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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 903 176
Feeder cattle 87 653 91
Slaughter cattle 20 150 65
Replacement cattle 10 100 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons to last week due to a light run of cattle today. Much lower undertones were noted on all classes of cattle today. With temperatures soaring above 100 degrees across the region buyer interest was low and supply was light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 290.00–308.00 $299.00 $987 -2.23
395 395 2 266.00–285.00 $275.50 $1,088 -12.28
455–495 475 2 247.50–269.00 $257.80 $1,225 -14.85
545 545 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 -17.23
575 575 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 -14.67
825 825 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,650 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 242.00 $242.00 $762 +7.00
505 thin fleshed 505 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,300 —
557 thin fleshed 557 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,225 —
555–570 563 2 200.00–206.00 $203.04 $1,143 -31.04
675 thin fleshed 675 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 235.00–257.50 $249.80 $832 -19.92
355 thin fleshed 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 —
410 410 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,015 -1.44
435–445 440 2 190.00–220.00 $204.83 $901 -44.11
445 thin fleshed 445 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,057 —
452 thin fleshed 452 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,076 —
475–480 478 2 230.00–244.00 $237.04 $1,133 -3.00
525–547 540 5 220.00–236.00 $227.34 $1,228 -4.67
595 595 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,386 +11.27
620–635 628 3 229.00–231.00 $229.99 $1,444 +20.03
650–670 660 5 205.00–216.00 $210.60 $1,390 -14.40
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 209.00 $209.00 $794 -30.17
460–497 487 4 205.00–232.50 $213.40 $1,039 -4.92
530 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007 -30.86
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -20.91
675 675 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,222 —
680 thin fleshed 680 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,448 —
725–745 735 2 165.00–201.00 $183.24 $1,347 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 250.00 $250.00 $725 —
380–395 388 2 225.00–235.00 $229.90 $892 -25.88
445 445 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,041 -5.27
490 490 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,181 -1.99
500–530 515 2 200.00–210.00 $205.15 $1,057 —
570–585 578 2 190.00–193.00 $191.48 $1,107 -21.13
970 970 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 260.00 $260.00 $845 -27.00
385 385 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,043 +0.24
400–435 418 2 260.00–269.00 $264.31 $1,105 -6.19

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $672 —
960 960 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $816 -12.29
960–990 975 85-90% 2 75.00–81.00 $78.05 $761 -19.24
1005–1240 1123 85-90% 2 95.00–98.00 $96.66 $1,085 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1020 1003 80-85% 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,003 —
1140 1140 80-85% 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1475 1373 2 115.00–120.00 $117.31 $1,611 —
1475 1475 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,490 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1255 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 110.00–111.00 $110.73 $1,273
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1045–1150 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,278.59
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.