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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.98/cwt -12.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 516 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $436.62/cwt -30.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 419 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.00/cwt ≈ $2,360/hd at 715 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 318 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,479 -55.00
310 thin fleshed 310 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,519 —
300–335 320 3 460.00–485.00 $473.80 $1,516 -28.54
370–380 thin fleshed 375 2 505.00–515.00 $510.07 $1,913 —
355–395 377 5 445.00–485.00 $454.11 $1,712 +6.61
400–440 418 9 385.00–450.00 $429.09 $1,794 -37.85
405–445 value added 420 4 445.00–460.00 $453.57 $1,905 —
470 value added 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 —
450–495 474 7 365.00–410.00 $381.30 $1,807 —
500–535 515 20 350.00–395.00 $375.92 $1,936 -20.41
505–527 value added 521 4 405.00–410.00 $406.26 $2,117 —
556–580 564 10 350.00–360.00 $355.79 $2,007 -31.65
630–640 635 2 340.00–360.00 $350.08 $2,223 -29.31
700 700 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,398 -10.00
760–775 768 2 317.50–335.00 $326.16 $2,505 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 value added 643 12 332.50 $332.50 $2,138 —
715 value added 715 13 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 345.00–365.00 $354.53 $1,507 -65.47
450–480 468 7 335.00–365.00 $349.99 $1,638 -8.70
520–545 536 4 285.00–370.00 $329.91 $1,768 -40.20
545 value added 545 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 —
570–585 576 4 300.00–355.00 $328.81 $1,894 -19.43
645 value added 645 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,096 —
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -48.98
675 675 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,924 -25.00
700–715 708 2 285.00–310.00 $297.37 $2,105 +12.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 350.00–365.00 $357.33 $1,190 -112.67
350–380 363 11 340.00–360.00 $349.51 $1,269 -64.09
405–445 417 7 335.00–360.00 $345.65 $1,441 -36.30
430–435 value added 434 5 370.00–375.00 $374.01 $1,623 —
470–475 473 2 327.50–335.00 $331.23 $1,567 -34.42
450–495 478 6 335.00–360.00 $345.68 $1,652 -19.97
500–535 value added 513 3 345.00–355.00 $350.71 $1,799 —
500–540 523 6 325.00–350.00 $337.00 $1,763 +14.60
565–595 577 6 315.00–330.00 $322.08 $1,858 -12.20
582 value added 582 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,964 —
600–635 616 8 305.00–325.00 $315.29 $1,942 -29.71
610–640 value added 630 3 322.50–335.00 $326.53 $2,057 —
663 value added 663 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,188 —
655–690 670 4 305.00–310.00 $307.49 $2,060 —
700 value added 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 —
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
855 value added 855 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,373 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 -35.00
315–345 334 4 340.00–350.00 $346.35 $1,157 -37.77
355–375 366 4 305.00–340.00 $328.67 $1,203 -36.97
405–430 411 6 310.00–335.00 $325.04 $1,336 -23.01
450–490 469 7 305.00–335.00 $318.42 $1,493 -17.46
495 thin fleshed 495 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,658 —
500–540 525 6 312.50–325.00 $316.26 $1,660 -9.97
550–585 563 5 260.00–330.00 $292.85 $1,649 -30.20
660–672 668 3 260.00–295.00 $283.47 $1,894 -21.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
310–335 322 3 425.00–490.00 $462.18 $1,488 +32.18
355–395 376 4 395.00–440.00 $423.85 $1,594 -20.96
410–445 430 10 355.00–435.00 $410.45 $1,765 -4.55
455–495 479 7 350.00–400.00 $373.95 $1,791 -8.55
500–520 512 3 350.00–360.00 $356.64 $1,826 +1.57
550–590 570 2 315.00–340.00 $327.06 $1,864 -29.00
600–620 608 3 300.00–320.00 $306.79 $1,865 -53.07
660–680 675 4 287.50–312.50 $306.39 $2,068 -39.83
700 700 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 -44.93
375–390 383 2 330.00–360.00 $344.71 $1,320 -35.29
465 thin fleshed 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 —
485–495 489 4 320.00–345.00 $335.04 $1,638 -16.36
500–535 511 4 287.50–350.00 $311.45 $1,592 -30.15
550–595 576 4 285.00–315.00 $302.00 $1,740 -10.58
670 670 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,876 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1400 1223 80-85% 8 132.00–146.00 $137.97 $1,687 —
1390–1475 1435 80-85% 3 151.00–158.00 $154.37 $2,215 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $767 —
940 940 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $996 —
960–1100 1013 85-90% 3 120.00–131.00 $125.28 $1,269 —
1060–1105 1083 85-90% 2 136.00–139.00 $137.53 $1,489 +2.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1635 1585 75-80% 2 161.00 $161.00 $2,552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1755 1640 2 157.00–174.00 $164.90 $2,704 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1000 958 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 183.00–210.00 $195.90 $1,877
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
835–1100 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,763.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,529

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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.