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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 2, 2023

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $276.14/cwt ≈ $1,303/hd at 472 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.71/cwt +11.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 427 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.68/cwt +31.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 319 346
Feeder cattle 420 229 295
Slaughter cattle 80 60 46
Replacement cattle 60 30 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some offerings as much as 20.00 higher. There was a large offering of value added and weaned cattle today that were selling at a premium with most buyer interest on these type cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was much stronger than the previous week on all ranges of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–316 value added 315 4 295.00–310.00 $306.30 $965 —
310–320 317 3 285.00–300.00 $290.74 $922 —
367–375 value added 371 4 290.00–315.00 $300.74 $1,116 —
360–395 375 3 270.00–290.00 $278.33 $1,044 -9.17
401–420 value added 410 7 287.50–307.50 $296.60 $1,216 —
415–430 420 3 240.00–270.00 $254.00 $1,067 -5.28
452 fancy 452 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,433 —
460–490 472 5 255.00–272.50 $262.06 $1,237 —
452–491 value added 473 17 270.00–290.00 $277.88 $1,314 —
500–525 514 4 242.50–267.50 $253.14 $1,301 +23.14
500–545 value added 525 14 260.00–284.00 $271.83 $1,427 —
555–590 value added 578 5 247.00–255.00 $251.23 $1,452 —
560–590 579 8 237.50–250.00 $244.63 $1,416 +29.63
605–620 611 5 227.00–240.00 $234.17 $1,431 +12.88
607–640 value added 618 3 245.00–253.00 $250.24 $1,546 —
652 value added 652 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,617 —
670–690 678 3 235.00–237.50 $236.51 $1,604 +51.51
735 value added 735 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,709 —
745 745 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,583 —
760 760 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,767 —
765 value added 765 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,817 —
870 870 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 1 277.50 $277.50 $902 —
330 330 1 240.00 $240.00 $792 +70.00
368 value added 368 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,012 —
385 385 1 247.50 $247.50 $953 —
400–415 405 3 220.00–225.00 $221.71 $898 +11.71
410 value added 410 3 232.50–260.00 $247.50 $1,015 —
457–495 value added 470 5 237.50–258.00 $249.97 $1,175 —
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 —
505–545 525 2 210.00–215.00 $212.60 $1,116 —
565–590 579 4 210.00–220.00 $213.69 $1,237 -8.10
645 value added 645 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 value added 615 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 222.50 $222.50 $701 —
315–330 thin fleshed 320 3 277.00–290.00 $285.53 $914 —
300–345 324 5 252.50–267.50 $258.93 $839 —
330–335 value added 333 3 270.00–285.00 $280.05 $933 —
350–370 value added 364 11 265.00–294.00 $279.76 $1,018 —
360–380 369 4 242.50–245.00 $244.38 $902 -4.94
425 fancy 425 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,084 —
401–445 value added 426 9 247.50–270.00 $253.13 $1,078 —
407–447 429 8 230.00–250.00 $242.17 $1,039 +4.94
455–486 value added 469 9 248.00–263.00 $254.84 $1,195 —
455–485 470 2 210.00 $210.00 $987 -8.48
450–495 471 6 230.00–242.50 $236.65 $1,115 +18.17
505–545 523 10 221.00–240.00 $234.00 $1,224 +42.01
515–533 value added 524 6 240.00–246.00 $242.98 $1,273 —
550–570 556 4 225.00–240.00 $230.70 $1,283 +54.22
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 +8.20
625 value added 625 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,412 —
765 765 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,476 +43.00
773 value added 773 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–330 311 3 245.00 $245.00 $762 +65.00
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 -51.31
370 370 1 222.50 $222.50 $823 +1.19
365–375 value added 372 3 240.00–250.00 $246.73 $918 —
400–420 value added 408 3 247.50–252.50 $250.87 $1,024 —
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 —
485 value added 485 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,101 —
495 495 1 200.00 $200.00 $990 +0.28
506–510 value added 507 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,115 —
515 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 -10.00
505–530 518 2 195.00–217.50 $206.52 $1,070 +11.52
560–597 value added 580 5 208.00–238.00 $222.46 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 192.50 $192.50 $741 +59.91
525 525 1 152.50 $152.50 $801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 3 310.00–318.00 $313.78 $988 +23.28
321 thin fleshed 321 3 300.00 $300.00 $963 —
375–380 378 2 285.00–310.00 $297.42 $1,124 +14.18
415 fancy 415 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,204 —
415–440 429 4 250.00–287.50 $274.32 $1,177 +10.25
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 +13.72
500–545 523 12 230.00–262.50 $242.57 $1,269 +8.33
525 fancy 525 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,352 —
570–595 580 4 235.00–257.50 $242.42 $1,406 +7.42
617–645 627 8 210.00–244.00 $228.97 $1,436 +13.60
665–695 684 4 212.50–230.00 $218.66 $1,496 +18.66
750 750 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 4 260.00–270.00 $265.64 $893 +90.60
360–390 375 3 242.50–265.00 $251.73 $944 +37.07
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 +15.19
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 +23.85
500–510 505 2 215.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,098 +8.97
555–565 560 2 220.00–230.00 $224.96 $1,260 +61.96
610–632 624 4 192.50–215.00 $204.43 $1,276 -0.57
670 670 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,293 —
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1545 1176 80-85% 8 83.50–93.00 $87.36 $1,027 —
1060–1380 1200 80-85% 7 92.50–101.00 $96.32 $1,156 +5.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $365 +1.00
765 765 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $459 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 75.50 $75.50 $763 +5.33
930–1075 1016 85-90% 6 81.50–86.50 $83.34 $847 +13.17
1115–1155 1135 85-90% 2 87.50 $87.50 $993 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 91.50 $91.50 $1,075 —
1305–1355 1330 75-80% 2 96.50–102.50 $99.44 $1,323 +4.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1485 1304 4 75.00–87.50 $83.27 $1,086 —
1275–1510 1382 3 92.00–99.00 $95.53 $1,320 —
1405–1940 1609 4 100.50–109.50 $104.59 $1,683 +20.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
787–935 836 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,050.00 $1,002.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00
805–1330 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,300.00–1,570.00 $1,457.95
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
940–1498 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,000.00–1,550.00 $1,310.38

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
925–1320 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,775.00 $1,488.34 —

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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.