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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 21, 2023

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 132 380 0
Feeder cattle 102 303 0
Slaughter cattle 18 50 0
Replacement cattle 12 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No fair comparison is available to last week due to a light run of cattle this week with the holiday weekend on hand. However on a light suppl demand was was good on available stock.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 305.00–317.50 $311.30 $912 +31.30
300–330 315 2 275.00–310.00 $291.67 $919 +23.45
355 355 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 +22.50
395 value added 395 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,165 —
435 value added 435 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
460–495 value added 480 4 264.00–286.00 $271.32 $1,302 +11.42
485–490 488 2 250.00–263.00 $256.53 $1,252 —
500–540 value added 531 5 250.00–271.00 $261.56 $1,389 +7.52
575–595 585 2 230.00–241.00 $235.41 $1,377 +9.40
590 value added 590 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,460 +10.10
600–625 613 4 222.50–236.00 $228.38 $1,400 +18.38
610–640 value added 627 3 240.00–245.00 $241.62 $1,515 —
650–685 value added 665 3 225.00–245.00 $234.06 $1,556 +6.53
665–680 673 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,548 —
700–715 value added 708 2 222.50–225.00 $223.74 $1,584 +3.74
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 +7.50
750 value added 750 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,605 +12.00
765–790 778 2 200.00–205.00 $202.54 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 ±0.00
450 450 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,044 —
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 +25.00
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 —
750–790 770 4 155.00–195.00 $178.39 $1,374 +28.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 237.50 $237.50 $926 +12.50
400 400 1 215.00 $215.00 $860 -3.24
470 470 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,046 +5.50
530–545 540 3 202.50–213.00 $209.30 $1,130 +19.30
550–585 572 7 211.00–220.00 $215.95 $1,235 +13.45
600–635 616 4 202.50–211.00 $207.58 $1,279 +21.56
655–695 678 3 185.00–190.00 $186.95 $1,268 +1.62
705–715 710 2 181.00–190.00 $185.53 $1,317 -0.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 197.00 $197.00 $749 -3.00
580 580 1 162.50 $162.50 $942 +2.50
605 605 2 140.00–190.00 $165.00 $998 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 275.00 $275.00 $976 +25.00
410 thin fleshed 410 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 —
430 430 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,086 —
490 490 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,262 +33.35
540–545 543 2 230.00–250.00 $239.95 $1,303 +10.22
575 575 2 225.00–232.50 $228.75 $1,315 +0.16
610 610 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,418 —
705 705 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,498 +37.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,254 —
860 860 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,264 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $624 —
1045–1330 1188 85-90% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.68 $947 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1260 1220 80-85% 2 94.00–95.00 $94.48 $1,153 —
1415 1415 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,217 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1535 1498 75-80% 2 87.00–93.00 $89.92 $1,347 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1005–1230 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,318.79
1145–1375 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,475.00 $1,365.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1680 1680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,697

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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
960–1110 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,277.90 —
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.