Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 6, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.50/cwt -10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 413 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	237	252	375
Feeder cattle	156	200	220
Slaughter cattle	51	40	135
Replacement cattle	30	12	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers were mostly steady. On feeders today, lighter fleshed and weaned animals brought a premium and captured the most buyer interest. Fleshy unweaned cattle held the market back some. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Supply on feeders was light and moderate on slaughter cattle. Demand was good on both fronts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	482	4	221.00–262.00	$243.83	$1,175	+4.59
520	520	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,175	-4.27
572	572	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,301	+17.50
705 value added	705	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 value added	370	1	227.00	$227.00	$840	—
410 thin fleshed	410	1	237.50	$237.50	$974	-10.00
625	625	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,156	—
710	710	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	267.00	$267.00	$774	—
357–385	376	6	208.00–215.00	$212.78	$800	+2.78
395	395	1	232.00	$232.00	$916	-1.91
411	411	7	222.00–232.50	$226.50	$931	+3.50
400–435	418	3	192.00–210.00	$203.18	$849	-19.82
472–485	476	4	211.00–221.00	$215.29	$1,025	+25.29
490 thin fleshed	490	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—
505	505	1	192.50	$192.50	$972	+12.48
500–545	512	5	200.00–204.00	$202.44	$1,036	+22.42
555	555	1	172.00	$172.00	$955	-13.48
555–590	574	5	200.00–218.00	$209.85	$1,205	+24.37
605	605	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,234	—
600–620 value added	610	2	216.00–222.00	$219.05	$1,336	—
605–630	617	3	170.00–180.00	$173.32	$1,069	—
685 value added	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—
720	720	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,296	+16.00
895	895	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	222.00	$222.00	$766	+20.44
350–370	360	2	220.00–230.00	$224.86	$809	+11.03
425–435	432	3	200.00–210.00	$205.80	$889	+2.66
457–475 thin fleshed	466	4	210.00–217.00	$213.43	$995	—
465–495	480	2	195.00–196.00	$195.52	$938	+8.52
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	+0.35
572 thin fleshed	572	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,087	—
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	-5.00
680–695	688	2	148.00–180.00	$163.83	$1,127	+13.83
915	915	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	247.00	$247.00	$832	-33.00
370–395	379	5	222.50–228.00	$226.75	$859	-30.42
411–440	417	5	227.50–229.00	$228.68	$954	—
410–440	420	3	216.00–220.00	$218.60	$918	—
515	515	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,143	—
575–590	583	2	207.00–217.00	$211.94	$1,236	+13.94
605–617	612	4	197.00–203.00	$198.62	$1,216	+12.52
655	655	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,349	—
705	705	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	202.50–220.00	$211.60	$794	-25.90
465–490	477	3	210.00–221.00	$216.70	$1,034	+21.70
505	505	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,076	—
642	642	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1245	1173	80-85%	3	93.00–96.00	$94.33	$1,106	+8.79
1080–1320	1238	80-85%	20	98.00–107.00	$102.75	$1,272	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1520	1425	75-80%	2	93.00–97.00	$94.87	$1,352	—
1315–1715	1453	75-80%	12	99.00–110.00	$104.56	$1,519	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–805	798	85-90%	2	80.00–93.00	$86.44	$690	—
890–945	918	85-90%	2	100.00	$100.00	$918	—
890–975	927	85-90%	3	70.00–72.00	$70.66	$655	—
950–1095	1031	85-90%	6	80.50–94.50	$87.16	$899	+5.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1690	1343	2	86.00–89.00	$87.89	$1,180	—
1605–1620	1613	2	120.00–135.00	$127.53	$2,057	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1195	1099	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	106.00–120.00	$111.79	$1,229
1085–1520	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	100.00–117.00	$110.19	$1,312
1125–1650	1337	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	100.00–117.00	$109.07	$1,458

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	+600.00
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+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.