Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.71/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 520 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.59/cwt +25.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 483 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.49/cwt +33.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 422 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 132 0
Feeder cattle 410 102 0
Slaughter cattle 30 18 0
Replacement cattle 10 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week is available. However there was a good run of feeder cattle today with strong demand from buyers on weaned and value added cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 307.00–315.00 $310.70 $1,047 +19.03
355–395 381 6 295.00–312.50 $306.46 $1,168 +16.46
405–435 value added 417 5 300.00–302.50 $301.04 $1,255 +21.04
410–445 427 5 270.00–305.00 $281.22 $1,201 —
450–485 value added 470 9 270.00–295.00 $280.84 $1,320 +9.52
480 480 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 -1.53
501–540 value added 513 16 270.00–287.00 $283.65 $1,455 +22.09
510–545 529 14 240.00–267.50 $253.77 $1,342 —
555–585 value added 569 7 255.00–270.00 $261.49 $1,488 +13.99
600–620 608 3 217.00–240.00 $229.09 $1,393 +0.71
630–635 value added 634 4 228.00–242.00 $237.37 $1,505 -4.25
650–699 value added 669 15 231.00–237.50 $234.98 $1,572 +0.92
690 690 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,456 -19.00
703 value added 703 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,589 +2.26
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 —
540 value added 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 —
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 —
760 760 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 +11.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
300–340 313 10 260.00–270.00 $263.41 $824 —
377–390 value added 381 3 260.00 $260.00 $991 —
365–392 382 13 250.00–265.00 $255.27 $975 +17.77
407–435 421 8 232.50–245.00 $241.19 $1,015 +26.19
401–441 value added 423 15 247.50–270.00 $252.39 $1,068 —
450–465 454 4 235.00–260.00 $248.64 $1,129 +26.14
477–498 value added 488 21 245.00–252.50 $247.39 $1,207 —
508–517 512 5 219.00–235.00 $228.53 $1,170 +19.23
537 value added 537 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,273 —
550–575 556 9 200.00–235.00 $226.01 $1,257 +10.06
590 590 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,224 -8.45
605–646 value added 627 6 217.50–220.00 $219.19 $1,374 —
660 value added 660 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,432 —
705 705 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,375 +9.47
710 value added 710 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
355 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 +13.00
405–435 423 3 195.00–220.00 $209.74 $887 —
445 value added 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
475–495 485 2 200.00–217.50 $208.93 $1,013 —
495 value added 495 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,101 —
510–512 511 3 190.00–195.00 $191.66 $979 —
545 value added 545 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,172 —
555–565 560 4 180.00–210.00 $198.07 $1,109 +35.57
582 value added 582 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,205 —
740 740 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,388 —
760 760 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 305.00–320.00 $314.07 $1,030 —
365–395 382 14 275.00–322.50 $308.75 $1,179 +33.75
400–425 fancy 413 2 310.00–325.00 $317.27 $1,310 —
405–435 414 12 250.00–314.00 $295.76 $1,224 +43.26
460–495 476 4 245.00–277.50 $265.91 $1,266 +8.41
518–545 529 7 245.00–270.00 $256.46 $1,357 +16.51
550–582 575 7 235.00–256.00 $252.78 $1,453 +24.03
630 630 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,468 +0.50
665–681 678 9 226.00–236.00 $229.88 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 252.00 $252.00 $869 —
380–390 383 3 250.00–265.00 $259.91 $995 —
480 480 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,176 —
640 640 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 —
780 780 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,443 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1105 1021 80-85% 4 81.00–84.00 $82.80 $845 —
1135–1545 1253 80-85% 7 88.00–93.00 $90.16 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $624 —
855 855 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $539 —
950 950 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $712 —
960–1075 1020 85-90% 3 74.00–82.00 $79.14 $807 —
1010–1075 1043 85-90% 2 84.00–86.00 $84.97 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,088 —
1215–1595 1396 75-80% 5 89.00–96.50 $91.87 $1,283 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665–1935 1755 3 115.00–118.50 $116.92 $2,052 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
850–1215 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,550.00 $1,364.77
945–1315 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,550.00 $1,218.58

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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.