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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.25/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 616 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.02/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 729 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $235.77/cwt +15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 534 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 502 426
Feeder cattle 552 460 361
Slaughter cattle 50 42 50
Replacement cattle 10 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand for weaned and value added cattle was good and demand on the new crop un-weaned calves was low. Supply was good. Heavy rains with much cooler temperatures from the remnants of hurricane Francine held buyers back from the new crop calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 280.00 $280.00 $924 —
385–392 389 2 270.00–272.50 $271.26 $1,055 -13.74
440–445 443 2 260.00–277.50 $268.80 $1,191 -5.50
450–495 474 15 262.50–290.00 $271.43 $1,287 +1.65
530 530 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 -1.79
521–542 value added 537 18 275.00–277.50 $275.36 $1,479 —
555–580 571 6 238.00–250.00 $245.15 $1,400 -13.70
560–592 value added 574 7 250.00–266.00 $261.54 $1,501 —
600–630 609 7 230.00–240.00 $232.89 $1,418 -16.45
601–635 value added 618 19 246.00–260.00 $258.01 $1,595 —
658 658 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,553 -6.19
655–683 value added 673 9 243.00–251.00 $245.41 $1,652 —
715 715 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,630 -4.61
720–735 value added 731 19 237.00–245.00 $239.07 $1,748 -3.93
800 800 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,784 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 320 3 235.00–260.00 $246.20 $788 —
355–385 370 2 235.00–240.00 $237.40 $878 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 —
400–445 428 4 227.50–250.00 $233.41 $999 -22.86
470 thin fleshed 470 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,142 —
450–495 471 5 222.50–230.00 $226.58 $1,067 -12.18
526–540 thin fleshed 532 12 245.00–251.00 $248.46 $1,322 —
500–546 537 9 216.00–230.00 $218.85 $1,175 -1.15
557 thin fleshed 557 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,392 —
550–580 563 4 220.00–230.00 $225.64 $1,270 -7.31
612 thin fleshed 612 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,444 —
615–630 623 4 210.00–217.50 $213.12 $1,328 —
650–695 673 4 191.00–211.00 $200.67 $1,351 -13.94
725–740 730 3 191.00–200.00 $194.04 $1,416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 230.00 $230.00 $833 -17.50
365–385 370 4 240.00–262.00 $254.80 $943 +7.30
400 400 1 225.00 $225.00 $900 -17.50
405–445 430 8 227.50–245.00 $237.56 $1,022 +12.56
435 value added 435 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,105 —
460 460 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,024 -21.74
450–485 462 11 230.00–244.00 $234.55 $1,084 -9.69
500–518 510 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,178 -8.63
510 510 2 190.00–217.50 $203.75 $1,039 -35.88
510–537 value added 529 7 244.00–250.00 $245.65 $1,299 —
565–567 567 6 225.00–234.00 $232.50 $1,318 +0.12
578 578 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,243 -3.12
572–597 value added 585 4 241.00–244.00 $242.53 $1,419 -2.46
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 -2.50
605–630 value added 621 8 240.00–242.50 $241.59 $1,500 —
625 625 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,391 +20.00
660 value added 660 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,511 —
650–680 669 10 205.00–217.50 $215.49 $1,442 +0.49
725–745 729 5 194.00–200.00 $198.77 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 6 210.00–232.50 $222.02 $728 -26.46
350–390 371 8 200.00–232.50 $216.15 $802 -18.47
410–440 426 6 192.50–227.50 $209.61 $893 -18.82
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -15.00
455–485 473 3 200.00–217.50 $210.72 $997 -7.68
500–505 503 2 175.00 $175.00 $880 -43.32
520–545 530 6 202.50–227.50 $211.60 $1,121 -6.72
555–580 566 5 190.00–222.50 $205.40 $1,163 -8.33
605 605 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 -0.53
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 277.50 $277.50 $944 +4.54
355 355 1 215.00 $215.00 $763 -35.85
360–376 372 9 230.00–257.50 $235.57 $876 -15.28
400–432 422 5 215.00–230.00 $224.14 $946 -17.57
440 thin fleshed 440 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,100 —
455 455 1 197.50 $197.50 $899 —
455–490 476 4 214.00–230.00 $222.29 $1,058 —
512–545 518 8 210.00–218.00 $215.09 $1,114 -17.23
590–595 593 2 218.00–225.00 $221.49 $1,313 +1.49
620–640 630 2 200.00–207.00 $203.44 $1,282 -1.56
650–685 665 4 195.00–210.00 $201.15 $1,338 +1.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 280.00–290.00 $285.15 $955 +5.25
357 357 2 267.50 $267.50 $955 -10.94
405–420 413 4 250.00–260.00 $255.09 $1,054 —
455–490 483 8 240.00–270.00 $258.86 $1,250 +8.55
515–535 524 12 227.50–257.50 $241.09 $1,263 -9.76
550 550 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,279 -13.85
600–620 610 2 225.00–237.50 $231.15 $1,410 -14.42
690 690 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,325 -43.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,247 —
1010–1300 1163 80-85% 11 110.00–125.00 $119.40 $1,389 —
1050–1400 1287 80-85% 5 123.00–139.00 $130.73 $1,682 -3.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $924 -8.97
980–1210 1091 85-90% 7 110.00–119.00 $114.31 $1,247 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,558 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1160 1110 2 116.00–125.00 $120.30 $1,335 —
1440 1440 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,203 —
1275–1765 1521 9 135.00–147.00 $140.25 $2,133 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1025 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 130.00–145.00 $137.48 $1,406
1045–1150 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 126.00–140.00 $133.33 $1,464

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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
1202 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.