Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 3, 2023

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.26/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 376 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.80/cwt -15.70 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 330 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 198 200
Feeder cattle 30 170 175
Slaughter cattle 225 26 16
Replacement cattle 20 2 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fedder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with both classes having some offerings of weaned or value added cattle as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were trending higher on quality animals and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate and demand was strong on all classes of animals today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 290.00–300.00 $295.79 $961 +4.47
350–370 364 4 264.00–295.00 $278.26 $1,013 —
400 value added 400 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 —
400–445 421 6 259.00–275.00 $267.45 $1,126 +13.80
457 value added 457 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,302 +30.08
460–485 472 3 265.00–273.00 $270.26 $1,276 +25.57
520–530 525 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,326 +19.49
540 value added 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 —
550–555 552 3 235.00–250.00 $240.98 $1,330 +5.98
613 613 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,434 +6.50
605–645 value added 625 2 262.00–264.00 $262.97 $1,644 +17.97
670 value added 670 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
425 thin fleshed 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 —
440 440 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,025 —
450 thin fleshed 450 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 +16.00
450 value added 450 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,112 +3.04
580–595 value added 584 4 239.00–240.00 $239.75 $1,400 —
585 585 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,305 +25.00
685 thin fleshed 685 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,500 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 +20.00
300–345 330 10 249.00–263.00 $252.80 $834 -11.20
360 thin fleshed 360 1 270.00 $270.00 $972 —
355–390 378 3 245.00–252.00 $248.97 $941 -2.72
378 value added 378 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,021 +12.00
400–421 value added 416 4 250.00–274.00 $268.23 $1,116 —
420–440 428 4 235.00–247.00 $241.67 $1,034 +8.47
467 thin fleshed 467 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,179 —
460–475 468 2 237.00–247.50 $242.33 $1,134 +10.34
490 value added 490 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,230 —
505–525 value added 511 7 245.00–250.00 $247.97 $1,267 —
500–525 513 2 220.00–226.00 $222.93 $1,144 +15.72
555–585 579 7 222.00–240.00 $236.09 $1,367 +34.09
607 607 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,348 +17.90
605–640 value added 615 5 228.00–240.00 $235.73 $1,450 —
655 value added 655 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
710 value added 710 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,661 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 1 242.50 $242.50 $812 —
335–340 338 2 245.00 $245.00 $828 +40.00
365 365 1 230.00 $230.00 $840 +17.73
370–390 thin fleshed 380 2 247.00–247.50 $247.24 $940 —
405 405 2 217.00 $217.00 $879 +7.02
455–487 475 5 195.00–218.00 $210.62 $1,000 +4.67
505 thin fleshed 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 +40.00
535 535 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,172 +23.33
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -1.45
735 735 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 value added 505 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 275.00–277.00 $276.01 $938 —
360–390 382 7 265.00–277.50 $271.86 $1,039 +16.31
440–445 443 2 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,163 +2.33
455–465 460 2 255.00–270.00 $262.42 $1,207 +13.20
515–520 518 2 241.00–249.00 $244.98 $1,269 +8.11
550 550 2 231.00–240.00 $235.50 $1,295 +15.48
580–595 588 2 194.00–212.00 $202.89 $1,193 -7.11
610 610 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,348 +2.00
685 685 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,452 —
720–725 724 6 190.00–195.00 $194.17 $1,406 +19.17
797 797 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,562 —
825–845 835 3 176.00–186.00 $180.64 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 2 269.00 $269.00 $820 —
305–335 318 3 214.00–250.00 $230.41 $733 —
350–360 355 2 205.00–240.00 $222.75 $791 —
420–445 428 3 220.00–252.00 $231.08 $989 +11.08
440 thin fleshed 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 —
450 thin fleshed 450 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,091 —
545 545 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1315 1189 80-85% 14 102.00–118.00 $110.98 $1,320 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $829 —
910–1195 1109 85-90% 4 95.00–98.50 $97.04 $1,076 —
1185 1185 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $901 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1405 1338 75-80% 2 115.50–120.00 $117.64 $1,574 +19.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2370 1618 3 113.00–127.00 $120.84 $1,955 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,230

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,399
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,099
1000–1405 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 111.00–126.00 $119.16 $1,406
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
1035–1400 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,530.00–1,800.00 $1,638.20 —

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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.