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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.66/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 462 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.84/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 429 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $395.69/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 400 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 value added 318 6 460.00–520.00 $492.19 $1,565 —
341 341 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,415 +5.00
350 350 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 +5.00
360 value added 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 —
360–365 thin fleshed 363 2 450.00–455.00 $452.48 $1,643 —
400–435 value added 413 4 417.50–440.00 $432.09 $1,785 +44.91
400–441 429 11 370.00–415.00 $382.46 $1,641 -1.67
450–475 460 3 380.00–395.00 $388.46 $1,787 +23.46
485 value added 485 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,988 +30.00
500–525 514 4 340.00–360.00 $353.81 $1,819 +11.87
565–595 586 7 327.50–350.00 $337.03 $1,975 +7.03
610–615 value added 613 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,069 +17.50
610–625 618 2 325.00–335.00 $329.94 $2,039 +18.78
715–730 723 2 285.00–301.00 $292.92 $2,118 —
1050 1050 115 255.50 $255.50 $2,683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 —
430 value added 430 2 340.00–355.00 $347.50 $1,494 —
455–460 458 2 300.00–330.00 $315.08 $1,443 -29.92
461 thin fleshed 461 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,694 —
505–515 value added 510 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,683 —
595 595 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 value added 329 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,332 —
370–380 value added 375 3 407.50–415.00 $411.66 $1,544 —
380–395 387 3 360.00–380.00 $368.21 $1,425 +1.47
400–430 value added 418 3 382.50–400.00 $390.62 $1,633 +28.68
400–445 431 14 335.00–370.00 $349.60 $1,507 -3.08
450–485 461 21 320.00–345.00 $336.79 $1,553 +9.55
455–480 value added 468 2 339.00–355.00 $346.79 $1,623 —
515–535 528 4 320.00–335.00 $326.93 $1,726 +13.68
590 590 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,800 —
605–645 625 4 287.50–300.00 $293.60 $1,835 +9.90
635 value added 635 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,007 —
660–695 685 4 280.00–291.00 $286.83 $1,965 —
705 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 thin fleshed 380 2 377.50–385.00 $381.15 $1,448 +36.15
415–430 423 2 300.00–330.00 $315.27 $1,334 —
420–435 thin fleshed 428 3 350.00–370.00 $356.54 $1,526 +13.31
455 thin fleshed 455 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,490 —
485 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 +13.11
540 540 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,634 +12.36
575 575 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 +12.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,470 +25.93
350–395 383 4 390.00–415.00 $400.88 $1,535 -2.24
415–447 434 10 350.00–395.00 $370.85 $1,609 -12.41
464–490 468 9 330.00–350.00 $347.75 $1,627 +1.31
516 516 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,703 +2.44
570–586 583 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,836 +9.72
610–640 625 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,449 —
505–545 520 4 320.00–335.00 $328.89 $1,710 —
550 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–815 798 85-90% 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $1,061 —
800 800 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $928 —
960–1165 1070 85-90% 5 128.00–137.00 $133.15 $1,425 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1225 1218 80-85% 2 130.00–139.00 $134.53 $1,639 -15.46
1150–1280 1221 80-85% 6 140.00–146.00 $143.31 $1,750 -6.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,714 —
1105–1520 1334 75-80% 5 145.00–148.00 $146.26 $1,951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1490 1460 2 149.00–155.00 $152.06 $2,220 —
1765–2010 1863 3 186.00–200.00 $192.33 $3,583 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–745 726 (<2 yrs)Open 51 2,250.00–2,500.00 $2,305.34
865–1115 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,756.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–1065 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 180.00–200.00 $189.13 $1,853

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,868
1070–1440 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 146.00–154.00 $149.49 $1,866
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,260.00 $2,260.00

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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
840–1115 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 2,850.00–3,475.00 $3,112.49 —

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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.