Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.02/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 429 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.78/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 474 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.09/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 421 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	426	726	378
Feeder cattle	361	671	329
Slaughter cattle	50	40	31
Replacement cattle	15	15	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers both traded uneven. Several offerings of plain type cattle were at the sale today that pushed trends lower. Cool nights and warm days have also pushed unweaned cattle lower. Weaned and value added cattle held their own, both with lower undertones noted. Slaughter cows and bulls bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	385	3	252.50–292.50	$277.22	$1,067	-21.43
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	+15.89
405–435 value added	420	3	280.00–297.00	$288.92	$1,213	-12.41
450–495	473	7	256.00–289.00	$271.99	$1,287	-1.41
450–490	477	3	247.00–250.00	$249.06	$1,188	-24.34
500–505	503	2	255.00–282.00	$268.57	$1,351	+15.22
550–560	555	2	215.00–235.00	$225.09	$1,249	-24.40
555–560 value added	558	2	269.00–271.00	$270.00	$1,507	+7.50
600–635 value added	618	2	252.50–255.00	$253.79	$1,568	-3.27
710–735	723	3	232.50–246.00	$237.83	$1,720	-12.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395 thin fleshed	393	2	250.00–267.50	$258.69	$1,017	-33.81
400–410	406	4	220.00–240.00	$231.34	$939	+12.64
410 thin fleshed	410	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,066	+5.00
445 value added	445	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,090	-37.50
460–495	484	6	202.50–235.00	$220.93	$1,069	+8.43
490 value added	490	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,237	—
510 value added	510	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,300	+8.25
530	530	2	220.00–231.00	$225.50	$1,195	-2.30
580–590	585	2	238.00–245.00	$241.47	$1,413	+19.47
600–605	603	2	200.00–215.00	$207.47	$1,251	+5.47
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	±0.00
965	965	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,843	—
1071	1071	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,885	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	242.00–247.50	$244.77	$840	-13.85
350–390	368	8	240.00–270.00	$251.65	$926	-2.77
415	415	1	230.00	$230.00	$954	-16.33
410–447	429	18	237.50–263.00	$253.91	$1,089	+7.58
430 value added	430	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,135	+10.89
455–495	471	14	222.50–257.50	$236.88	$1,116	+2.51
480–495	488	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,025	-11.35
495 value added	495	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,262	—
517–520	518	3	225.00–230.00	$226.67	$1,174	+12.19
520–535	529	5	200.00–222.50	$213.49	$1,129	-0.99
557 value added	557	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,392	—
575	575	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,150	-32.61
605–610	608	2	210.00–230.00	$220.04	$1,338	+15.61
605–620 value added	613	2	241.00–245.00	$242.98	$1,489	+4.30
670–695	687	3	215.00–223.00	$219.63	$1,509	+9.63
730	730	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,467	—
835	835	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,628	—
896	896	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	252.50	$252.50	$745	—
305–330 thin fleshed	318	2	262.50–265.00	$263.80	$839	+13.80
326–335	328	4	222.50–232.50	$225.05	$738	-16.82
329 value added	329	6	274.00	$274.00	$901	—
350–393	376	10	200.00–260.00	$230.83	$868	-13.61
415 value added	415	2	235.00	$235.00	$975	+2.14
415–440	422	11	200.00–231.00	$220.58	$931	-8.63
422 thin fleshed	422	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,076	—
450–490	467	6	200.00–235.00	$215.60	$1,007	+1.49
485 value added	485	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,203	—
485–487	486	4	182.50–190.00	$186.26	$905	-27.85
500–530 value added	523	4	227.00–240.00	$236.89	$1,239	—
510–530	523	3	190.00–210.00	$203.50	$1,064	-13.70
550	550	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	-5.00
560 value added	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—
670	670	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	-16.87
720	720	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	172.00	$172.00	$817	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	3	275.00–285.00	$281.65	$882	-16.93
350–397	386	9	257.50–297.50	$282.80	$1,092	-8.21
420–425	424	7	272.50–292.50	$289.67	$1,228	+11.16
452–470	455	7	247.50–269.00	$263.49	$1,199	+5.14
505–540	510	7	247.00–248.00	$247.15	$1,260	+3.86
540	540	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,215	+5.00
565–588	582	4	228.00–249.00	$243.91	$1,420	+18.61
620	620	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,432	+44.24
623	623	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,240	+12.24
655–670	663	3	210.00–211.00	$210.34	$1,395	—
700–735	715	3	191.00–213.00	$198.61	$1,420	-5.45
795	795	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,510	—
850	850	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,658	—
965	965	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317 thin fleshed	317	2	280.00	$280.00	$888	—
300–340	323	4	235.00–262.50	$248.95	$804	+5.07
355–390	370	7	212.00–255.00	$231.02	$855	-19.10
410–440	426	5	217.50–235.00	$224.65	$957	-18.37
430 thin fleshed	430	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,054	-25.00
470–495	486	4	220.00–230.00	$225.06	$1,094	-7.81
510–525	515	3	205.00–220.00	$210.97	$1,086	-15.76
557–587	568	6	195.00–215.00	$204.87	$1,164	-8.94
645	645	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,296	-19.00
740	740	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	187.50	$187.50	$591	—
350–365	355	3	190.00–210.00	$196.85	$699	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$564	—
865	865	85-90%	1	102.50	$102.50	$887	—
900	900	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$693	—
935–1040	989	85-90%	4	84.00–93.00	$89.77	$888	-0.75
935–1235	1085	85-90%	2	98.50–99.00	$98.72	$1,071	+6.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1115	1013	80-85%	2	93.00–97.50	$95.48	$967	—
925–1290	1085	80-85%	6	97.00–111.00	$100.75	$1,093	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1570	1374	75-80%	5	98.00–107.00	$103.27	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1445	1248	2	83.50–88.50	$86.40	$1,078	—
1300–1670	1519	5	101.00–109.00	$104.39	$1,586	—
1605–1955	1788	6	115.00–128.50	$122.44	$2,189	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–910	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	102.00–113.00	$107.64	$956
1070–1490	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	100.00–110.00	$104.43	$1,314

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795	795	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	96.00	$96.00	$763

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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
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1310–1500	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—

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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.