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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 1, 2024

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 420 275
Feeder cattle 210 300 30
Slaughter cattle 58 80 225
Replacement cattle 10 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week sale was not reported. Light receipts this due to extreme heat and humidity in the area. Demand was moderate and supply was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 315.00 $315.00 $992 +10.00
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
410–440 423 3 290.00–300.00 $293.23 $1,240 +12.06
475–490 480 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 —
510 thin fleshed 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 —
565–575 568 3 250.00–267.50 $257.49 $1,463 +11.74
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
658 658 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,629 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,261 -37.50
460–490 475 3 315.00–317.50 $316.69 $1,504 +16.19
517 517 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,603 +32.58
530 530 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 -12.42
550–580 562 3 292.50–305.00 $299.05 $1,681 +14.07
625–645 637 3 255.00–270.00 $264.97 $1,688 -8.77
652 652 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,728 -2.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 +10.00
370–385 377 3 295.00–310.00 $303.38 $1,144 -12.87
415–445 430 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 -44.43
435–445 440 2 262.50–275.00 $268.68 $1,182 -35.75
450–477 470 6 255.00–270.00 $265.04 $1,246 -9.51
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 -29.55
505–540 524 6 240.00–257.50 $249.55 $1,308 -5.45
560–570 565 4 245.00–260.00 $248.72 $1,405 -5.37
580 value added 580 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 —
580–595 588 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,352 -24.09
600–645 621 7 227.50–237.50 $232.86 $1,446 -5.88
660 value added 660 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 —
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 ±0.00
705 value added 705 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,090 +7.48
415–425 420 2 220.00–235.00 $227.41 $955 —
425–445 437 3 245.00–270.00 $258.53 $1,130 —
450 450 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,012 -35.08
470–495 480 6 235.00–246.00 $239.72 $1,151 -20.36
500–510 505 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,124 -18.74
520 value added 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
520 520 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,209 -8.74
560 thin fleshed 560 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 —
570 570 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,340 —
630 630 2 227.50–232.50 $230.00 $1,449 +5.04
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,168 +12.50
410–415 413 2 320.00–326.00 $322.98 $1,334 +0.41
455–495 472 3 280.00–300.00 $287.00 $1,355 -5.48
500–545 520 5 270.00–310.00 $291.00 $1,513 +10.09
555 555 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,610 +22.47
610–645 628 6 250.00–275.00 $261.52 $1,642 +3.77
650–690 670 2 245.00–270.00 $257.13 $1,723 +7.13
700 700 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,673 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,022 +1.68
350–370 363 3 275.00–325.00 $304.63 $1,106 +29.63
405–445 416 4 280.00–315.00 $294.11 $1,223 —
465–495 483 4 242.50–275.00 $255.75 $1,235 -4.25
520–545 533 2 230.00–250.00 $239.77 $1,278 +9.77
555–560 558 2 245.00–255.00 $249.98 $1,395 +12.56
625 625 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 ±0.00
640 thin fleshed 640 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,581 —
705–740 723 2 207.50–237.50 $222.14 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1235 1130 80-85% 5 125.00–131.00 $127.45 $1,440 -7.07
955–1265 1141 80-85% 17 130.00–144.00 $135.85 $1,550 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 103.00 $103.00 $736 —
725 725 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 —
850 850 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,003 +1.14
902–1200 1011 85-90% 4 128.00–134.00 $131.31 $1,328 +7.06
945–1150 1036 85-90% 4 115.00–125.00 $120.55 $1,249 -3.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1680 1348 75-80% 4 120.00–125.00 $122.33 $1,649 —
1180–1590 1432 75-80% 3 134.00–135.00 $134.63 $1,928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,561 —
1685–2320 1910 4 160.00–170.00 $164.26 $3,137 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1485 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,765
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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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
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.