Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 7, 2024

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.25/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 470 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.32/cwt +13.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,440/hd at 573 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.60/cwt -21.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 826 313
Feeder cattle 205 690 258
Slaughter cattle 30 90 30
Replacement cattle 15 46 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There were to few comparisons on feeder cattle to last week to establish a trend, however strong demand was noted on most ranges of quality weaned feeders. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was light and demand was strong across all ranges.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 475 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 +17.60
520–530 522 7 240.00–265.00 $259.22 $1,353 +30.44
565 value added 565 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,497 +12.60
655–680 668 2 230.00–235.00 $232.55 $1,553 +0.05
695 value added 695 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 366 4 350.00–365.00 $355.27 $1,300 +20.27
415 415 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,359 +10.46
410–425 value added 418 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,442 +5.93
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 +15.69
515 value added 515 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,519 -0.36
555 555 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 +6.59
580 value added 580 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,638 +5.00
610 610 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,632 +27.50
755 755 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 6 270.00–290.00 $280.31 $897 -14.61
330 330 1 247.50 $247.50 $817 -47.42
355 355 1 255.00 $255.00 $905 -46.09
350–385 370 6 267.50–285.00 $282.08 $1,044 -19.01
400–440 415 9 245.00–287.50 $266.22 $1,105 -22.34
440 value added 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +20.00
457–490 value added 470 13 275.00–282.50 $279.71 $1,315 +2.92
470–475 473 2 265.00–272.50 $268.77 $1,271 -6.15
520 520 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,313 +22.50
540–545 value added 543 3 264.00–265.00 $264.33 $1,435 —
566–577 value added 570 5 255.00–257.50 $256.49 $1,462 —
555–595 575 7 237.50–257.50 $247.62 $1,424 +9.58
610 value added 610 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,488 +10.62
625 625 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 +12.93
675 value added 675 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,569 —
723 723 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,645 +16.50
802 802 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 285.00 $285.00 $841 —
320 320 1 270.00 $270.00 $864 -6.78
350–395 373 6 252.50–270.00 $259.72 $969 +7.14
405–410 408 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,010 +2.41
460 thin fleshed 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 —
460–495 473 3 230.00–255.00 $243.01 $1,149 +12.70
500 500 2 225.00–297.50 $261.25 $1,306 +35.23
510–520 value added 513 4 240.00–262.50 $251.82 $1,292 —
550–580 560 3 220.00–242.50 $233.91 $1,310 -1.90
600 600 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 —
665–690 thin fleshed 682 3 202.50–227.50 $210.63 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 value added 461 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,235 —
627 value added 627 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 312 5 330.00–360.00 $353.85 $1,104 +16.21
360–385 368 4 320.00–357.50 $347.06 $1,277 +16.23
400–440 421 4 332.50–345.00 $336.36 $1,416 +23.68
450–495 476 7 280.00–340.00 $311.21 $1,481 +11.90
505–540 525 3 270.00–300.00 $280.46 $1,472 +16.45
550–595 573 2 260.00–265.00 $262.40 $1,504 +14.16
615 615 2 245.00–256.00 $250.50 $1,541 +15.50
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 +33.82
360 360 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 +14.75
425 425 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,041 -27.50
455 455 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,149 -32.50
475 thin fleshed 475 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 —
515–530 523 2 240.00–257.50 $248.88 $1,302 +15.50
560–595 578 2 232.50–247.50 $239.77 $1,386 —
720 720 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,494 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–765 710 85-90% 3 85.00–87.00 $85.72 $609 —
900–975 945 85-90% 3 96.00–105.00 $101.95 $963 +13.51
995 995 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $876 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1060 1048 80-85% 2 102.00–103.00 $102.51 $1,074 —
1075–1170 1135 80-85% 3 106.00–116.00 $111.33 $1,264 —
1165 1165 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,491 +22.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,213 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1425 1391 2 111.00–119.00 $114.90 $1,598 —
1510–1745 1628 2 135.00–143.00 $139.29 $2,268 +20.76

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–960 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,124.86
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
890–1060 963 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,575.00 $1,511.68
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
995–1090 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,930.70 —
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.