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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

555 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $427.69/cwt +34.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,467/hd at 577 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.78/cwt +9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,078/hd at 524 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.97/cwt +20.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 424 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 555 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–297 291 2 595.00–615.00 $604.79 $1,760 —
305–345 332 3 570.00–605.00 $584.20 $1,940 +74.20
360–365 363 2 555.00–600.00 $577.34 $2,096 +107.34
350–395 value added 373 2 575.00–587.50 $580.87 $2,167 —
410–440 424 4 485.00–550.00 $513.33 $2,177 +48.37
410–431 value added 427 9 510.00–565.00 $523.85 $2,237 +8.85
450–497 477 13 430.00–490.00 $450.51 $2,149 +15.99
471–498 value added 479 12 450.00–480.00 $470.10 $2,252 —
515–545 value added 532 5 440.00–455.00 $443.93 $2,362 -1.07
530–545 538 3 440.00–450.00 $446.63 $2,403 +32.98
550–595 573 23 395.00–440.00 $426.02 $2,441 +39.46
564–597 value added 580 29 419.00–442.50 $429.02 $2,488 +16.68
609–640 value added 625 26 385.00–421.00 $417.60 $2,610 +15.00
600–645 632 6 380.00–410.00 $392.02 $2,478 +18.14
650–680 668 4 370.00–387.50 $380.52 $2,542 +16.91
650–697 value added 673 26 377.50–395.00 $386.07 $2,598 —
715–740 721 5 350.00–355.00 $353.01 $2,545 +7.28
784 784 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,689 —
850 850 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 6 460.00–520.00 $491.90 $1,879 —
430 430 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,042 +65.00
477 value added 477 2 477.00 $477.00 $2,275 —
475–498 487 12 375.00–425.00 $412.53 $2,009 +32.53
505–540 524 9 385.00–430.00 $406.80 $2,132 +106.80
547 value added 547 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,325 —
555–595 value added 573 19 375.00–425.00 $405.31 $2,322 —
565–590 573 3 365.00–407.50 $380.60 $2,181 —
625–645 635 2 345.00–350.00 $347.54 $2,207 —
660–697 value added 686 10 355.00–360.00 $356.44 $2,445 —
690 690 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,380 —
730–740 735 2 300.00–327.50 $313.84 $2,307 +13.84
750 thin fleshed 750 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 value added 403 10 485.00 $485.00 $1,955 —
897 897 12 319.00 $319.00 $2,861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 —
330–345 338 10 445.00–490.00 $479.48 $1,621 -2.96
360–390 378 8 435.00–475.00 $451.13 $1,705 +16.13
400–440 420 24 405.00–460.00 $434.22 $1,824 +21.46
435–438 value added 436 8 435.00–445.00 $441.23 $1,924 +14.75
450–490 475 16 370.00–415.00 $398.53 $1,893 +17.16
505–535 value added 512 15 380.00–416.00 $410.20 $2,100 +20.20
520–541 533 19 365.00–415.00 $386.18 $2,058 +2.68
555–571 value added 562 14 375.00–400.00 $388.41 $2,183 —
560–595 578 5 345.00–395.00 $368.75 $2,131 +6.41
605–630 value added 613 10 350.00–375.00 $364.17 $2,232 +18.18
625–640 633 2 330.00–335.00 $332.53 $2,105 -4.06
685–695 690 2 320.00–335.00 $327.45 $2,259 —
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
370–380 377 3 385.00–440.00 $416.95 $1,572 +31.95
410–435 421 7 380.00–425.00 $407.79 $1,717 +45.37
435 value added 435 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,738 -4.65
450–495 471 4 340.00–395.00 $364.22 $1,715 +4.22
465–496 value added 484 5 385.00–400.00 $392.81 $1,901 —
515–545 530 6 320.00–355.00 $340.61 $1,805 -8.54
555–595 571 8 337.50–360.00 $345.66 $1,974 +15.66
592 value added 592 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,146 —
605 value added 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 —
600–645 624 5 325.00–330.00 $327.00 $2,040 +7.00
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
710 710 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 334 9 530.00–590.00 $564.70 $1,886 +62.16
365–387 383 6 515.00–525.00 $516.59 $1,979 +36.59
405–445 423 6 475.00–525.00 $498.02 $2,107 +38.97
475–490 485 3 415.00–420.00 $418.32 $2,029 +6.09
515–545 530 2 395.00–430.00 $412.00 $2,184 -9.79
560–590 567 5 365.00–390.00 $376.62 $2,135 -8.38
610–645 628 2 350.00–365.00 $357.29 $2,244 —
715 715 1 353.00 $353.00 $2,524 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,674 +65.00
380 380 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,938 —
435 thin fleshed 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 -5.00
430–445 440 4 425.00–500.00 $449.64 $1,978 —
455–495 472 5 365.00–380.00 $374.04 $1,765 -0.96
510–530 518 3 340.00–385.00 $360.72 $1,869 —
530 thin fleshed 530 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,120 —
585 585 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 +3.31
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —
715–745 730 2 315.00–325.00 $319.90 $2,335 —
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–960 945 85-90% 2 100.00–106.00 $103.05 $974 -40.95
905–1075 990 85-90% 2 147.50–150.00 $148.86 $1,474 —
900–1195 1035 85-90% 7 110.00–131.00 $124.08 $1,284 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
938 938 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,201 —
1230 1230 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,894 —
1120–1485 1264 80-85% 7 135.00–149.00 $141.80 $1,792 -9.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1410 1320 75-80% 2 139.00–150.00 $144.13 $1,903 —
1420 1420 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,130 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1625 1365 5 142.00–165.00 $153.51 $2,095 —
1665–1800 1733 2 174.00–176.00 $175.04 $3,033 -18.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105–1175 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 171.00–195.00 $183.37 $2,090
1305–1430 1354 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 150.00–230.00 $189.51 $2,566

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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.