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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 12, 2024

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $334.38/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 458 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.64/cwt +18.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 524 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.94/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 524 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 822 380
Feeder cattle 317 732 303
Slaughter cattle 40 60 50
Replacement cattle 45 30 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No accurate trend could be established with very few comparable cattle to last weeks large run of pre-vac and weaned feeders. Supply was moderate and demand was good. The quality of the feeder cattle offerings was not as good as last week and trended the market lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $1,196 -35.87
350–375 364 5 355.00–380.00 $363.16 $1,322 -9.64
415–425 value added 419 4 345.00–350.00 $347.52 $1,456 -28.88
415–425 420 2 325.00–330.00 $327.47 $1,375 +7.82
453–465 457 6 300.00–320.00 $312.50 $1,428 +7.71
459 fancy 459 10 347.50 $347.50 $1,595 —
508 value added 508 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,664 +13.76
525–540 529 11 285.00–310.00 $304.77 $1,612 +17.66
550–590 573 4 265.00–292.50 $277.72 $1,591 -3.90
600–627 621 7 262.00–275.00 $269.90 $1,676 -10.10
635 value added 635 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,746 -7.86
677 677 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,733 -4.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 +30.00
370–395 377 8 330.00–340.00 $332.55 $1,254 +9.13
405–445 419 6 280.00–315.00 $293.12 $1,228 +17.08
475–477 value added 476 4 315.00–335.00 $325.02 $1,547 +32.52
460–495 483 3 280.00–285.00 $283.29 $1,368 +17.11
565 565 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +9.91
625 625 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 7 305.00–320.00 $313.50 $1,207 +26.47
405–445 424 7 280.00–302.50 $288.78 $1,224 +6.00
460–485 473 8 260.00–275.00 $268.04 $1,268 -2.69
460–490 475 2 240.00–242.50 $241.21 $1,146 -29.52
500–538 524 12 252.50–270.00 $262.94 $1,378 +6.18
680 680 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,530 +0.27
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 -5.00
715 715 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,591 +7.50
950 950 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,805 —
1010 1010 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 337 3 285.00–300.00 $291.61 $983 +26.61
350–385 376 4 260.00–270.00 $266.28 $1,001 -11.51
435 thin fleshed 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 —
435 435 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 +1.33
520–540 530 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 +2.55
550–585 569 5 225.00–242.50 $233.52 $1,329 +8.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 -24.61
350–365 357 4 320.00–350.00 $338.67 $1,209 -38.03
400–445 431 4 300.00–320.00 $308.45 $1,329 -19.23
450–492 475 6 280.00–305.00 $291.51 $1,385 -19.48
500–535 509 5 280.00–300.00 $287.02 $1,461 +7.02
588 588 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,676 +35.00
645 645 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -14.85
805 805 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 ±0.00
865 865 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 285.00–305.00 $294.68 $914 -19.05
355 355 1 275.00 $275.00 $976 -8.31
360 thin fleshed 360 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,062 —
460 thin fleshed 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 ±0.00
480–495 488 4 247.50–270.00 $258.08 $1,259 +9.60
540 540 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 +5.85
555–570 563 2 232.50–257.00 $244.91 $1,379 +4.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1465 1189 80-85% 7 102.00–111.00 $107.50 $1,278 —
1240–1430 1334 80-85% 4 116.00–119.00 $117.48 $1,567 -0.96
1410 1410 80-85% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,354 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1635 1593 75-80% 2 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $1,665 —
1410–1915 1600 75-80% 3 110.00–116.00 $113.04 $1,809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $680 -29.00
990–995 993 85-90% 2 90.00–92.00 $91.00 $904 —
1055 1055 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,224 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1620 1400 2 116.00–120.00 $118.31 $1,656 —
1280–1770 1525 2 141.00–147.00 $144.48 $2,203 —
1340–1825 1654 5 130.00–139.00 $132.40 $2,190 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–950 922 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,141.95
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
840–1210 999 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,125.00–1,800.00 $1,521.86

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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
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 -800.00
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1165–1830 1294 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 1,700.00–2,550.00 $2,267.78 —

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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.