Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 25, 2023

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.75/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.43/cwt ≈ $1,172/hd at 626 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 353 353
Feeder cattle 207 300 300
Slaughter cattle 94 48 48
Replacement cattle 5 5 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower with several new crop calves pushing prices lower. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test. Replcement cattle were not viewed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 value added 365 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,004 —
385 385 1 222.50 $222.50 $857 -47.50
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 -30.00
415–430 423 3 225.00–247.00 $235.80 $997 -1.71
420–425 value added 423 2 247.50–253.00 $250.23 $1,058 —
475 475 1 209.00 $209.00 $993 +19.00
470–495 483 2 210.00–230.00 $220.26 $1,064 +30.26
510–540 522 3 218.00–232.50 $227.50 $1,188 +12.24
550–580 572 8 207.50–218.00 $212.95 $1,218 +6.44
605–632 624 4 201.00–202.00 $201.51 $1,257 -1.72
665–687 680 3 194.00–204.00 $197.26 $1,341 +1.57
790 790 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,533 +5.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 —
437 437 2 195.00 $195.00 $852 -2.50
455–485 465 3 182.50–205.00 $196.85 $915 +0.61
470 thin fleshed 470 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,039 —
560 value added 560 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,070 —
710 thin fleshed 710 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,207 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 200.00 $200.00 $592 —
315–325 value added 322 3 240.00–247.50 $242.45 $781 —
325 325 1 210.00 $210.00 $682 —
395 395 2 215.00 $215.00 $849 -7.48
410–445 value added 422 3 227.50–232.50 $230.74 $974 -3.96
435–437 436 3 212.50–217.50 $214.16 $934 -4.05
450–475 462 11 182.50–212.50 $203.61 $941 +13.61
481 value added 481 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,049 -2.00
485 485 1 177.50 $177.50 $861 -12.50
500–525 508 3 197.50–200.00 $198.36 $1,008 -1.92
515 515 1 177.00 $177.00 $912 -23.28
535 value added 535 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,164 —
550–557 555 3 186.00–190.00 $188.68 $1,047 -1.31
558 thin fleshed 558 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,177 —
623 thin fleshed 623 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,209 —
600–632 627 7 182.50–190.00 $183.67 $1,152 —
650 650 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,121 —
704 value added 704 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 374 4 165.00–215.00 $180.97 $677 +0.48
473 thin fleshed 473 3 200.00 $200.00 $946 —
500–525 519 4 160.00–185.00 $178.98 $929 -1.99
560–570 567 3 170.00–182.50 $177.47 $1,006 -11.53
565–590 thin fleshed 582 3 184.00–185.00 $184.68 $1,075 —
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 —
670 thin fleshed 670 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,166 —
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
355–395 375 2 135.00–152.50 $144.22 $541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 225.00 $225.00 $702 —
350 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 -32.52
510–545 526 5 187.00–215.00 $204.28 $1,075 -8.30
620 620 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,166 -5.70
660–680 665 4 185.00–188.00 $187.23 $1,245 -0.27
785 thin fleshed 785 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,015 —
572 572 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,081 —
732 732 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 190.00 $190.00 $750 -25.39
530–535 533 2 170.00–202.50 $186.33 $993 —
690 690 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,194 —
755 755 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,314 —
865 865 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,055 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1265 1190 80-85% 2 87.00–88.00 $87.47 $1,041 —
1150–1435 1282 80-85% 6 93.00–105.00 $99.21 $1,272 +3.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 67.50 $67.50 $550 —
930–1140 1035 85-90% 5 78.50–84.00 $80.90 $837 -5.58
1160 1160 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $998 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1435 1380 75-80% 3 94.00–107.00 $100.30 $1,384 -4.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1515 1388 3 90.00–106.00 $100.71 $1,398 —
1515–1715 1615 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,809 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–808 794 (<2 yrs)Open 2 105.00–129.00 $117.21 $931

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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.