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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 28, 2023

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.19/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 478 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.86/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 518 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.77/cwt ≈ $1,687/hd at 657 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 426 0
Feeder cattle 373 361 0
Slaughter cattle 93 50 0
Replacement cattle 30 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Demand was good and supply was good. Buyers discounted new crop un-weaned calves and calves on the fleshy side.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 4 317.50 $317.50 $956 —
360–395 370 8 262.00–300.00 $278.27 $1,030 +1.05
385 385 1 245.00 $245.00 $943 -32.22
415 value added 415 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,172 -6.42
410–445 424 6 235.00–270.00 $257.15 $1,090 -42.85
460–475 468 3 247.50–260.00 $252.87 $1,183 -19.12
472 value added 472 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,345 —
501 thin fleshed 501 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,378 —
500–547 value added 531 3 264.00–277.50 $268.23 $1,424 —
505–547 531 12 235.00–257.50 $247.12 $1,312 -21.45
565–584 value added 582 11 260.00–269.00 $268.21 $1,561 -1.79
565–590 582 8 232.50–250.00 $243.99 $1,420 +18.90
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 —
640 640 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,498 —
651 value added 651 18 263.50 $263.50 $1,715 —
650–695 672 7 225.00–245.00 $239.45 $1,609 —
732–735 value added 733 3 239.00–245.00 $242.99 $1,781 —
900 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 200.00–245.00 $221.54 $753 —
390 thin fleshed 390 2 220.00–232.50 $226.25 $882 -32.44
385–395 393 6 214.00–220.00 $214.98 $845 —
415–425 thin fleshed 423 5 230.00–237.50 $232.98 $986 -27.02
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 -21.34
455 thin fleshed 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
480–490 486 5 192.50–230.00 $215.50 $1,047 -5.43
520 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 -25.50
575–587 581 4 200.00–225.00 $214.48 $1,246 -26.99
596 value added 596 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,502 —
620–645 629 4 220.00–223.00 $221.38 $1,392 +13.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 328 7 237.50–262.50 $251.52 $825 +6.75
355–395 374 7 232.50–260.00 $252.26 $943 +0.61
401 value added 401 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,063 +1.00
400–435 424 8 215.00–250.00 $232.06 $984 -21.85
435–445 440 2 210.00–215.00 $212.53 $935 -41.38
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 -16.88
450–497 479 19 215.00–235.00 $228.15 $1,093 -8.73
480 value added 480 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 +5.00
505–515 509 5 215.00–230.00 $225.43 $1,147 -1.24
515 515 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,017 -29.17
567 567 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,281 +26.00
615 615 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 -25.04
605–640 621 4 205.00–217.00 $211.50 $1,313 -8.54
667 value added 667 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,561 —
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 2 252.50 $252.50 $758 -11.30
305–330 317 5 182.50–235.00 $210.23 $666 -14.82
350 value added 350 2 246.00 $246.00 $861 —
355–387 369 11 198.00–228.00 $218.04 $805 -12.79
400 value added 400 3 240.00 $240.00 $960 +5.00
405–435 418 7 190.00–230.00 $207.93 $869 -12.65
465 thin fleshed 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 —
475–478 477 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,026 +28.74
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 +3.74
500–507 505 3 200.00–210.00 $206.70 $1,044 +3.20
585–597 591 3 177.00–186.00 $182.67 $1,080 —
605–635 620 2 175.00–186.00 $180.63 $1,120 —
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 240.00–245.00 $242.37 $795 -6.58
370–385 thin fleshed 380 3 247.00–250.00 $249.03 $946 —
375–395 385 3 210.00–240.00 $226.26 $871 -4.76
400–415 405 4 210.00–240.00 $231.27 $937 +6.62
440 thin fleshed 440 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 -5.00
465 thin fleshed 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 —
455–495 470 5 200.00–230.00 $219.20 $1,030 -5.86
520–545 537 3 190.00–225.00 $210.61 $1,131 -0.36
575 575 2 210.00–215.00 $212.50 $1,222 +7.63
600–610 605 2 185.00–192.50 $188.78 $1,142 —
760 760 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,207 -12.17
460–490 474 5 232.50–254.00 $243.37 $1,154 -20.12
500 500 1 190.00 $190.00 $950 -57.15
510–530 520 2 220.00–250.00 $234.71 $1,220 -12.44
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -48.91
685 685 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,418 -3.34
745 745 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,490 +1.39

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $294 —
815 815 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $522 —
855 855 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $752 -14.50
905 905 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $643 -6.00
955–1215 1037 85-90% 9 84.00–89.50 $86.64 $898 —
930–1220 1039 85-90% 7 90.00–92.00 $90.80 $943 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1175 1064 80-85% 8 88.00–91.50 $89.49 $952 -11.26
905–1405 1209 80-85% 5 94.00–97.50 $95.91 $1,160 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1440 1188 75-80% 2 97.05–98.50 $97.62 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1755 1501 4 93.00–110.50 $103.70 $1,557 -0.69
1065–2140 1525 5 113.00–129.00 $119.79 $1,827 +15.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
880–1450 1114 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,000.00–1,575.00 $1,340.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,186
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,115
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,158

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 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
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1142–1209 1161 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,750.00 $1,557.24 —

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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.