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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 4, 2025

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.22/cwt -9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 524 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.55/cwt -12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 566 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $398.65/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 477 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 328 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 500.00–550.00 $524.59 $1,600 +47.61
370–385 378 2 470.00–500.00 $484.70 $1,832 +11.57
415–425 418 3 445.00–485.00 $468.39 $1,958 +45.86
465–485 476 6 425.00–455.00 $432.43 $2,058 +31.87
500–545 525 11 390.00–425.00 $410.10 $2,153 +4.88
555–580 571 8 382.50–405.00 $392.48 $2,241 +15.76
600–645 621 8 370.00–402.50 $385.28 $2,393 +7.73
621 value added 621 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,478 —
656 value added 656 3 392.50 $392.50 $2,575 —
650–670 660 2 365.00–375.00 $369.92 $2,441 +3.09
714 value added 714 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,713 —
740 740 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,646 +5.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 +12.59
455 455 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 +14.03
495 thin fleshed 495 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,067 +2.50
505 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 -17.54
565 thin fleshed 565 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,302 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,259 +27.41
300–315 310 3 430.00–445.00 $435.08 $1,349 -7.56
360–390 379 4 415.00–445.00 $427.18 $1,619 +2.65
400–445 415 9 390.00–425.00 $403.78 $1,676 +30.78
450–495 470 8 365.00–405.00 $383.72 $1,803 -8.16
475 475 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,781 -16.88
500–545 523 20 360.00–405.00 $378.93 $1,982 +38.93
530–545 538 2 355.00–365.00 $360.07 $1,937 -28.41
555–575 565 2 330.00–347.50 $338.60 $1,913 -36.42
550–595 566 12 355.00–380.00 $363.04 $2,055 -11.98
605–615 610 2 345.00–370.00 $357.40 $2,180 +8.47
655 655 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,374 +19.00
665 665 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,228 -8.50
785 785 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,512 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 400.00–435.00 $421.51 $1,210 —
310–345 329 6 360.00–420.00 $392.20 $1,290 —
350–390 372 9 365.00–415.00 $394.76 $1,469 +27.61
385 thin fleshed 385 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 —
425 thin fleshed 425 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,764 —
405–445 431 7 360.00–380.00 $370.24 $1,596 +16.80
450 thin fleshed 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —
455–495 481 9 330.00–365.00 $351.24 $1,689 +7.70
505–540 528 9 320.00–355.00 $343.73 $1,815 -8.23
560 thin fleshed 560 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,974 —
555–590 574 5 310.00–347.50 $335.35 $1,925 +1.57
605–615 610 3 330.00–342.50 $338.37 $2,064 +24.02
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,496 +11.07
325–345 334 5 470.00–525.00 $494.99 $1,653 —
380–385 383 2 445.00–485.00 $464.87 $1,780 +74.87
400–435 415 12 420.00–485.00 $449.45 $1,865 +19.41
450–495 477 13 385.00–415.00 $398.65 $1,902 -6.58
500–540 518 12 375.00–410.00 $392.46 $2,033 +6.52
555–560 557 3 370.00–380.00 $376.68 $2,098 +0.31
615 615 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 -16.24
630–640 634 4 340.00–370.00 $358.72 $2,274 -2.52
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 +4.41
665–670 668 2 345.00–350.00 $347.51 $2,321 +11.92
700–730 713 3 330.00–340.00 $334.14 $2,382 +8.41
765 765 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,448 -3.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 3 420.00–465.00 $441.97 $1,436 —
370–395 386 4 385.00–425.00 $406.63 $1,570 -10.49
410–445 427 6 350.00–400.00 $379.13 $1,619 -11.57
430–445 thin fleshed 438 2 400.00–410.00 $404.91 $1,774 -10.09
450–495 483 9 355.00–385.00 $367.37 $1,774 +13.79
500 thin fleshed 500 2 375.00–385.00 $380.00 $1,900 -17.54
525–545 532 3 340.00–360.00 $346.58 $1,844 -12.85
555 thin fleshed 555 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
550–590 569 5 335.00–365.00 $350.75 $1,996 +3.84
605–645 627 3 330.00–355.00 $338.90 $2,125 +3.02
680–695 685 3 327.50–340.00 $332.48 $2,277 +9.98
720 720 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,178 +17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,235 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,256 —
1015–1040 1031 85-90% 4 144.00–149.00 $146.49 $1,510 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,770 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,860 —
1060–1345 1203 80-85% 2 165.00–168.00 $166.68 $2,005 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1265 1253 75-80% 2 163.00–167.50 $165.27 $2,071 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1420 1328 2 170.00–175.00 $172.67 $2,293 —
1525 1525 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,248 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,902
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,279

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1025–1095 1072 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,082.97
1015–1265 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 2,200.00–2,750.00 $2,462.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,901
1445 1445 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,471

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
730–820 775 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,647.10

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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
1250–1315 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,800.00–4,000.00 $3,902.53 -597.47

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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.