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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.87/cwt +20.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 426 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $385.50/cwt +18.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 430 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $346.44/cwt +13.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 480 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 227 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 +23.55
360 360 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 +24.63
400–440 427 11 380.00–385.00 $384.13 $1,640 +17.03
415–440 value added 434 9 385.00–390.00 $387.18 $1,680 —
455 value added 455 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 —
455 455 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,661 +27.53
525–540 531 5 325.00–360.00 $341.94 $1,816 +3.64
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 +9.88
620–630 625 2 300.00–322.50 $311.16 $1,945 —
635 value added 635 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 —
752–755 753 3 260.00–280.00 $273.32 $2,058 +3.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,604 +30.03
521 521 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,641 —
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,147 —
330–345 335 6 360.00–380.00 $368.37 $1,234 +23.37
355–395 371 10 340.00–387.50 $366.74 $1,361 +12.20
400–445 424 19 340.00–360.00 $352.68 $1,495 +18.14
417–433 value added 430 10 360.00–370.00 $361.94 $1,556 —
455–480 468 11 315.00–340.00 $327.24 $1,531 -0.76
500–545 527 3 307.50–317.50 $313.25 $1,651 +16.56
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 -1.25
625–635 630 2 277.50–290.00 $283.70 $1,787 +17.50
770 770 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,088 +19.94
310 310 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,038 +5.00
380 thin fleshed 380 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,311 —
400–420 thin fleshed 413 3 335.00–350.00 $343.23 $1,418 —
460–495 482 3 280.00–310.00 $291.89 $1,407 +11.93
515–545 530 3 280.00–295.00 $290.14 $1,538 +15.23
535 thin fleshed 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 —
550–590 567 3 265.00–277.50 $272.59 $1,546 +16.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 —
300–325 308 6 415.00–440.00 $429.07 $1,322 +44.07
355–370 362 5 370.00–422.50 $403.12 $1,459 +45.93
377 fancy 377 7 437.50 $437.50 $1,649 —
415–440 421 12 365.00–395.00 $383.26 $1,614 +33.85
450–495 480 13 325.00–375.00 $346.44 $1,663 +13.86
500–540 527 9 320.00–345.00 $327.56 $1,726 +27.34
555–595 579 4 290.00–320.00 $305.28 $1,768 +10.90
640 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 +8.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 +55.00
470–475 473 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,656 +71.72
625 625 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1555 1360 75-80% 13 145.00–155.00 $149.09 $2,028 —
1395–1665 1479 75-80% 6 136.00–144.00 $140.88 $2,084 -6.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1320 1243 80-85% 7 147.00–153.00 $149.99 $1,864 +2.94
1355–1380 1368 80-85% 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,376 +8.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,350 —
1560–1790 1675 2 175.00–176.00 $175.47 $2,939 —
1720–1775 1748 3 181.00–189.00 $185.64 $3,245 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1135–1460 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 157.00–171.00 $165.11 $2,122

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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
915–1565 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,125.00–2,775.00 $2,535.18 -314.82

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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.