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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 29, 2025

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 163 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 +9.84
430 430 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,570 -35.16
470–480 475 3 375.00–385.00 $380.02 $1,805 +9.55
505–535 520 6 360.00–365.00 $361.79 $1,881 +5.16
565 value added 565 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,133 —
585 585 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $2,004 -7.54
600–645 630 6 300.00–345.00 $319.60 $2,013 +34.60
655–695 676 6 297.00–315.00 $304.12 $2,056 +4.12
705–715 710 2 280.00–292.50 $286.29 $2,033 +6.29
785 785 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 528 2 335.00–345.00 $339.88 $1,795 +4.88
560 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 +3.29
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 —
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,350 -28.55
420–445 430 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,419 +1.80
450–495 483 4 320.00–340.00 $325.95 $1,574 -3.37
500 500 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,525 -17.16
505–540 521 5 300.00–322.50 $312.76 $1,629 -9.40
565–585 575 2 290.00–295.00 $292.54 $1,682 +11.66
615–640 628 2 285.00–295.00 $290.10 $1,822 -9.50
650–660 655 3 270.00–277.50 $274.15 $1,796 —
700–735 716 8 262.50–280.00 $269.71 $1,931 -1.99
750–765 758 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,047 —
965–980 973 2 221.00–230.00 $225.53 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 332.50–335.00 $333.73 $1,302 -27.53
430 430 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,440 -2.51
460 thin fleshed 460 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,506 —
450–495 478 4 302.50–320.00 $311.19 $1,487 -5.16
510–540 525 2 275.00–287.50 $281.43 $1,478 -15.18
565 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 -40.00
620 620 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,643 -8.11
675–680 676 5 255.00–275.00 $270.98 $1,832 +26.07
765 765 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,740 —
915 915 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,967 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 414 4 370.00–405.00 $385.91 $1,598 -12.51
510–540 522 3 315.00–330.00 $324.82 $1,696 -17.53
550–590 570 2 300.00–325.00 $312.06 $1,779 -21.08
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 -54.21
605–620 613 2 275.00–305.00 $289.82 $1,777 -14.39
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 —
735 735 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,929 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 +2.88
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 -7.50
440 440 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,496 -19.12
465 465 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,395 -41.66
485 thin fleshed 485 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 —
685 685 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,747 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–850 790 85-90% 2 121.00–122.00 $121.46 $960 —
840–890 865 85-90% 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $1,172 -4.49
925 925 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,184 —
955–990 977 85-90% 3 131.00–135.00 $133.32 $1,303 —
1025–1115 1073 85-90% 3 142.00–145.00 $143.64 $1,541 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,819 —
1140–1510 1299 80-85% 8 143.00–157.00 $149.47 $1,942 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1625 1482 75-80% 3 145.00–149.00 $147.10 $2,180 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,798 —
1315–1705 1549 4 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $2,827 +13.51
1530–2125 1771 9 186.00–204.25 $195.69 $3,466 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1025 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1310 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 146.00–160.00 $152.44 $1,849
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,343

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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
970–1125 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 3,100.00–3,400.00 $3,190.33 —
985–1275 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,400.00–3,500.00 $3,014.20 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 $33,760 —

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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.