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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 14, 2024

407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.65/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 571 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.24/cwt +21.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 422 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.00/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 522 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 407 407 562
Feeder cattle 337 337 442
Slaughter cattle 50 55 80
Replacement cattle 20 15 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with the exception of un-weaned new crop calves that sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was was good on weaned and value added cattle and much lower for the new crop un-weaned cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 —
355 355 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,189 -21.19
410–420 value added 413 3 297.50–330.00 $316.71 $1,308 —
405–445 425 3 270.00–287.50 $278.61 $1,184 +7.73
463–485 value added 469 4 295.00–297.50 $295.65 $1,387 +10.65
531–535 532 6 265.00–267.50 $265.42 $1,412 +6.90
530–545 value added 538 2 270.00–277.50 $273.80 $1,473 -9.33
555–585 570 7 250.00–262.50 $251.74 $1,435 -9.05
610–615 value added 613 2 260.00–264.00 $261.99 $1,606 +4.99
605–645 632 3 245.00–256.00 $249.87 $1,579 +9.87
650–680 665 2 245.00–246.00 $245.49 $1,633 -1.51
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 —
350–390 370 4 295.00–322.50 $312.83 $1,157 +78.75
450–475 458 3 240.00–250.00 $245.09 $1,123 +6.41
470 value added 470 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,257 —
525–540 536 6 227.00–235.00 $233.68 $1,253 +3.18
565 value added 565 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,511 —
580–595 588 2 247.50–248.00 $247.75 $1,457 +17.72
610 610 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,327 —
605–640 value added 623 2 240.00–255.00 $247.71 $1,543 —
785 785 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 —
360–398 382 4 230.00–242.50 $238.28 $910 -19.65
415–440 value added 421 6 265.00–277.50 $271.99 $1,145 —
415–440 424 5 237.50–250.00 $243.94 $1,034 +5.90
450–481 469 7 236.00–252.50 $244.81 $1,148 +18.08
490–495 492 3 212.50–217.50 $215.01 $1,058 +12.51
500–535 value added 518 2 252.50–255.00 $253.71 $1,314 —
500–545 523 2 227.50–230.00 $228.70 $1,196 +17.00
510–535 523 7 195.00–222.50 $215.74 $1,128 +4.04
555 555 2 205.00–218.00 $211.50 $1,174 +1.50
555–590 573 16 227.50–231.00 $229.67 $1,316 +1.67
605–645 626 5 217.00–228.00 $223.41 $1,399 +33.41
670 670 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,223 —
700 value added 700 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —
870 870 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 356 4 215.00–240.00 $222.40 $792 —
410–445 428 4 200.00–230.00 $216.54 $927 +16.54
450–495 473 7 205.00–227.50 $215.87 $1,021 +1.88
500–525 519 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,142 +12.50
550 550 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,182 +10.17
600–620 607 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,244 —
660 660 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,287 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 315.00–350.00 $331.75 $1,072 -33.25
350–390 378 6 270.00–320.00 $299.58 $1,132 -25.42
460–495 480 3 280.00–286.00 $283.66 $1,362 +22.63
505–540 523 8 240.00–270.00 $252.55 $1,321 +21.14
550–580 565 2 241.00–255.00 $247.81 $1,400 +10.31
685 685 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,665 +43.00
700 700 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,652 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 310.00 $310.00 $976 —
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 -12.68
420–430 427 3 220.00–227.50 $224.14 $957 -13.19
470 470 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,022 -19.21
555–575 565 3 207.50–235.00 $217.35 $1,228 -7.65
610–645 625 4 220.00–237.00 $226.60 $1,416 +18.95
745 745 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,620 +47.50
765 765 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,461 —
870 870 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1455 1290 80-85% 9 105.00–117.00 $111.08 $1,433 -6.18
1150–1390 1299 80-85% 7 116.00–123.00 $118.87 $1,544 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,146 +20.00
915–1190 1045 85-90% 5 85.00–103.00 $92.34 $965 -1.66
1075–1320 1182 85-90% 7 104.00–115.00 $108.64 $1,284 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,053 —
1200–1310 1255 75-80% 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,481 +10.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1820 1434 5 131.00–144.00 $138.13 $1,981 —
1370–1820 1595 2 109.00–120.00 $115.28 $1,839 -29.09
1770 1770 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,779 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1035 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,250.00 $1,114.29

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,404
990–1230 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 126.00–158.00 $140.27 $1,557
1165–1260 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 119.00–129.00 $125.18 $1,506
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1125–1350 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,800.00 $1,597.37
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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.