2 210.00–215.00 $212.58 $1,101 +15.08
600–610 605 2 187.50–200.00 $193.70 $1,172 +9.25
675 675 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,266 —
790 790 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,363 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 200.00–230.00 $215.39 $829 +1.61
410 thin fleshed 410 1 235.00 $235.00 $964 +10.00
410–435 420 4 195.00–207.50 $200.77 $843 -14.86
520 thin fleshed 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 -12.50
555 555 2 187.50–200.00 $193.75 $1,075 +14.17
595 thin fleshed 595 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,160 —
625 625 1 157.50 $157.50 $984 -29.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–870 855 85-90% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.54 $663 —
895 895 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $430 —
940 940 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $705 +30.00
900–1065 977 85-90% 8 72.00–84.00 $76.82 $751 +14.57
970–1060 1015 85-90% 2 86.00–87.00 $86.48 $878 +7.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1520 1383 75-80% 12 90.00–110.00 $105.25 $1,456 +13.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $740 —
995–1520 1281 80-85% 5 90.00–102.00 $95.34 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,186 —
1520 1520 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,733 —
1590 1590 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,367 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.