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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 28, 2025

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.99/cwt -24.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 424 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.88/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 474 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.34/cwt +11.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 367 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 315 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 280 3 505.00–535.00 $519.55 $1,455 +19.97
300–345 323 2 470.00–485.00 $476.98 $1,541 -30.04
355–395 378 4 445.00–490.00 $473.13 $1,788 +28.13
400–445 426 10 400.00–440.00 $422.53 $1,800 -0.72
435 435 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 -33.25
455–490 474 7 390.00–415.00 $400.56 $1,899 -4.27
510–535 520 4 395.00–417.50 $405.22 $2,107 +14.06
520 value added 520 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,288 —
550 value added 550 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 —
560–595 571 4 370.00–390.00 $376.72 $2,151 +5.03
605–615 612 3 367.50–385.00 $377.55 $2,311 +8.30
665–690 676 4 360.00–370.00 $366.83 $2,480 —
715–730 725 3 350.00–355.00 $351.68 $2,550 -5.82
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 -11.00
760 760 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,622 +14.00
895 895 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,416 -37.00
995 995 1 272.00 $272.00 $2,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,271 —
390 390 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,599 —
415–445 430 2 385.00–390.00 $387.41 $1,666 +7.41
435 thin fleshed 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 ±0.00
450–480 463 6 350.00–385.00 $375.97 $1,741 -11.07
455–480 thin fleshed 468 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,942 —
505–510 508 2 350.00–365.00 $357.54 $1,816 -7.46
515 thin fleshed 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 —
575–595 586 6 340.00–372.50 $354.19 $2,076 —
610–630 620 2 327.50–335.00 $331.19 $2,053 -3.81
700–730 717 3 310.00–330.00 $319.91 $2,294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 445.00–450.00 $447.59 $1,276 —
325 value added 325 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 —
315–345 331 5 420.00–460.00 $442.64 $1,465 +6.01
360 360 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 -38.98
350–390 368 12 400.00–445.00 $424.53 $1,562 +15.55
400–445 420 6 365.00–380.00 $373.00 $1,567 -39.51
420 value added 420 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,743 —
400–445 427 10 380.00–410.00 $394.28 $1,684 -18.23
455–495 474 15 370.00–410.00 $391.88 $1,858 +8.89
510 value added 510 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,116 +26.97
525 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 -24.10
500–545 526 10 370.00–405.00 $388.48 $2,043 +24.38
550–590 572 9 355.00–397.50 $375.02 $2,145 +21.54
595 595 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,053 -8.48
605 value added 605 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,223 —
605–630 618 2 340.00–357.50 $348.93 $2,156 +38.93
655–685 670 2 332.50–355.00 $343.50 $2,301 +6.01
685 685 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,901 -59.99
705 705 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,362 +20.69
790 790 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,252 -39.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 350.00–385.00 $367.15 $1,369 —
410–430 417 3 340.00–360.00 $353.44 $1,474 —
460–495 473 5 305.00–365.00 $343.54 $1,625 +9.39
510 510 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 -15.37
500–525 515 5 340.00–365.00 $351.96 $1,813 +31.59
560–590 575 2 332.50–335.00 $333.78 $1,919 +8.74
600–630 613 3 300.00–330.00 $314.35 $1,927 +14.31
660 value added 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
705 705 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 495.00–535.00 $513.93 $1,439 +68.93
355–370 361 4 420.00–470.00 $439.03 $1,585 -6.05
375 375 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 -55.08
400–425 408 7 420.00–435.00 $430.04 $1,755 +20.93
450–490 469 10 380.00–435.00 $405.23 $1,901 +9.00
500–535 513 12 367.50–400.00 $385.94 $1,980 +3.33
550–580 566 4 370.00–385.00 $376.37 $2,130 +1.44
600–625 615 5 355.00–371.00 $361.24 $2,222 +6.30
665–690 675 3 312.50–355.00 $335.59 $2,265 -4.41
700–720 711 4 312.50–337.50 $325.73 $2,316 —
750–770 760 2 321.00–325.00 $323.03 $2,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 370 3 400.00–425.00 $417.12 $1,543 +64.84
425 thin fleshed 425 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,764 +30.08
410–445 428 6 360.00–405.00 $390.70 $1,672 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,809 —
470–490 483 6 325.00–385.00 $353.58 $1,708 -3.84
500–545 528 8 340.00–372.50 $359.43 $1,898 +28.18
520–535 thin fleshed 528 2 395.00–400.00 $397.54 $2,099 —
560–570 565 4 332.50–355.00 $346.91 $1,960 +26.91
600–645 627 5 315.00–352.50 $335.88 $2,106 —
690 690 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,225 —
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 —
770 770 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,241 +4.76

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–775 735 85-90% 3 125.00–135.00 $130.02 $956 —
1200 1200 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,560 —
1315 1315 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,552 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1265 1131 80-85% 5 148.00–160.00 $154.31 $1,745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1565 1415 75-80% 4 166.00–176.00 $168.95 $2,391 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,411 —
1070–1950 1571 4 202.00–216.00 $209.03 $3,284 —
1430–1770 1580 4 178.00–190.00 $185.53 $2,931 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1010 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,150.00–2,450.00 $2,278.45

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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
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.