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Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 19, 2026

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.44/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,509/hd at 757 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $531.85/cwt +18.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,501/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $480.23/cwt -6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 513 460
Feeder cattle 270 443 380
Slaughter cattle 40 45 50
Replacement cattle 20 25 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week on a light run of feeders today steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 30.00 lower, steers in the 500-600 lbs range sold 10.00-20.00 higher and steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs seen the best gains today selling 10.00 to 30.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 550.00–560.00 $554.92 $1,776 -65.08
350–385 363 3 545.00–570.00 $561.17 $2,037 +11.17
425–435 432 3 510.00–530.00 $521.64 $2,253 +0.47
457–473 value added 470 11 545.00–555.00 $546.77 $2,570 —
450–485 471 5 475.00–520.00 $499.04 $2,350 -14.45
505 505 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,197 -51.17
510–535 528 4 450.00–495.00 $462.62 $2,443 -23.55
565 value added 565 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 -5.00
565–570 568 2 405.00–425.00 $414.96 $2,357 -15.04
600 600 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -10.00
605 value added 605 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,511 -17.55
740 740 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,701 —
785 785 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 -30.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 -32.69
515–540 528 2 410.00–425.00 $417.32 $2,203 -22.68
580 580 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 -65.07
850 850 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,741 -6.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,696 —
305 305 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,632 +28.11
350–390 373 6 470.00–545.00 $494.87 $1,846 +4.02
400–445 418 9 450.00–490.00 $474.77 $1,985 +19.77
441 value added 441 4 492.50 $492.50 $2,172 -10.00
450 value added 450 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,205 —
450–495 471 7 420.00–470.00 $451.05 $2,124 +21.37
480 480 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 -49.68
525–545 535 2 395.00–420.00 $407.27 $2,179 +21.07
555–590 575 4 380.00–430.00 $400.14 $2,301 +21.91
600–625 610 3 377.50–385.00 $379.98 $2,318 +12.96
660–680 value added 674 8 370.00–375.00 $370.93 $2,500 +5.93
690 690 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,415 -1.62
730 730 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 —
753–762 value added 757 17 325.00–336.00 $331.44 $2,509 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 thin fleshed 287 3 530.00–595.00 $552.85 $1,587 —
300–340 315 3 465.00–500.00 $481.51 $1,517 +66.05
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 -21.53
380–390 thin fleshed 385 2 465.00–475.00 $470.06 $1,810 —
400–405 403 3 415.00–440.00 $425.02 $1,713 +0.23
460–495 479 4 360.00–430.00 $394.13 $1,888 -0.21
605 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 +2.47
685 685 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,175 -42.50
722 722 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,256 —
775 775 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,422 +22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 3 570.00–580.00 $574.85 $1,886 -24.63
350–390 369 5 525.00–570.00 $541.68 $1,999 -9.68
415–440 426 4 485.00–525.00 $504.65 $2,150 -0.88
460–495 478 4 475.00–490.00 $483.66 $2,312 +11.59
510–515 513 2 435.00–480.00 $457.61 $2,348 -6.74
590 590 1 412.50 $412.50 $2,434 +27.50
630 630 1 397.50 $397.50 $2,504 +7.46
650–695 665 3 360.00–390.00 $374.66 $2,491 +14.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 540.00–565.00 $552.79 $1,786 —
380–385 383 2 495.00–525.00 $509.90 $1,953 -7.56
395 thin fleshed 395 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,172 —
400 400 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,760 -25.12
455 thin fleshed 455 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,252 —
450–485 468 2 440.00–460.00 $449.63 $2,104 +23.82
500–530 515 2 420.00–430.00 $424.85 $2,188 +21.78
555–565 560 2 390.00–420.00 $404.87 $2,267 +35.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–845 785 85-90% 2 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
815 815 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $994 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,533 +1.00
1095–1190 1143 85-90% 2 132.00–138.00 $135.12 $1,544 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,763 —
1090–1285 1176 80-85% 5 158.00–174.00 $167.40 $1,969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,834 —
1345–1350 1348 75-80% 3 159.00–170.00 $166.34 $2,242 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1425 1298 2 155.00–163.50 $158.83 $2,062 —
1785–1920 1853 2 198.50–203.50 $200.91 $3,723 —
1915 1915 1 192.50 $192.50 $3,686 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1145 1037 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 177.50–190.00 $182.10 $1,888

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,544
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,288
1110–1340 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 205.00–260.00 $231.21 $2,784
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00

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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
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —

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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.