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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 1, 2026

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $336.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,809/hd at 836 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.24/cwt +48.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 626 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.55/cwt +27.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 467 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 240 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,556 +90.00
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 +70.00
415 value added 415 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,137 —
400–445 426 4 450.00–485.00 $464.96 $1,981 +79.96
455–495 470 4 410.00–450.00 $434.52 $2,042 +37.05
510–545 527 6 385.00–430.00 $413.65 $2,180 +40.41
525–531 value added 530 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,358 —
565–595 583 6 365.00–410.00 $386.56 $2,254 +24.86
570–595 value added 583 2 405.00–420.00 $412.34 $2,404 —
600–645 626 10 350.00–395.00 $373.88 $2,340 +33.88
610–637 value added 627 10 395.00–406.00 $402.60 $2,524 —
655–680 665 6 350.00–385.00 $363.61 $2,418 +19.64
710–740 724 4 335.00–355.00 $345.73 $2,503 +13.23
760 value added 760 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,641 —
836 836 27 336.00 $336.00 $2,809 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 +60.00
470 470 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 +80.00
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 +5.96
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 -44.04
615 thin fleshed 615 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,276 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 480.00–485.00 $482.44 $1,486 —
365 365 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,588 +52.20
400–417 value added 411 3 420.00–440.00 $426.48 $1,753 —
400–445 424 10 390.00–425.00 $412.76 $1,750 +37.49
458 value added 458 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 —
450–495 469 13 370.00–395.00 $381.37 $1,789 +46.37
505–525 518 3 370.00–390.00 $383.50 $1,987 +43.50
527 value added 527 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,055 +5.00
560–585 573 2 355.00–370.00 $362.34 $2,076 +29.90
610 610 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,922 -15.00
600–635 615 3 330.00–345.00 $336.59 $2,070 +6.59
610–625 value added 619 5 345.00–347.50 $345.99 $2,142 —
738 value added 738 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,405 +90.00
400–405 403 2 350.00–375.00 $362.42 $1,461 +32.42
410–440 thin fleshed 425 2 390.00–410.00 $399.65 $1,699 —
465 465 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,674 +47.47
500–545 527 6 340.00–355.00 $349.15 $1,840 —
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 —
615 615 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,968 +23.55
720 720 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,250 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 500.00–505.00 $502.54 $1,658 —
385 385 2 465.00–495.00 $480.00 $1,848 —
420–440 428 5 445.00–470.00 $459.05 $1,965 +90.67
460–495 478 4 385.00–425.00 $412.23 $1,970 +37.28
500–540 522 3 400.00–440.00 $421.79 $2,202 +54.58
580 580 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 +33.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 +116.21
370 thin fleshed 370 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,776 —
430 thin fleshed 430 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,914 —
490 490 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 +32.50
555–560 558 3 340.00–380.00 $356.69 $1,990 +31.48

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1715 1502 75-80% 11 155.00–161.00 $158.05 $2,374 —
1315–1975 1588 75-80% 3 143.00–154.00 $147.89 $2,348 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,707 —
1085–1445 1258 80-85% 9 145.00–157.50 $150.97 $1,899 —
1310–1405 1358 80-85% 2 158.00–161.00 $159.45 $2,165 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–845 835 85-90% 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $937 —
915 915 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,318 —
1100–1170 1135 85-90% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,476 +10.30
1040–1300 1170 85-90% 2 108.00–109.00 $108.44 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1615 1582 3 161.00–176.00 $170.71 $2,701 —
1700 1700 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,298 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1205–1285 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 153.00–160.00 $156.61 $1,950
1030–1640 1331 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 155.00–180.00 $165.34 $2,201
1605 1605 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 157.50 $157.50 $2,528

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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.