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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.32/cwt +22.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 615 lb · 37 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.22/cwt +20.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 656 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.28/cwt +27.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 478 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 465 480
Feeder cattle 732 399 390
Slaughter cattle 60 61 65
Replacement cattle 30 5 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week sale was not reported due to the Thanksgiving holiday. However, all ranges of feeders were trending considerably higher than two weeks ago. Demand was strong and supply was heavy with several consignments of weaned and pre-vac feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 4 370.00–425.00 $398.37 $1,255 +22.80
305–340 value added 328 3 420.00–430.00 $424.82 $1,393 —
355–395 372 9 360.00–387.50 $372.80 $1,387 +52.57
400–429 value added 414 13 357.50–390.00 $376.40 $1,558 +56.40
410–445 429 10 292.50–335.00 $319.65 $1,371 +17.56
455–498 value added 470 23 320.00–347.50 $334.94 $1,574 —
460–480 473 8 285.00–327.50 $304.79 $1,442 +36.24
500–502 value added 501 4 307.50–320.00 $313.74 $1,572 —
516–546 531 20 270.00–300.00 $287.11 $1,525 +57.11
560–585 566 6 270.00–285.00 $281.62 $1,594 +22.16
555–573 value added 570 7 290.00–307.50 $305.07 $1,739 —
606 606 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,697 +25.00
600–627 value added 617 30 270.00–290.00 $282.86 $1,745 +22.44
650–680 value added 653 16 260.00–277.50 $268.85 $1,756 —
650–665 659 21 250.00–265.00 $260.69 $1,718 +16.98
710–735 724 6 240.00–252.50 $247.11 $1,789 +17.11
762–780 value added 768 3 242.50–248.00 $246.14 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 —
355–390 value added 377 3 345.00–350.00 $348.27 $1,313 —
375–395 385 3 310.00–335.00 $323.42 $1,245 +53.42
410–442 value added 428 7 280.00–305.00 $293.51 $1,256 —
405–445 433 4 265.00–285.00 $276.04 $1,195 +19.61
460 value added 460 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,346 +37.50
465–490 476 4 260.00–275.00 $266.18 $1,267 —
510 value added 510 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 —
525–530 528 2 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,386 +32.49
560 value added 560 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,498 —
555–595 575 4 230.00–260.00 $250.09 $1,438 +15.09
640 value added 640 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 —
655 value added 655 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,588 —
680 680 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,462 —
885 885 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,217 —
727 value added 727 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,767 —
931 931 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 319 7 290.00–310.00 $297.27 $948 +20.54
320 value added 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 —
365–385 374 10 275.00–305.00 $287.03 $1,073 +37.03
380–395 value added 388 3 310.00–315.00 $313.30 $1,216 —
400–445 417 14 275.00–290.00 $282.78 $1,179 +22.17
415–445 value added 425 12 280.00–320.00 $295.48 $1,256 —
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 -15.61
452–487 465 13 262.50–280.00 $270.73 $1,259 +58.31
455–491 value added 485 15 272.50–285.00 $280.51 $1,360 +24.28
490 490 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 +1.57
505–515 value added 510 2 270.00–285.00 $277.57 $1,416 +26.74
500–545 515 3 255.00–260.00 $256.76 $1,322 +22.94
565–590 value added 571 4 255.00–262.50 $260.56 $1,488 —
550–590 574 10 245.00–265.00 $249.58 $1,433 +29.58
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 +10.11
600–647 value added 631 3 240.00–247.50 $242.38 $1,529 —
665–680 677 9 222.50–225.00 $224.73 $1,521 +8.22
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 265.00 $265.00 $914 +20.00
365–391 387 11 250.00–283.00 $277.79 $1,075 +30.49
415–445 432 8 230.00–270.00 $248.67 $1,074 +22.11
470 value added 470 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,222 —
460–495 482 16 220.00–250.00 $233.10 $1,124 +9.39
505–540 525 6 240.00–255.00 $242.45 $1,273 +19.95
550–595 570 8 220.00–240.00 $224.99 $1,282 +7.46
560–590 577 3 212.50–217.00 $214.87 $1,240 -2.66
610–625 value added 620 3 230.00–232.50 $230.82 $1,431 —
605–647 634 8 210.00–225.00 $215.60 $1,367 —
662 value added 662 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,490 —
665 665 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,347 -2.24
700 700 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,348 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727–740 value added 734 10 205.00–210.00 $207.48 $1,523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 3 380.00–405.00 $389.61 $1,235 +19.61
360–385 372 3 370.00–385.00 $376.70 $1,401 +30.98
405–440 424 15 295.00–345.00 $327.68 $1,389 +40.79
455–493 480 12 280.00–325.00 $310.99 $1,493 +43.23
515 515 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 +26.12
558–563 561 7 270.00–273.00 $271.28 $1,522 +22.86
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 +1.58
610–625 618 2 242.50–267.50 $254.85 $1,575 +23.11
657 657 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,610 +30.00
735–740 738 2 230.00–235.00 $232.49 $1,716 +27.49
815 815 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,712 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 275.00–355.00 $313.73 $988 +51.95
355–365 360 3 280.00–285.00 $283.31 $1,020 +33.31
415 415 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,224 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 —
465–495 486 7 232.50–267.50 $248.48 $1,208 +8.23
505–520 512 6 255.00–265.00 $259.15 $1,327 +30.43
555–565 560 2 235.00–245.00 $240.04 $1,344 +17.85
605–645 626 7 197.50–247.50 $231.53 $1,449 +22.21
650–680 665 2 197.50–230.00 $213.38 $1,419 +30.88
750–785 767 3 185.00–207.50 $195.75 $1,501 —
815 815 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 +23.00
1020–1210 1096 85-90% 5 90.00–102.00 $96.93 $1,062 —
1020–1250 1126 85-90% 5 103.00–112.50 $108.14 $1,218 +5.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,251 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,386 —
1140–1515 1308 80-85% 9 114.00–122.00 $118.44 $1,549 +23.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1530 1478 75-80% 2 115.00–117.50 $116.21 $1,718 +2.82
1335–1655 1495 75-80% 2 112.00–113.00 $112.45 $1,681 -0.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1405 1297 3 110.00–124.00 $117.33 $1,522 —
1410–1525 1468 2 131.00–138.00 $134.36 $1,972 +11.95
1795–1880 1838 2 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $2,710 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,454

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1005–1115 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,050.00 $1,934.11
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
980–1330 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,421.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,498
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,769

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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
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1070–1365 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,436.34 —
1475–1515 1495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,225.00 $2,212.33 —

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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.