Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 23, 2024

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.43/cwt -14.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 423 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.22/cwt -5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $338.38/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 374 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 763 306
Feeder cattle 380 640 207
Slaughter cattle 130 83 94
Replacement cattle 50 40 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Weaned feeder steers and heifers were steady. Un-weaned and fleshy feeders sold at a discount. Slaughter cows and and bulls sold moslty steady. 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
365–395 380 3 335.00–345.00 $338.20 $1,285 -36.80
405–444 424 13 322.50–347.50 $329.93 $1,399 -5.07
455–480 463 9 295.00–320.00 $309.53 $1,433 +5.04
500–540 516 7 285.00–305.00 $296.10 $1,528 +18.60
560–572 568 7 272.50–280.00 $274.87 $1,561 +13.93
590 590 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,519 -22.50
608–630 619 6 245.00–265.00 $258.32 $1,599 +7.51
660 660 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,534 -20.03
730–735 733 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,704 -15.00
752–785 763 3 212.50–215.00 $213.36 $1,628 —
780 780 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,810 —
825–845 838 3 212.50–220.00 $214.96 $1,801 —
870–890 880 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 305.00 $305.00 $946 -30.00
365–390 378 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,210 -20.00
410–435 428 6 255.00–310.00 $293.64 $1,257 —
455–475 468 3 267.50–280.00 $271.55 $1,271 +10.30
535–540 538 4 240.00–265.00 $253.13 $1,362 -8.63
550 550 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 +2.53
565 value added 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 —
625–635 630 2 237.50–242.50 $240.02 $1,512 -9.98
675 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 225.00 $225.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 6 300.00–322.50 $308.58 $994 —
356–395 378 8 282.50–312.50 $302.42 $1,143 -2.75
410–445 423 21 265.00–287.50 $273.43 $1,157 -3.14
458 value added 458 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,282 -10.00
452–497 479 13 252.50–280.00 $267.96 $1,284 -5.09
500–545 529 4 250.00–265.00 $256.12 $1,355 -1.73
550–595 573 2 252.50–257.50 $254.90 $1,461 +5.77
610–620 613 3 227.50–243.00 $237.78 $1,458 —
715 715 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,519 -9.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 265.00–287.50 $275.47 $890 -24.53
365–380 373 3 250.00–270.00 $260.09 $970 -8.14
406–445 420 9 242.50–272.50 $256.34 $1,077 -3.54
450–485 473 9 220.00–255.00 $246.00 $1,164 -3.19
515–535 525 7 220.00–245.00 $231.48 $1,215 -10.38
550–575 561 4 217.50–235.00 $224.97 $1,262 +2.54
685–690 688 2 192.50–200.00 $196.24 $1,350 -22.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 3 355.00–360.00 $356.63 $1,202 -25.70
350–391 374 15 335.00–350.00 $338.38 $1,266 +13.38
400–447 420 13 300.00–340.00 $325.32 $1,366 +16.63
465–487 483 5 290.00–320.00 $295.78 $1,429 +5.78
500–520 508 7 255.00–290.00 $277.39 $1,409 +4.18
557–575 563 3 265.00–267.50 $266.65 $1,501 +14.97
605–630 623 7 249.00–262.50 $252.75 $1,575 —
660–693 677 4 230.00–232.50 $231.28 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 —
465 465 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 —
575 575 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 +25.00
600–640 620 2 230.00–235.00 $232.58 $1,442 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,166 —
985–1530 1185 80-85% 30 125.00–139.00 $131.60 $1,559 —
940–1525 1223 80-85% 10 117.00–125.00 $120.99 $1,480 -10.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–805 783 85-90% 2 100.00–102.00 $101.03 $791 —
885 885 85-90% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,040 +4.96
920–1195 1016 85-90% 4 106.00–123.00 $115.81 $1,177 +21.75
1025–1130 1089 85-90% 8 121.00–132.00 $126.35 $1,376 +3.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1495 1306 75-80% 9 128.00–144.00 $134.19 $1,753 —
1245–1625 1373 75-80% 3 124.00–134.00 $127.43 $1,750 -4.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1465 1358 3 127.50–147.00 $136.97 $1,860 —
1560–1610 1585 2 152.00–153.00 $152.49 $2,417 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195–1215 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $1,669

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1110 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,721.65
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1170–1270 1209 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,550.00–1,775.00 $1,712.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1070 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 145.00–150.00 $147.30 $1,458
1125–1170 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 126.00–135.00 $129.94 $1,498

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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
935–1180 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,775.00 $1,498.70 -1,001.30
1075–1415 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,700.00–2,075.00 $1,832.02 —

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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.