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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $312.15/cwt ≈ $2,603/hd at 834 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $348.90/cwt +7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 469 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.18/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 467 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 302 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 465.00–505.00 $484.53 $1,541 +4.53
380 380 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 +3.50
400–435 415 3 437.50–480.00 $456.92 $1,896 +21.44
455 value added 455 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,002 -20.00
470–485 478 2 410.00–420.00 $415.08 $1,984 -0.16
500–530 514 10 375.00–415.00 $389.55 $2,002 -1.88
560 value added 560 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,254 -27.50
590 590 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,212 +14.82
620–640 value added 628 4 385.00–402.50 $392.47 $2,465 -9.44
635–640 637 3 355.00–385.00 $371.68 $2,368 +1.83
745 745 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,645 —
760 760 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,546 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 value added 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
335–345 340 2 430.00–445.00 $437.61 $1,488 —
355–375 value added 365 2 445.00–455.00 $449.86 $1,642 —
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 -20.30
420–445 value added 428 3 415.00–430.00 $423.17 $1,811 —
440–445 443 2 370.00–410.00 $390.11 $1,728 +18.99
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 5 395.00–420.00 $407.75 $1,333 -5.96
355–390 375 4 375.00–415.00 $392.10 $1,470 -4.02
360–390 375 2 350.00–365.00 $357.80 $1,342 -38.32
410–430 420 2 360.00–370.00 $365.12 $1,534 +30.12
400–445 423 2 325.00–355.00 $340.80 $1,442 +5.80
450–495 466 9 340.00–360.00 $348.83 $1,626 -14.82
455–485 470 2 310.00–325.00 $317.74 $1,493 -45.91
500–535 518 2 315.00–330.00 $322.25 $1,669 -43.29
555–595 575 3 290.00–317.50 $305.60 $1,757 -35.13
575–585 580 2 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $1,943 +35.04
610–615 613 2 275.00–285.00 $279.98 $1,716 -56.67
625 625 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,078 -4.15
695 695 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,154 —
730 730 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,263 —
770 770 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 —
773 773 8 313.00 $313.00 $2,419 —
816 816 10 317.00 $317.00 $2,587 —
894 894 6 292.50 $292.50 $2,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 3 345.00–365.00 $356.52 $1,177 -13.52
350–395 374 6 330.00–360.00 $345.65 $1,293 -14.54
410–440 424 6 295.00–350.00 $324.45 $1,376 -28.62
455–495 474 9 310.00–335.50 $327.28 $1,551 -11.39
520 520 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 -49.06
510–545 522 6 305.00–340.00 $322.06 $1,681 -7.00
550–590 565 3 270.00–300.00 $284.65 $1,608 -36.58
560–595 574 6 297.50–322.50 $306.66 $1,760 -14.57
610–615 613 2 300.00–317.50 $308.71 $1,892 -11.29
660 660 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,782 -52.39
705 705 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,168 ±0.00
750 750 2 290.00–297.50 $293.75 $2,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–844 834 22 285.00–322.50 $312.15 $2,603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 3 485.00–525.00 $509.36 $1,401 —
305–315 thin fleshed 310 2 500.00–520.00 $509.84 $1,581 —
320–340 331 4 445.00–465.00 $452.57 $1,498 -50.29
350–380 366 6 415.00–470.00 $441.47 $1,616 +4.27
355–390 thin fleshed 372 3 470.00–490.00 $478.03 $1,778 —
405–430 418 8 400.00–455.00 $423.49 $1,770 +19.98
450–485 466 7 380.00–422.50 $394.67 $1,839 +9.30
510–545 525 7 360.00–405.00 $383.11 $2,011 +28.11
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 -15.00
550–575 566 4 345.00–390.00 $362.24 $2,050 -19.82
575 575 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,926 -47.06
625–630 627 3 345.00–355.00 $349.16 $2,189 -7.86
650–675 663 2 320.00–327.50 $323.82 $2,147 -16.18
740 740 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,240 —
300–345 334 7 355.00–400.00 $383.92 $1,282 -31.58
350–395 374 8 350.00–405.00 $381.13 $1,425 +4.46
405 thin fleshed 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 —
400–445 420 7 350.00–385.00 $367.80 $1,545 -10.73
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 -43.53
455–490 469 10 320.00–360.00 $346.79 $1,626 +5.82
470 thin fleshed 470 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,700 —
500–540 521 5 315.00–345.00 $336.86 $1,755 -9.51
560–590 580 5 325.00–345.00 $337.40 $1,957 +12.41
605–630 618 2 330.00–335.00 $332.55 $2,055 +17.61
680–695 688 2 295.00–322.50 $308.60 $2,123 +10.20
750 750 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,288 +20.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,827 +6.22
1075–1395 1277 80-85% 3 155.00–159.00 $156.49 $1,998 +1.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,094 —
1360–1450 1405 75-80% 3 155.00–160.00 $156.67 $2,201 -3.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,510 +7.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1630 1418 3 168.00–170.00 $168.57 $2,390 —
1270–1715 1440 3 192.00–194.00 $193.02 $2,779 —
1385–1860 1558 5 171.00–184.00 $179.47 $2,796 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1330–1510 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 195.00–217.00 $205.30 $2,915
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 240.00 $240.00 $3,480

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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
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.