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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 23, 2025

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.43/cwt +14.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 520 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.53/cwt +33.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 374 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.01/cwt +28.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 523 304
Feeder cattle 272 468 260
Slaughter cattle 18 40 22
Replacement cattle 12 15 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: On a lighter test from last week feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. There were some instances of value added feeders on both steers and heifers that sold as much as 25.00-30.00 higher. Not all wieght ranges were tested against last week. Slaughter cows also on a light offering sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not tested well enough for a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
365–370 368 3 390.00–400.00 $393.30 $1,447 —
362–390 value added 376 4 405.00–420.00 $412.78 $1,552 —
420–445 424 8 350.00–380.00 $365.19 $1,548 -8.42
455–480 468 2 325.00–335.00 $330.13 $1,545 +5.40
495 value added 495 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,782 +20.00
502 value added 502 2 372.00 $372.00 $1,867 +35.08
515–545 530 6 325.00–355.00 $339.86 $1,801 +19.55
552–585 value added 563 3 330.00–337.50 $334.90 $1,885 +13.30
550–590 564 6 300.00–335.00 $319.14 $1,800 +44.14
620 value added 620 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,938 —
670 670 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,859 +0.53
726 value added 726 3 283.00 $283.00 $2,055 —
760 760 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,995 —
920 920 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 -5.00
387 387 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,354 +30.21
420–430 425 2 300.00–340.00 $319.76 $1,359 —
475–495 483 3 285.00–310.00 $301.72 $1,457 -11.50
555 555 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 +16.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 4 370.00–375.00 $373.74 $1,192 —
360–388 374 10 345.00–380.00 $354.53 $1,326 +33.46
405–412 value added 407 6 337.50–355.00 $349.10 $1,421 +36.60
410–445 432 3 305.00–325.00 $313.51 $1,354 +13.61
435 435 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 -14.90
460–482 471 4 300.00–310.00 $305.12 $1,437 +13.83
472 value added 472 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,463 —
497 497 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,292 -31.29
510–530 value added 518 3 300.00–305.00 $302.47 $1,567 —
500–535 520 11 285.00–300.00 $292.24 $1,520 +11.91
575 575 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,452 -17.49
575 575 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 +5.01
580 value added 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 -2.50
615–645 632 4 254.00–262.50 $257.88 $1,630 -2.88
661 value added 661 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 320.00–335.00 $327.68 $1,009 +27.68
325–345 thin fleshed 338 3 340.00–360.00 $353.60 $1,195 —
350–375 363 2 285.00–330.00 $308.28 $1,119 +5.78
400–435 value added 418 4 310.00–327.50 $314.56 $1,315 +29.56
400–440 425 5 279.00–300.00 $291.50 $1,239 +18.07
450–460 457 3 275.00–285.00 $278.36 $1,272 —
480–485 value added 483 3 300.00–305.00 $303.33 $1,465 —
500–545 526 7 240.00–275.00 $255.75 $1,345 -4.70
535 value added 535 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 +19.19
550 value added 550 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,499 —
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +6.57
620 620 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,457 -17.50
657 657 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,528 -11.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 4 365.00–405.00 $378.73 $1,420 +23.86
410–442 429 6 340.00–380.00 $364.23 $1,563 +34.80
450–492 478 9 310.00–360.00 $328.95 $1,572 +11.64
500–535 521 5 315.00–325.00 $320.90 $1,672 +5.90
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 +22.50
620–630 625 3 272.50–292.50 $282.55 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 -10.00
420 thin fleshed 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
495 thin fleshed 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 -5.00
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 +45.00
530–545 538 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,439 —
550–595 568 3 265.00–280.00 $272.30 $1,547 +32.30
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–880 873 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $965 +16.75
995 995 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $935 —
1000–1015 1008 85-90% 2 120.00–127.00 $123.53 $1,245 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1470 1317 80-85% 3 134.00–140.00 $137.71 $1,814 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,838 -1.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,602 —
2220 2220 1 157.00 $157.00 $3,485 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1140 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–2,475.00 $2,124.76
1055–1100 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,025.00 $1,966.63
1220–1400 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,575.00–2,075.00 $1,795.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,900

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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
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.