Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 2, 2024

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.75/cwt ≈ $2,021/hd at 843 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.30/cwt -13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $288.52/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 433 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 637 532 374
Feeder cattle 542 431 253
Slaughter cattle 65 81 96
Replacement cattle 30 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were selling uneven to steady with some offerings of new crop fleshly heifers selling at a discount that held back the market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test. Supply was good and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 329 4 370.00–385.00 $373.54 $1,229 -1.46
365–370 366 10 350.00–390.00 $363.98 $1,332 +2.54
406–445 423 11 310.00–340.00 $321.10 $1,358 +1.33
465–497 486 3 300.00–310.00 $303.19 $1,474 +6.76
513 value added 513 6 307.50 $307.50 $1,577 +6.66
530–535 533 3 287.00–290.00 $287.99 $1,535 +7.99
555–571 567 6 275.00–280.00 $277.83 $1,575 -4.32
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 -3.32
655 655 2 255.00–257.50 $256.25 $1,678 +3.73
710–725 value added 713 12 240.00–245.00 $243.82 $1,738 +1.32
843 843 68 239.75 $239.75 $2,021 —
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
943 943 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 value added 347 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,206 +4.91
350–390 372 6 325.00–345.00 $337.25 $1,255 +52.25
378–382 value added 380 5 367.50–375.00 $370.52 $1,408 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 —
410–445 434 15 262.50–305.00 $288.09 $1,250 +18.09
470–480 476 9 255.00–275.00 $267.67 $1,274 +9.32
475–480 value added 477 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,359 -2.74
510–530 520 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 +25.00
555–586 581 6 255.00–266.00 $264.25 $1,535 —
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,082 +3.53
377–395 value added 382 4 315.00–320.00 $318.71 $1,217 +0.48
350–396 385 5 285.00–290.00 $289.00 $1,113 -15.44
410–427 value added 423 9 283.00–315.00 $289.89 $1,226 -10.82
405–445 428 14 265.00–295.00 $278.10 $1,190 -4.89
420–445 433 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,039 -42.99
450–480 468 3 265.00–280.00 $273.22 $1,279 +10.12
450–495 472 8 240.00–257.50 $248.98 $1,175 -14.12
493 value added 493 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,336 -9.00
500–515 505 6 250.00–267.50 $259.45 $1,310 +11.95
515 515 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,223 -10.00
550 value added 550 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,436 +8.00
555–570 563 2 242.50–244.00 $243.26 $1,370 —
555–595 573 8 220.00–234.00 $230.66 $1,322 —
605–610 609 4 227.50–230.00 $229.12 $1,395 -0.88
637 637 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,376 -4.00
655–660 658 2 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,349 -19.98
682 682 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,637 +40.00
700–710 705 2 212.50–220.00 $216.28 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 320.00 $320.00 $976 +18.67
315–345 332 3 250.00–260.00 $256.53 $852 -28.47
345 value added 345 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,104 +15.00
370–390 380 2 255.00–270.00 $262.70 $998 -24.31
400 thin fleshed 400 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,120 -10.00
422–445 434 6 225.00–265.00 $248.92 $1,080 -3.80
455 thin fleshed 455 2 265.00–290.00 $277.50 $1,263 —
460–495 478 4 225.00–240.00 $234.96 $1,123 -7.38
520 value added 520 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,326 —
515–545 533 5 222.50–245.00 $232.74 $1,241 +7.74
540 540 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,161 -10.00
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 -27.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 5 345.00–375.00 $358.85 $1,173 -11.15
350–385 365 4 340.00–360.00 $347.36 $1,268 -16.40
400–425 415 6 300.00–325.00 $314.87 $1,307 -6.83
450–490 470 9 280.00–305.00 $295.31 $1,388 +2.04
505–540 528 6 252.50–285.00 $273.82 $1,446 -4.03
550–597 581 9 255.00–275.00 $262.91 $1,528 +4.43
610–637 628 3 245.00–252.50 $250.07 $1,570 -2.34
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
730 730 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,015 —
365 365 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,040 -5.00
420–435 428 2 250.00–270.00 $259.82 $1,112 —
482 482 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,277 —
500–525 513 5 245.00–265.00 $255.09 $1,309 +20.09
560 560 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,386 +35.00
620 620 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,256 —
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
810 810 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,418 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1400 1157 80-85% 10 110.00–119.00 $114.29 $1,322 +0.57
117–1410 1167 80-85% 13 119.00–129.00 $124.24 $1,450 +3.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $568 —
875 875 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
900 900 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $837 —
915–995 961 85-90% 5 91.00–106.00 $100.21 $963 +2.56
930–1200 1061 85-90% 8 109.00–119.00 $113.43 $1,203 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1595 1445 75-80% 5 119.00–123.00 $121.30 $1,753 -0.89
1435–1780 1608 75-80% 2 105.00–116.00 $111.09 $1,786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1380 1280 3 115.00–127.00 $122.94 $1,574 —
1315–1320 1318 2 132.00–136.00 $134.00 $1,766 —
1430–1860 1645 3 147.00–155.00 $150.80 $2,481 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1230 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,550.00 $1,372.55
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
920–1385 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,477.73
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,626
1305–1465 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 110.00–114.00 $112.12 $1,553

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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
1380–1510 1439 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,675.00–2,200.00 $2,088.81 —

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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.