Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 27, 2023

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $235.74/cwt +15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 134 0
Feeder cattle 170 104 0
Slaughter cattle 26 30 0
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Supply was light with extremely hot temperatures keeping producers from moving cattle. Demand was strong on the short supply on all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 —
305–335 319 4 287.00–293.00 $291.32 $929 —
380 value added 380 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,068 —
410–440 423 3 250.00–257.00 $253.65 $1,073 +0.65
435–445 value added 440 2 279.00–283.00 $280.98 $1,236 —
465–495 475 3 242.00–246.00 $244.69 $1,162 +7.11
485–495 value added 490 2 247.00–263.00 $254.92 $1,249 —
500 500 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,110 -7.00
525–535 530 2 232.00–234.00 $232.99 $1,235 +3.99
585 585 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,375 +7.00
585 585 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,281 -9.00
605 value added 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 +16.00
620 620 2 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $1,410 —
1060 1060 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 1 276.00 $276.00 $911 —
390 390 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,024 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,111 —
460–485 value added 473 2 224.00–265.00 $243.96 $1,154 —
515 515 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —
510–525 thin fleshed 518 2 235.00–236.00 $235.49 $1,220 —
530 value added 530 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,261 —
595 595 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,178 +8.00
600 value added 600 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,386 —
605–630 615 3 201.00–204.00 $202.35 $1,244 +9.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 —
377 value added 377 2 265.00 $265.00 $999 —
350–395 381 5 200.00–235.00 $212.27 $809 —
400–440 414 5 205.00–215.00 $209.98 $869 —
430 value added 430 3 238.00–250.00 $242.00 $1,041 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,025 —
450–490 471 4 190.00–217.50 $205.95 $970 —
520–540 531 5 190.00–209.00 $195.67 $1,039 —
540 thin fleshed 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 -25.00
565 value added 565 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,220 —
550–590 570 3 187.50–203.00 $196.45 $1,120 +2.45
605 605 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,168 —
605 thin fleshed 605 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
310 310 1 264.00 $264.00 $818 +24.08
320 value added 320 1 273.00 $273.00 $874 —
372 value added 372 2 258.00 $258.00 $960 —
380–385 383 2 242.50–261.00 $251.69 $964 +21.69
415–435 422 3 225.00–243.00 $233.20 $984 +7.00
450 value added 450 2 241.00–242.50 $241.75 $1,088 —
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 +5.94
455–485 468 3 230.00–234.00 $231.99 $1,086 +17.93
505–545 525 2 200.00–215.00 $207.21 $1,088 -3.41
540 540 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,183 +8.38
550–575 563 2 209.00–218.00 $213.40 $1,201 +38.40
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 +27.00
610–640 623 6 196.00–211.00 $204.10 $1,272 +24.10
705 value added 705 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 1 285.00 $285.00 $864 —
355–392 373 4 250.00–260.00 $255.55 $953 +3.94
400–440 410 6 252.00–267.50 $260.16 $1,067 —
455–495 470 6 231.00–259.00 $249.22 $1,171 +11.72
505 thin fleshed 505 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,217 —
510–540 522 9 221.00–260.00 $236.87 $1,236 +16.66
530 530 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 -5.21
570–575 573 2 215.00–225.00 $220.02 $1,261 +14.02
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 +4.00
605 605 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,325 +14.06
700 700 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,225 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 +17.50
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 —
580 580 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,116 -12.50
610–620 615 2 189.00–196.00 $192.47 $1,184 —
695 695 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,258 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–840 753 85-90% 4 68.00–74.00 $71.74 $540 —
810–830 818 85-90% 3 81.00–86.00 $82.82 $677 +2.77
905–930 918 85-90% 2 92.00–95.00 $93.48 $858 —
920 920 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —
900–1145 1023 85-90% 2 84.00–90.00 $87.36 $894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $966 —
975–1200 1110 80-85% 5 96.00–113.00 $105.39 $1,170 +14.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,224 —
1340 1340 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,353 —
1470–1955 1713 2 110.00–134.00 $123.70 $2,119 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,029 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.