Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 14, 2024

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.43/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 522 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.21/cwt +24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 380 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.26/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 468 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 250 474
Feeder cattle 570 205 424
Slaughter cattle 80 30 40
Replacement cattle 40 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: There were to few comparable feeders from last week to this week to establish a trend. Howevever strong buyer demand was noted more especially on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on viewed animals. **Not all Slaughter Cows were viewed.**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 10 330.00–375.00 $343.70 $1,134 —
340 value added 340 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 —
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 -25.27
405–420 value added 408 12 330.00–345.00 $335.06 $1,367 -9.94
405–445 427 5 290.00–325.00 $306.39 $1,308 -21.11
457–485 468 5 285.00–330.00 $303.33 $1,420 -21.67
452–497 value added 487 15 300.00–336.00 $329.74 $1,606 —
515–522 519 4 270.00–300.00 $290.07 $1,505 —
505–524 value added 522 20 310.00–311.00 $310.90 $1,623 +15.90
555–590 573 2 280.00–295.00 $287.27 $1,646 +17.27
600 value added 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 —
610 610 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,671 +6.50
690 690 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,739 —
700–725 713 2 241.00–245.00 $242.96 $1,732 —
825 825 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,815 —
905 905 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,882 —
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 320.00 $320.00 $944 —
305–330 315 3 295.00–310.00 $304.76 $960 —
395 395 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 —
406 value added 406 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,157 —
450–462 value added 458 3 252.50–302.50 $286.12 $1,310 —
500–520 510 2 260.00–270.00 $265.10 $1,352 +5.88
555–595 575 2 237.50–245.00 $241.12 $1,386 —
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —
750–760 755 2 190.00–220.00 $204.90 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 value added 460 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 —
577 value added 577 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,650 —
665 value added 665 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 9 270.00–319.00 $294.81 $970 +47.31
355 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 +10.00
350–390 370 8 275.00–303.00 $290.57 $1,075 +8.49
380–390 value added 388 13 312.00–315.00 $312.23 $1,211 —
400–425 418 7 270.00–305.00 $287.02 $1,200 +20.80
435 value added 435 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,318 +13.00
445 445 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,095 -20.22
450–490 467 7 260.00–300.00 $283.69 $1,325 +14.92
455–480 value added 468 12 290.00–315.00 $301.75 $1,412 +22.04
457–490 468 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,147 -23.77
500–545 522 7 255.00–280.00 $270.44 $1,412 +17.94
525–530 528 3 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,293 -7.52
540–545 value added 541 8 275.00–305.00 $301.22 $1,630 +36.89
568 value added 568 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,511 +9.51
555–590 578 6 247.50–265.00 $251.98 $1,456 +4.36
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 -24.00
605–625 617 3 235.00–245.00 $240.83 $1,486 +1.83
638 value added 638 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,557 ±0.00
660 660 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 —
735 735 12 227.50 $227.50 $1,672 ±0.00
755 755 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
1030 1030 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 250.00–275.00 $265.03 $853 -4.97
350 value added 350 2 272.50 $272.50 $954 —
365–385 373 3 245.00–285.00 $263.82 $984 +4.10
410–440 424 6 227.00–260.00 $242.57 $1,028 -4.91
450–490 467 3 225.00–250.00 $241.79 $1,129 -1.22
480–485 value added 482 3 265.00–290.00 $281.61 $1,357 —
510–525 value added 518 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,334 +5.64
500–540 520 2 232.50–235.00 $233.70 $1,215 -27.55
550–590 568 6 220.00–240.00 $231.66 $1,316 -2.25
575–580 value added 578 3 240.00–255.00 $250.03 $1,445 —
605 605 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,319 +18.00
655–660 658 2 215.00–220.00 $217.49 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 value added 740 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,621 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 5 320.00–380.00 $358.92 $1,095 +5.07
355–385 366 5 325.00–365.00 $350.89 $1,284 +3.83
400–435 422 3 270.00–285.00 $278.56 $1,176 -57.80
450–460 455 6 270.00–320.00 $297.66 $1,354 -13.55
515–545 533 4 255.00–297.50 $284.68 $1,517 +4.22
555–580 566 4 250.00–290.00 $274.79 $1,555 +12.39
635–645 641 5 247.50–266.00 $253.80 $1,627 +3.30
685 685 2 239.00–250.00 $244.50 $1,675 —
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
905 905 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,629 —
950 950 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 285.00–305.00 $294.81 $1,144 +4.81
400–445 420 4 240.00–255.00 $248.79 $1,045 +3.79
450–470 458 3 245.00–267.50 $255.67 $1,171 +3.17
460 thin fleshed 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 +5.00
520–545 533 2 238.00–245.00 $241.42 $1,287 -7.46
615 615 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,430 —
695 695 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–775 728 85-90% 2 70.00–79.00 $74.79 $544 -10.93
810 810 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $778 —
910 910 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 -11.95
995–1130 1010 85-90% 9 100.00–107.00 $100.87 $1,019 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1825 1363 80-85% 4 120.00–133.00 $127.10 $1,732 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1815 1389 10 132.00–153.00 $141.16 $1,961 +26.26
1465 1465 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,831 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1135–1150 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,301.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
850–1050 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,575.00 $1,429.61
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00
830–1225 1037 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,100.00–1,700.00 $1,354.21

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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
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 -650.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -655.70
1015–1075 1037 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,225.00 $1,083.84 -846.86
1020–1220 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–1,900.00 $1,715.49 —

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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.