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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.44/cwt +9.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,461/hd at 616 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $395.81/cwt -14.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 524 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.63/cwt -36.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 478 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 373 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 545.00–575.00 $559.02 $1,498 —
340 340 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,632 -44.59
355–390 366 6 440.00–505.00 $466.50 $1,707 -18.20
400 value added 400 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,980 —
400–440 419 7 410.00–470.00 $435.48 $1,825 -32.91
460 value added 460 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 —
450–495 473 7 400.00–430.00 $415.24 $1,964 -17.19
480–490 485 2 365.00–370.00 $367.53 $1,783 -64.90
512–535 value added 521 5 415.00–435.00 $424.88 $2,214 —
500–545 525 11 370.00–410.00 $391.43 $2,055 -18.67
515–540 528 2 335.00–360.00 $347.20 $1,833 -62.90
555 value added 555 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,386 —
555–585 569 4 367.50–391.00 $380.75 $2,166 -11.73
550–590 570 3 350.00–365.00 $360.18 $2,053 -32.30
611–619 value added 615 24 401.00–403.00 $401.91 $2,472 +2.91
615–640 628 2 362.50–377.50 $369.85 $2,323 -15.43
677 value added 677 7 387.00 $387.00 $2,620 -5.50
670–695 688 4 352.50–365.00 $360.07 $2,477 -9.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,722 —
350–390 376 4 405.00–435.00 $420.30 $1,580 —
400–445 430 4 345.00–390.00 $371.12 $1,596 -28.88
490 490 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,764 -30.00
525–545 535 3 345.00–355.00 $349.97 $1,872 +9.97
670 670 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 334 4 395.00–445.00 $413.71 $1,382 -21.37
350–375 363 4 390.00–400.00 $396.12 $1,438 -31.06
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 -77.18
400–445 418 8 360.00–400.00 $385.10 $1,610 -18.68
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 -68.78
425–435 value added 430 2 405.00–410.00 $407.53 $1,752 —
450–490 471 4 350.00–375.00 $363.65 $1,713 -20.07
460–490 481 9 332.50–350.00 $339.07 $1,631 -35.93
500–545 524 6 350.00–382.50 $365.54 $1,915 -13.39
505–540 528 5 320.00–340.00 $333.14 $1,759 -45.79
555–590 569 6 330.00–352.50 $340.73 $1,939 -22.31
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 -63.04
605–645 630 3 335.00–337.50 $336.65 $2,121 -20.75
645 645 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,887 -64.90
850 850 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 —
915 915 9 264.00 $264.00 $2,416 —
962–990 974 9 262.00–269.00 $265.16 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,256 —
325–330 328 2 365.00–375.00 $370.04 $1,214 -22.16
380–395 390 3 345.00–385.00 $360.19 $1,405 -34.57
400–435 410 10 300.00–380.00 $353.07 $1,448 -17.17
460–490 474 6 330.00–350.00 $338.67 $1,605 -12.57
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 -26.24
505–545 523 9 310.00–345.00 $329.06 $1,721 -14.67
555–595 577 9 312.50–335.00 $321.23 $1,853 -14.12
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 -50.35
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 -18.37
655–695 666 4 315.00–325.00 $322.39 $2,147 +2.39
710 710 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,183 —
805 805 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,093 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 5 385.00–432.50 $415.50 $1,338 -26.47
370 thin fleshed 370 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 —
355–385 375 4 355.00–395.00 $376.67 $1,413 -29.96
415–435 425 3 360.00–400.00 $378.53 $1,609 -0.60
450–490 471 7 320.00–360.00 $340.97 $1,606 -26.40
505–535 521 4 340.00–355.00 $346.37 $1,805 -0.21
560–595 573 7 280.00–355.00 $324.99 $1,862 -25.76
600–625 614 7 300.00–335.00 $314.94 $1,934 -23.96
665–685 675 2 275.00–322.50 $298.40 $2,014 -34.08
705–730 717 3 260.00–307.50 $279.19 $2,002 -23.31
755–775 763 3 270.00–292.50 $284.89 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 480.00–525.00 $502.86 $1,584 +7.87
360–390 379 7 420.00–450.00 $437.20 $1,657 -27.67
400–445 427 10 370.00–440.00 $403.51 $1,723 -45.94
455–480 463 4 377.00–405.00 $385.37 $1,784 -13.28
505 505 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,944 -7.46
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 -37.46
555–585 565 3 357.50–410.00 $382.06 $2,159 +5.38
600–645 616 5 350.00–365.00 $357.02 $2,199 +12.02
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 -7.51
740 740 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 -4.14

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1155 1033 85-90% 4 135.00–145.00 $140.56 $1,452 -5.93
955–1195 1084 85-90% 5 116.00–139.00 $129.37 $1,402 —
1175–1225 1200 85-90% 2 151.00–160.00 $155.41 $1,865 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1340 1244 80-85% 5 137.00–150.00 $144.78 $1,801 —
1120–1380 1266 80-85% 5 151.00–159.00 $154.61 $1,957 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1455 1398 75-80% 2 144.00–153.00 $148.31 $2,073 —
1305–1580 1411 75-80% 4 157.00–162.00 $160.06 $2,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1490 1154 5 140.00–157.00 $148.52 $1,714 —
1580–1895 1777 3 168.00–182.00 $177.14 $3,148 —
1505–2390 1948 2 186.00–195.00 $191.52 $3,731 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,318

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1055 963 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,675.00–2,750.00 $2,716.10
960–1370 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,300.00–3,000.00 $2,741.31
1020–1275 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,433.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1300 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 167.50–187.50 $178.56 $2,055

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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
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
1315–1460 1384 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 2,500.00–3,200.00 $2,946.36 —

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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.