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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $409.11/cwt -6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 418 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.51/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 417 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $388.35/cwt +23.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 212

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 283 5 460.00–525.00 $499.58 $1,414 -45.42
310–335 323 2 495.00–520.00 $507.02 $1,638 +24.60
380 380 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,691 -16.40
410–435 425 3 410.00–430.00 $423.25 $1,799 -1.75
455–495 478 6 390.00–420.00 $404.83 $1,935 -0.29
500–540 522 5 375.00–405.00 $391.16 $2,042 +0.10
550–590 573 3 370.00–375.00 $371.69 $2,130 -18.23
600–640 622 7 350.00–380.00 $369.25 $2,297 -2.23
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 -31.48
715 715 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,556 -12.50
750–795 773 2 322.50–340.00 $331.00 $2,559 -6.50
810 810 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,632
897 897 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,754
900–918 915 6 290.00–298.00 $296.69 $2,715
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,600
435 435 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 -16.77
445 thin fleshed 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780
452–465 459 2 384.00–390.00 $387.04 $1,777 +14.41
500 500 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,825 +10.00
535 value added 535 1 397.50 $397.50 $2,127
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 +39.25
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 +2.50
800 800 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,380

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 3 430.00–445.00 $436.63 $1,319
360–395 377 5 395.00–425.00 $408.98 $1,542 +11.18
400–445 417 13 400.00–440.00 $412.51 $1,720 +16.34
455–460 value added 458 2 410.00–415.00 $412.49 $1,889
455–490 474 9 355.00–410.00 $382.99 $1,815 +17.74
500–535 value added 518 4 377.50–400.00 $388.03 $2,010 +6.03
500–540 526 6 350.00–385.00 $364.10 $1,915 +46.89
550 value added 550 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 +15.00
550–565 555 3 325.00–330.00 $326.70 $1,813 -8.30
555–575 565 3 335.00–375.00 $353.48 $1,997 +18.48
615 615 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,906 -5.00
605–635 622 3 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $2,130 +27.49
650–660 655 3 330.00–342.50 $337.49 $2,211 +22.49
700–740 715 3 310.00–322.50 $314.31 $2,247
755–770 760 3 317.50–327.50 $324.12 $2,463
815–820 818 2 290.00–310.00 $300.03 $2,454 +17.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–326 326 4 380.00–385.00 $381.25 $1,243 -3.87
435 thin fleshed 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631
445 value added 445 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,758
470 value added 470 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,622
475–495 485 3 320.00–342.50 $334.15 $1,621 +10.66
510 thin fleshed 510 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,862
525–545 535 2 300.00–340.00 $320.37 $1,714 -3.78
545 value added 545 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,921
570–595 580 3 315.00–330.00 $325.04 $1,885 +4.28
620–625 623 2 290.00–310.00 $300.04 $1,869 -8.76
625 thin fleshed 625 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,156

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,313 -51.66
300–325 313 3 430.00–465.00 $450.48 $1,410 -14.82
350–385 371 6 430.00–465.00 $445.08 $1,651 -18.36
400–445 418 15 390.00–440.00 $409.11 $1,710 -6.94
450–495 471 8 385.00–410.00 $396.23 $1,866
480 480 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,728
515–545 525 6 365.00–405.00 $382.61 $2,009 -4.30
550–560 555 2 340.00–350.00 $345.05 $1,915 -22.87
550–565 558 2 370.00–380.00 $374.93 $2,092 +7.01
600–615 608 2 350.00–360.00 $354.94 $2,158 +10.61
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 391 4 345.00–375.00 $352.28 $1,377 -34.62
420–430 thin fleshed 423 3 375.00–395.00 $384.92 $1,628 -25.08
465–475 470 3 340.00–377.50 $357.42 $1,680 -5.98
525 525 2 327.50–335.00 $331.25 $1,739
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 -5.00
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 -19.00
760–770 765 2 285.00–287.50 $286.24 $2,190

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,914
1470 1470 80-85% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,455 +1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,428 +2.00

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,220 +6.38
1210–2035 1670 3 170.00–174.00 $172.22 $2,876

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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.