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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 6, 2025

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $233.80/cwt ≈ $2,303/hd at 985 lb · 89 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.00/cwt ≈ $1,618/hd at 627 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $315.62/cwt -32.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 514 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 381 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,247 -25.00
355–390 value added 373 2 370.00–405.00 $386.68 $1,442 -26.10
350–395 377 3 340.00–355.00 $349.76 $1,319 -43.54
405 value added 405 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
430–445 435 4 340.00–360.00 $351.85 $1,531 -13.34
460–480 value added 468 6 335.00–345.00 $337.96 $1,582 -22.04
450–497 469 6 310.00–335.00 $325.29 $1,526 -4.84
500–545 513 14 290.00–327.50 $313.57 $1,609 -26.29
520–525 value added 523 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,726 -42.00
560–565 value added 563 2 340.00–345.00 $342.51 $1,928 +7.61
595 595 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,740 -26.64
625 625 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
660 value added 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 —
665 665 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 -7.50
985 985 89 233.80 $233.80 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 5 290.00–320.00 $309.81 $1,168 -40.19
390 thin fleshed 390 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —
455 thin fleshed 455 2 312.50–332.50 $322.50 $1,467 —
480 480 2 265.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,284 -34.22
488–490 value added 489 4 285.00–290.00 $288.75 $1,412 —
507–547 534 7 250.00–280.00 $263.69 $1,408 —
565–585 value added 575 2 290.00–295.00 $292.46 $1,682 —
575 575 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,524 -20.00
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 —
640 640 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 —
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 —
870 870 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–285 279 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,074 —
321–345 328 6 340.00–365.00 $358.27 $1,175 -15.47
350–390 379 6 310.00–335.00 $323.18 $1,225 -31.35
400–445 417 10 300.00–330.00 $317.55 $1,324 +4.04
435 value added 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 -19.10
450–490 473 8 280.00–295.00 $288.29 $1,364 -16.83
450–490 value added 475 4 290.00–310.00 $301.88 $1,434 -8.12
515–540 528 5 280.00–295.00 $287.01 $1,515 -5.23
540 540 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,418 -29.74
545 value added 545 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,608 -7.47
555–563 558 7 281.00–285.00 $283.27 $1,581 +30.77
560–595 578 2 250.00–257.50 $253.64 $1,466 +1.14
600–625 613 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,563 -2.98
635 635 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 -17.88
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
700–715 707 3 225.00–252.50 $240.75 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,082 -2.68
350–395 380 14 255.00–300.00 $294.36 $1,119 -13.92
400–445 420 8 240.00–292.50 $263.26 $1,106 -28.24
450–480 465 2 235.00–265.00 $249.52 $1,160 -28.84
475–490 485 3 225.00–230.00 $226.68 $1,099 -51.68
510–535 522 5 235.00–260.00 $247.03 $1,289 -8.72
505–542 value added 530 3 255.00–272.50 $260.56 $1,381 -29.44
555–595 570 4 230.00–245.00 $239.14 $1,363 -20.86
620 620 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 -30.00
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 -22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 value added 627 22 258.00 $258.00 $1,618 —
652 value added 652 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 3 375.00–430.00 $397.38 $1,252 —
365–395 382 3 365.00–385.00 $374.83 $1,432 -3.90
400–445 419 5 310.00–365.00 $331.46 $1,389 -32.77
450–495 468 9 300.00–360.00 $325.95 $1,525 -3.00
500–545 515 8 280.00–322.50 $305.17 $1,572 -15.73
520 520 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,378 -55.90
570–590 577 3 270.00–280.00 $274.94 $1,586 -35.06
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 -7.55
670 670 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 +15.00
420–425 423 2 270.00–300.00 $285.09 $1,206 —
450–455 453 2 250.00–280.00 $264.92 $1,200 —
505–515 510 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 -27.47
680–695 688 2 205.00–230.00 $217.36 $1,495 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–835 764 85-90% 5 65.00–95.00 $82.84 $633 —
810 810 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —
925–1105 1015 85-90% 10 106.00–123.00 $114.34 $1,161 -9.19
980–1050 1015 85-90% 2 107.50–108.00 $107.74 $1,094 -15.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,248 —
1095–1645 1345 80-85% 3 127.00–134.00 $131.35 $1,767 -6.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1780 1458 3 131.00–147.50 $139.89 $2,040 —
1710 1710 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,702 +8.00
1790–2035 1918 3 165.00–180.00 $170.93 $3,278 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1240–1470 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,666.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1385–1575 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 123.00–126.00 $124.60 $1,844

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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
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.