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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 20, 2025

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.76/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 474 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $344.76/cwt ≈ $1,929/hd at 560 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $309.30/cwt +14.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 371 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 263 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 value added 323 5 435.00–460.00 $443.32 $1,432 —
385–390 value added 386 4 420.00–432.00 $428.97 $1,656 —
400–420 value added 412 6 410.00–437.50 $425.47 $1,753 +0.47
410–445 433 5 375.00–415.00 $389.24 $1,685 +18.45
455–480 465 3 360.00–377.50 $365.71 $1,701 -15.56
490–495 value added 493 2 390.00–392.50 $391.24 $1,929 —
500–505 value added 502 3 385.00–400.00 $391.66 $1,966 —
515–525 520 2 355.00–371.00 $362.92 $1,887 +25.42
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 —
555–561 value added 560 12 345.00–351.00 $345.99 $1,938 —
615–640 632 3 282.50–317.50 $300.65 $1,900 —
655–675 668 3 284.00–301.00 $290.73 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 315.00–320.00 $317.38 $1,184 -72.62
380–390 value added 385 3 335.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,328 -50.06
420–435 value added 428 2 350.00–365.00 $357.37 $1,530 —
420–440 430 2 325.00–367.50 $346.74 $1,491 +24.24
465–495 476 4 280.00–337.50 $298.01 $1,419 -41.99
510–525 518 6 270.00–325.00 $296.40 $1,535 —
550–590 563 3 275.00–291.00 $282.21 $1,589 —
570–595 value added 583 2 312.50–319.00 $315.82 $1,841 —
610–625 618 2 250.00–265.00 $257.41 $1,591 -19.99
640 value added 640 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 —
660 value added 660 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,832 —
675 675 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 3 370.00–405.00 $389.86 $1,189 —
355–385 value added 370 2 380.00–385.00 $382.60 $1,416 —
375–390 380 5 340.00–370.00 $350.86 $1,333 +70.86
380 380 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,102 +10.00
400–430 414 5 325.00–352.50 $331.70 $1,373 +4.79
405–440 value added 415 4 367.50–405.00 $385.29 $1,599 +40.29
455–495 473 12 295.00–332.50 $318.74 $1,508 +8.55
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 -30.19
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 -29.88
505–520 value added 513 2 295.00–315.00 $304.85 $1,564 —
505–540 521 6 280.00–315.00 $295.72 $1,541 -4.16
555 value added 555 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 —
565–595 573 5 272.50–300.00 $291.02 $1,668 +11.02
600–620 607 3 280.00–297.50 $289.26 $1,756 +21.05
655 655 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,834 +12.50
695 695 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,849 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 3 335.00–340.00 $336.69 $1,061 +16.51
350–395 371 11 260.00–335.00 $309.30 $1,148 +14.20
400–415 408 2 266.00–312.50 $289.68 $1,182 —
415 value added 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 —
450–485 467 6 255.00–285.00 $268.33 $1,253 -14.17
490 value added 490 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,494 -20.00
520 value added 520 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 —
525 525 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,509 —
550 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —
600 value added 600 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,566 —
625 625 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,781 —
680–695 688 2 256.00–266.00 $260.95 $1,795 —
705 705 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 —
315–330 325 4 400.00–430.00 $414.96 $1,349 +9.96
350–375 365 5 385.00–430.00 $416.88 $1,522 +71.88
405–420 412 3 370.00–412.50 $389.04 $1,603 +41.10
450–485 463 4 325.00–365.00 $348.49 $1,614 +27.73
485 485 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 +9.24
500–535 515 8 322.50–350.00 $335.64 $1,729 —
550 550 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,251 —
640 640 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 415 4 340.00–365.00 $352.78 $1,464 +42.50
440 440 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 -25.28
465–485 477 3 315.00–320.00 $316.70 $1,511 +21.67
500–540 530 5 250.00–310.00 $278.34 $1,475 —
555–590 576 4 260.00–310.00 $284.23 $1,637 —
855 855 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,992 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
830 830 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,038 —
900–1125 1014 85-90% 5 120.00–126.00 $121.68 $1,234 —
1005–1110 1063 85-90% 3 100.00–110.00 $105.51 $1,122 —
1000–1200 1088 85-90% 5 131.00–136.00 $133.48 $1,452 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1170 1150 80-85% 3 134.00–144.00 $138.98 $1,598 —
1195–1385 1274 80-85% 5 120.00–132.00 $127.13 $1,620 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,787 -9.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1535 1490 2 118.00–125.00 $121.39 $1,809 —
1420–1575 1496 4 156.00–172.50 $164.76 $2,465 —
1395–1920 1658 2 175.00–180.00 $177.10 $2,936 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
900–1015 958 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,825.00–2,250.00 $2,050.26
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,430.00 $1,430.00
1050–1410 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,575.00–2,425.00 $2,094.46
1145–1310 1202 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,750.00–1,925.00 $1,832.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1045 1043 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 132.00–154.00 $142.97 $1,491
1095–1330 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 123.00–153.00 $138.55 $1,660

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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
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.