Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.81/cwt +21.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 470 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $251.98/cwt +30.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 524 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.85/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 522 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 404 620 151
Feeder cattle 404 440 151
Slaughter cattle — 60 —
Replacement cattle — 120 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher. A larger offering of value added and weaned cattle helped move the market up this week. Plain, unweaned and fleshy type cattle were discounted heavily by buyers. Limited offerings of comparable cattle to last week should be noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 310.00 $310.00 $893 -5.00
292 292 2 230.00 $230.00 $672 -85.00
340 340 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 +2.50
410 410 3 257.50–290.00 $279.17 $1,145 +37.92
451 value added 451 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,387 +28.10
470–490 480 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,224 -4.66
540–545 542 3 245.00–260.00 $254.97 $1,382 +27.47
580–585 583 3 240.00–245.00 $242.51 $1,414 +6.82
600–605 602 3 220.00–240.00 $232.51 $1,400 —
671 671 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,516 +1.00
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 +19.00
830 830 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,784 —
885 885 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,704 —
950 950 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,805 —
1150 1150 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 240.00 $240.00 $720 +5.00
480 480 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,128 +29.72
590 590 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,139 -6.39
605–625 615 2 170.00–180.00 $175.08 $1,077 -15.92
655–685 value added 665 3 200.00–205.00 $203.28 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 value added 629 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 171.00 $171.00 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–320 313 5 220.00–222.00 $220.77 $691 +10.77
357 357 2 225.00 $225.00 $803 -2.50
380–392 384 6 240.00–250.00 $243.40 $935 +15.90
400–445 427 6 200.00–217.50 $208.08 $889 -21.13
425–436 432 7 225.00–232.50 $228.55 $987 +23.55
452–480 466 10 210.00–240.00 $229.21 $1,068 +11.07
457–482 value added 473 9 253.00–262.00 $258.10 $1,221 +16.22
480 480 2 200.00 $200.00 $960 +7.55
501–527 520 15 220.00–234.00 $227.84 $1,185 +27.17
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 -20.67
550–580 565 2 180.00–190.00 $184.87 $1,045 -35.56
585 585 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 +30.00
605 value added 605 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 +0.68
615 615 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 —
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 +20.00
880 880 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 331 4 215.00–220.00 $217.45 $720 —
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 —
360 thin fleshed 360 1 242.50 $242.50 $873 +2.50
355–395 375 3 197.00–223.00 $213.39 $800 +6.12
395 395 1 182.00 $182.00 $719 -25.27
410–435 425 5 187.00–217.50 $204.13 $868 -3.37
430 value added 430 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 —
455–480 470 3 200.00–222.50 $212.31 $998 +19.43
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 -32.88
500–545 523 2 175.00–195.00 $184.57 $965 -13.27
530 530 1 162.00 $162.00 $859 -35.84
555–575 565 2 170.00–210.00 $189.65 $1,072 +14.80
610 value added 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
600–645 621 7 170.00–206.00 $186.11 $1,156 —
727 727 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 5 235.00 $235.00 $679 —
345 345 5 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 172.00 $172.00 $679 -4.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 285.00 $285.00 $983 +20.00
350–397 382 4 260.00–300.00 $282.14 $1,078 -12.86
405–435 417 3 282.50–315.00 $298.77 $1,246 +33.96
420–438 434 4 238.00–247.50 $240.30 $1,043 -24.51
457–475 465 4 202.50–235.00 $224.32 $1,043 -0.68
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 -5.10
502–545 517 7 226.00–251.00 $243.38 $1,258 +32.77
523 fancy 523 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,438 —
540 540 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,220 +15.39
555–585 566 9 217.50–239.00 $231.94 $1,313 +13.27
612 612 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,285 -5.57
650–690 670 2 181.00–208.00 $194.10 $1,300 -4.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 217.50 $217.50 $652 +7.50
340 thin fleshed 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
350–395 369 9 210.00–230.00 $222.21 $820 +10.21
400 400 2 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
400–445 419 4 190.00–220.00 $204.75 $858 —
467–495 thin fleshed 481 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,154 —
510–545 530 5 185.00–200.00 $195.73 $1,037 -15.27
555–560 558 2 195.00–218.00 $206.55 $1,153 +14.16
610 610 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,144 -2.50
710 710 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,331 +17.50
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,205 —
685 685 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 —
605 605 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,028 —

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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.