Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 21, 2024

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.61/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 417 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.25/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 478 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.22/cwt +12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 517 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 407 0
Feeder cattle 399 337 0
Slaughter cattle 61 50 0
Replacement cattle 5 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 450 lbs both sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 450 lbs sold un-even with ower undertones noted. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Demand was good and supply was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 360.00–390.00 $375.57 $1,232 —
350–395 373 2 285.00–360.00 $320.23 $1,194 -14.77
400–415 408 2 280.00–325.00 $302.09 $1,233 +23.48
412 value added 412 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,318 +3.29
460–490 474 7 260.00–280.00 $268.55 $1,273 —
505–525 517 3 257.50–277.00 $268.05 $1,386 +2.63
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 -35.42
550–590 569 5 250.00–270.00 $259.46 $1,476 +7.72
580–590 585 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,375 -16.74
600 600 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 +5.13
617–630 value added 621 6 260.00–262.50 $260.42 $1,617 -1.57
665–680 673 2 240.00–247.50 $243.71 $1,640 -1.78
715 715 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 ±0.00
715 value added 715 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,730 —
775 775 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 thin fleshed 368 2 275.00–300.00 $287.07 $1,056 —
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -42.83
405–435 423 4 245.00–265.00 $256.43 $1,085 —
455 value added 455 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 -12.50
505 505 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 -3.68
587 587 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,379 -12.75
630 630 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 +12.50
735 735 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 value added 498 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,357 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 265.00–290.00 $276.73 $899 +1.73
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 +11.72
350–398 384 5 260.00–270.00 $262.86 $1,009 +24.58
400–440 417 20 245.00–275.00 $260.61 $1,087 +16.67
455–465 460 2 205.00–220.00 $212.42 $977 -32.39
460–495 476 10 232.50–255.00 $243.43 $1,159 -1.38
475–490 value added 486 6 252.50–260.00 $256.23 $1,245 —
505–507 value added 506 3 250.00–252.50 $250.83 $1,269 -2.88
500–540 520 12 230.00–237.50 $233.82 $1,216 +5.12
550–560 553 6 222.50–235.00 $229.16 $1,267 +17.66
570–580 575 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 -9.67
620–647 635 5 217.50–221.00 $219.89 $1,396 -3.52
645 645 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,322 -18.41
652–665 659 4 215.00–218.00 $216.51 $1,427 +34.01
730 730 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 245.00 $245.00 $796 —
350 350 1 220.00 $220.00 $770 -2.40
350–395 370 10 235.00–255.00 $247.30 $915 +24.90
410–445 426 6 220.00–230.00 $226.56 $965 +10.02
455–495 477 9 200.00–235.00 $223.71 $1,067 +7.84
543 543 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,208 +2.50
545 545 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 -25.00
570–575 573 2 210.00–225.00 $217.53 $1,246 +2.53
650–655 653 2 202.00–207.50 $204.74 $1,337 +9.74
717–740 725 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,202 +38.25
350–390 374 6 315.00–382.00 $345.72 $1,293 +46.14
395 395 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 -39.58
400–445 426 13 260.00–320.00 $286.89 $1,222 —
460–496 486 9 255.00–275.00 $267.76 $1,301 -15.90
500–540 522 9 230.00–275.00 $253.88 $1,325 +1.33
540 540 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 -17.55
550–590 570 13 240.00–265.00 $248.42 $1,416 +0.61
625–645 632 4 217.00–247.50 $231.74 $1,465 —
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 -28.00
730 730 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,496 -31.00
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 —
860 860 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 3 250.00–275.00 $261.78 $859 —
370 thin fleshed 370 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,036 —
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 +30.00
455–485 475 4 225.00–260.00 $240.25 $1,141 +22.75
500–505 503 2 222.50–235.00 $228.72 $1,150 —
550–585 573 4 200.00–235.00 $222.19 $1,273 +4.84
600–640 624 4 197.50–217.50 $209.32 $1,306 -17.28
640 640 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -26.60
655 655 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,195 —
690 690 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,259 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1325 1149 80-85% 8 95.00–113.00 $106.07 $1,219 —
905–1405 1186 80-85% 7 109.00–122.50 $117.93 $1,399 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,235 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1635 1398 75-80% 4 97.00–110.00 $103.81 $1,451 —
1180–1660 1486 75-80% 9 111.00–114.00 $113.39 $1,685 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $726 —
910 910 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $883 —
970–1270 1106 85-90% 4 97.50–107.00 $102.73 $1,136 —
1075–1250 1163 85-90% 2 112.00–116.00 $114.15 $1,328 +5.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1545 1452 3 118.00–129.00 $122.41 $1,777 —
1860 1860 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,585 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,585

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.