Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 19, 2024

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $293.83/cwt +25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 428 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.70/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 418 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.25/cwt +6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 578 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 612 361
Feeder cattle 285 552 361
Slaughter cattle 50
Replacement cattle 10

Compared to last week: On a light test this week feeder steer sold mostly10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 6 287.50–320.00 $304.82 $1,137 +33.56
405–445 428 12 270.00–316.00 $293.83 $1,258 +25.03
450–485 value added 468 2 275.00–287.00 $281.22 $1,316
465–485 475 4 255.00–280.00 $264.86 $1,258 -6.57
500–540 521 4 260.00–267.50 $263.11 $1,371 -1.89
555–580 561 4 247.50–267.50 $253.71 $1,423 +8.56
580–591 value added 589 6 257.50–266.00 $264.61 $1,559 +3.07
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 -17.89
605–625 value added 617 5 245.00–247.00 $246.22 $1,519 -11.79
645 645 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,564
667 value added 667 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,668 +4.59
690 690 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,622 -1.00
700–703 value added 702 7 233.00–242.50 $239.79 $1,683 +0.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 4 225.00–265.00 $245.17 $919 +7.77
430–440 435 2 235.00–260.00 $247.64 $1,077 +14.23
460–480 470 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,010 -11.58
475–490 483 5 235.00–252.50 $246.30 $1,190 +19.72
505 505 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,187 +16.15
565 value added 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412
570–595 587 3 212.00–230.00 $222.30 $1,305 -3.34
715 715 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,519 +18.46
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880
370–385 378 2 250.00–268.00 $258.82 $978 +4.02
405–445 418 11 227.50–246.00 $232.70 $973 -4.86
455–475 465 2 230.00–232.50 $231.22 $1,075 -3.33
510–545 528 2 225.00–236.00 $230.68 $1,218 -0.32
525–537 532 4 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,077 -28.48
567–595 576 3 220.00–232.50 $228.20 $1,314 +13.20
590 value added 590 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 -2.53
615 615 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 ±0.00
605–625 617 5 220.00–228.00 $222.99 $1,376 +0.49
682 value added 682 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,521 -6.00
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 245.00 $245.00 $772 +22.98
390 390 1 230.00 $230.00 $897 +13.85
400–430 411 5 210.00–235.00 $225.75 $928 +16.14
450–495 471 6 215.00–227.50 $218.67 $1,030 +7.95
490 value added 490 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,127
495 495 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $879 -33.22
500 500 2 184.00 $184.00 $920 +9.00
505 value added 505 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,172
502–540 517 6 197.50–225.00 $213.57 $1,104 +1.97
550–595 575 4 210.00–222.50 $216.86 $1,247 +11.46
600–640 624 6 187.50–210.00 $195.18 $1,218 -14.82
650–655 653 2 180.00–205.00 $192.45 $1,257 -7.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 8 262.50–305.00 $284.40 $1,194 +29.31
450–490 475 4 247.50–269.00 $260.23 $1,236 +1.37
500–517 511 7 242.50–264.00 $254.74 $1,302 +13.65
560–575 568 2 238.00–245.00 $241.45 $1,371 +8.95
677–697 687 2 208.00–215.00 $211.45 $1,453 +19.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 -22.50
370–380 375 2 257.50–267.50 $262.57 $985 +27.00
475–495 485 2 217.50–237.50 $227.29 $1,102 +5.00
520 520 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,157 +7.41
555–560 558 3 202.50–225.00 $217.48 $1,214 -4.01
640 640 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,376 +11.56
667–670 668 3 192.50–216.00 $208.14 $1,390 +6.99
740 740 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,424

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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.