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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $478.85/cwt +18.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,326/hd at 486 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $422.60/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 588 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.38/cwt +19.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 477 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 375 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,754 +0.21
355 355 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,917 -37.34
425–445 437 3 475.00–490.00 $483.28 $2,112 -30.05
455–491 481 9 450.00–487.50 $470.09 $2,261 +19.58
450–496 value added 490 10 482.50–510.00 $486.74 $2,385 +16.64
510 value added 510 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,550 +56.07
505–545 528 3 440.00–460.00 $450.19 $2,377 +3.56
560–580 value added 567 3 425.00–440.00 $430.76 $2,442 +1.74
590–597 592 16 402.50–425.00 $421.07 $2,493 -4.95
600 value added 600 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,550 +7.40
605–645 622 6 380.00–410.00 $397.83 $2,475 +5.81
660 value added 660 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,656 +16.43
655–690 673 12 365.00–390.00 $375.90 $2,530 -4.62
715–725 720 2 365.00–370.00 $367.52 $2,646 +14.51
805–820 813 2 340.00–360.00 $349.91 $2,845 —
865 865 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,725 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,828 -45.00
440 value added 440 2 440.00–455.00 $447.50 $1,969 —
450–480 465 2 400.00–435.00 $418.06 $1,944 +5.53
510–528 value added 524 6 410.00–440.00 $424.91 $2,227 -0.09
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 +23.20
560–580 570 2 360.00–370.00 $364.91 $2,080 -15.69
570–575 value added 573 2 410.00–420.00 $414.98 $2,378 +9.67
625–635 value added 630 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 —
660 value added 660 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,442 +13.56
835 835 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,436 -5.00
335–345 340 2 465.00–480.00 $472.61 $1,607 -6.87
350–395 value added 375 3 475.00–495.00 $481.22 $1,805 —
375–395 387 3 450.00–470.00 $459.83 $1,780 +8.70
405–430 value added 418 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,944 +23.77
400–441 429 12 430.00–460.00 $437.29 $1,876 +3.07
450–490 472 10 390.00–425.00 $411.65 $1,943 +13.12
465–487 value added 484 8 425.00–440.00 $426.80 $2,066 —
517 value added 517 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,171 +9.80
510–545 529 12 370.00–425.00 $397.36 $2,102 +11.18
570–590 581 5 360.00–385.00 $375.98 $2,184 +7.23
565–598 value added 590 4 375.00–400.00 $380.99 $2,248 -7.42
600–647 631 8 345.00–375.00 $359.82 $2,270 +27.29
655 655 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,276 +20.05
745 745 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 450.00–465.00 $457.86 $1,442 +57.86
355–360 thin fleshed 358 2 460.00–480.00 $470.07 $1,683 —
410–440 425 3 355.00–405.00 $373.27 $1,586 -34.52
450–495 474 6 357.50–385.00 $374.33 $1,774 +10.11
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 +9.39
555–590 573 3 345.00–360.00 $349.84 $2,005 +4.18
600–605 603 2 355.00–365.00 $359.98 $2,171 +32.98
675 675 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,177 -12.50
715–740 728 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $2,348 +2.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,819 -29.70
355–395 375 2 500.00–520.00 $509.47 $1,911 -7.12
410–440 424 8 440.00–535.00 $486.49 $2,063 -11.53
495 495 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,302 +46.68
520–545 524 7 410.00–455.00 $423.82 $2,221 +11.82
555–590 573 5 380.00–410.00 $395.73 $2,268 +19.11
610–640 628 6 375.00–410.00 $390.29 $2,451 +33.00
745 745 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,570 -8.00
880 880 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,728 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,930 -15.00
485 485 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -4.04
560–575 566 4 355.00–390.00 $373.64 $2,115 +13.64
900 900 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,430 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 122.50 $122.50 $956 —
920–1355 1053 85-90% 5 110.00–131.00 $118.76 $1,251 —
1000–1115 1076 85-90% 4 136.00–142.00 $137.52 $1,480 —
1250 1250 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,812 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,773 -3.80
1135–1405 1300 80-85% 4 116.00–136.00 $128.68 $1,673 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,072 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,953 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,716 —
1415–1715 1565 2 168.00–169.00 $168.55 $2,638 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1100–1305 1186 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 3,150.00–4,050.00 $3,509.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,518
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,470

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1311 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 75 3,000.00–4,450.00 $3,945.96
820–1198 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 2,800.00–4,150.00 $3,647.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00

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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
1570 1570 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.