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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $334.08/cwt ≈ $2,225/hd at 666 lb · 42 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.00/cwt ≈ $2,343/hd at 781 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.03/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 685 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 432 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,455 —
350–360 thin fleshed 355 2 445.00–460.00 $452.39 $1,606 -0.09
365–380 373 2 430.00–445.00 $437.35 $1,631 +22.35
410–445 429 9 380.00–430.00 $399.16 $1,712 +16.70
425–435 value added 430 2 445.00–450.00 $447.47 $1,924 +15.38
450–475 value added 467 3 420.00–425.00 $421.61 $1,969 +11.61
450–490 468 8 350.00–390.00 $370.45 $1,734 -18.01
498 498 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,718 —
500 value added 500 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,950 —
510–545 526 5 320.00–335.00 $328.06 $1,726 -25.75
500–545 530 14 330.00–365.00 $353.62 $1,874 -0.19
555–595 577 5 330.00–347.50 $338.01 $1,950 +0.98
580–595 585 3 315.00–325.00 $321.70 $1,882 -15.33
593 value added 593 13 347.00 $347.00 $2,058 —
605–610 value added 608 5 347.00–350.00 $348.80 $2,121 +11.30
600–639 626 14 310.00–340.00 $327.34 $2,049 -2.60
656–671 value added 665 40 331.00–340.00 $336.42 $2,237 —
670–695 683 2 280.00–295.00 $287.36 $1,963 —
715–740 732 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,328 +25.08
775 775 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,356 —
825–835 830 2 270.00–284.00 $276.96 $2,299 —
855–860 856 6 274.00–284.00 $275.67 $2,360 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 value added 580 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 —
631 value added 631 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,067 —
733 733 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,265 —
781 781 32 300.00 $300.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 390.00–400.00 $395.04 $1,335 —
390 390 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 —
462 thin fleshed 462 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,732 +7.50
490 490 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 +39.92
555 value added 555 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,873 —
565 565 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,667 +20.00
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —
705 value added 705 3 301.00 $301.00 $2,122 —
780 780 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —
800–830 806 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,257 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 3 415.00–425.00 $420.11 $1,315 —
350–380 360 5 355.00–390.00 $375.69 $1,352 +7.48
410–441 418 16 345.00–360.00 $355.74 $1,487 +6.14
417–425 value added 421 4 360.00–380.00 $367.52 $1,547 -23.10
480–485 value added 483 2 345.00–350.00 $347.51 $1,678 +0.72
480–485 483 2 330.00–340.00 $335.03 $1,618 -1.76
500–545 524 10 310.00–330.00 $321.97 $1,687 -4.96
515–548 value added 542 8 345.00–350.00 $345.59 $1,873 —
550–575 563 2 317.00–325.00 $321.09 $1,808 +16.09
560–565 value added 563 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,858 —
620–625 623 2 290.00–331.00 $310.42 $1,934 +16.82
670 670 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,842 -11.83
682–690 value added 686 27 291.00–294.00 $292.66 $2,008 —
701 value added 701 12 288.00 $288.00 $2,019 —
725–730 726 4 279.00–285.00 $280.51 $2,037 +20.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 350.00–370.00 $360.07 $1,217 —
382 thin fleshed 382 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,413 -11.15
405–440 424 5 320.00–355.00 $330.73 $1,402 +15.46
465–485 475 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 +10.00
495 value added 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 —
500–535 515 3 285.00–310.00 $295.28 $1,521 -7.22
670 670 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,708 —
780 780 1 261.00 $261.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 445.00–475.00 $459.89 $1,508 +4.89
375–395 380 13 410.00–455.00 $444.47 $1,689 +43.59
405–435 419 8 385.00–400.00 $389.26 $1,631 +18.41
451–480 461 9 355.00–380.00 $367.68 $1,695 +19.93
485 485 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 -72.75
500–520 506 8 320.00–340.00 $330.24 $1,671 +0.24
580 580 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,844 +3.00
751–760 753 4 267.00–272.50 $268.39 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 340.00–350.00 $344.97 $1,338 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 —
480 480 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 —
500–525 513 2 320.00–325.00 $322.56 $1,655 -6.33
570–590 580 2 270.00–295.00 $282.72 $1,640 +12.72
680 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1310 1171 80-85% 8 142.00–155.00 $146.44 $1,715 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,661 —
1290 1290 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,612 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,130 —
975–1290 1109 85-90% 4 128.00–133.00 $130.82 $1,451 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,534 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1900 1513 75-80% 3 143.00 $143.00 $2,164 —
1555–1805 1648 75-80% 3 145.00–156.00 $148.82 $2,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1510 1490 2 168.00–172.00 $170.03 $2,533 +17.97
1610–1975 1732 3 184.00–190.00 $186.48 $3,230 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1375 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,810.28
1035–1560 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 2,300.00–3,000.00 $2,649.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,458
1180–1595 1344 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 140.00–171.00 $153.37 $2,061

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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.