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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 2, 2025

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $351.74/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 620 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 211 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,215 —
355–380 365 3 370.00–405.00 $384.63 $1,404 -55.37
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 —
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 -60.00
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 -15.00
490 490 2 335.00–372.50 $353.75 $1,733 -9.59
510–525 518 2 320.00–335.00 $327.61 $1,697 -24.96
515–545 528 3 340.00–360.00 $348.15 $1,838 -4.42
560–595 575 4 350.00–365.00 $357.57 $2,056 +17.57
600–645 614 4 330.00–355.00 $347.65 $2,135 —
685 685 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 +10.00
710–727 721 4 312.50–325.00 $318.70 $2,298 -23.80
785 785 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,178 —
805 805 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,516 -2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,758 —
405 405 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,883 -2.49
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 -67.49
510–545 526 7 370.00–390.00 $377.24 $1,984 -28.30
550–580 560 7 370.00–390.00 $380.04 $2,128 -7.49
605–635 620 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 -15.00
605–645 627 5 360.00–380.00 $369.84 $2,319 +4.84
800 800 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,640 -11.00
857 857 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 376 4 350.00–397.50 $365.23 $1,373 -8.00
385 385 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 -48.23
425 425 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 -39.09
400–445 430 6 320.00–350.00 $339.04 $1,458 -5.05
450–490 468 8 310.00–345.00 $330.43 $1,546 -18.39
500–525 511 5 310.00–340.00 $320.14 $1,636 -6.29
550–570 555 4 300.00–335.00 $313.63 $1,741 -7.51
675–695 685 2 260.00–290.00 $274.78 $1,882 -42.72
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 —
875 875 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 4 420.00–440.00 $431.29 $1,315 -1.06
370 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 -45.44
400 thin fleshed 400 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,680 —
405–420 416 5 350.00–395.00 $360.77 $1,501 -19.23
465–495 478 3 345.00–355.00 $350.10 $1,673 -16.63
510–520 515 2 347.50–355.00 $351.21 $1,809 -8.55
540 540 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,836 -19.76
580–590 585 2 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $2,018 —
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -18.00
605–635 620 2 327.50–340.00 $333.90 $2,070 -4.10
650 650 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,999 -27.50
770 770 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,098 —
810–846 837 4 260.00–272.50 $263.02 $2,201 -25.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
766 766 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,106 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 -8.44
355–395 376 4 430.00–465.00 $445.33 $1,674 +6.59
415–425 418 3 385.00–410.00 $394.92 $1,651 -28.36
450–490 469 8 365.00–420.00 $391.54 $1,836 +4.88
505–540 528 4 360.00–387.50 $369.09 $1,949 ±0.00
560–595 580 5 350.00–362.50 $356.03 $2,065 -12.73
600–635 620 10 340.00–367.50 $351.74 $2,181 +1.12
650–675 663 2 340.00–342.50 $341.23 $2,262 -3.69
700 700 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 385.00–425.00 $403.38 $1,331 -11.62
375–395 385 2 370.00–415.00 $393.08 $1,513 +3.08
400–440 420 3 365.00–380.00 $370.00 $1,554 +25.00
450–475 463 2 325.00–345.00 $334.73 $1,550 -23.08
500–535 516 6 300.00–347.50 $328.50 $1,695 -11.07
550–575 567 3 310.00–340.00 $325.00 $1,843 -2.89
605–640 622 3 322.50–337.50 $330.06 $2,053 +5.06
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 -2.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,513 —
1130–1460 1295 80-85% 2 157.00–160.00 $158.69 $2,055 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1590 1433 75-80% 3 155.00–168.00 $160.85 $2,305 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 85-90% 2 132.00–149.00 $140.50 $1,602 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,974 +29.27
2115 2115 1 194.00 $194.00 $4,103 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–910 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 255.00–285.00 $269.58 $2,386
1160–1455 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 152.50–170.00 $161.77 $2,066
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1060–1265 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,950.00 $2,699.25
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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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
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1320–1945 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 2,550.00–3,400.00 $2,984.19 —
1620–1645 1633 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,150.00–4,200.00 $3,670.98 —

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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.