Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 11, 2026

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.79/cwt +26.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 478 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $426.52/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 574 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 465 405
Feeder cattle 230 390 335
Slaughter cattle 30 50 45
Replacement cattle 50 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs both were trending 10.00 to 20.00 higher on a better offering of quality calves this week. Feeders over 600 lbs were not well tested. Buyers were discounting the fleshy new crop calves with summertime temps arriving this week. Slaughter cows and bulls both had good demand on a light test and no trend was established. Supply was moderate, demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,153 +17.52
415 thin fleshed 415 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,241 —
405–440 423 7 475.00–535.00 $509.05 $2,153 +65.86
465–495 485 4 470.00–490.00 $481.15 $2,334 +5.19
515–540 528 6 445.00–470.00 $455.69 $2,406 +4.08
550–595 572 10 405.00–445.00 $431.17 $2,466 -2.95
595 595 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,261 -54.12
600–620 609 4 405.00–420.00 $413.76 $2,520 +18.60
650 650 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 -21.68
700 700 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,380 -26.52
725 725 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 -16.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,853 —
420 420 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,764 -14.82
450–495 476 4 417.50–465.00 $441.14 $2,100 +41.14
505–535 519 5 405.00–435.00 $419.06 $2,175 -14.42
590 thin fleshed 590 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,508 —
630 thin fleshed 630 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,520 +2.50
790 790 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,548 —
845 845 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,662 —
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
925 925 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,482 —
380 380 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,919 +89.20
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 +22.94
405–445 427 3 435.00–470.00 $452.21 $1,931 +4.60
460–495 477 11 420.00–460.00 $431.79 $2,060 +55.77
470–490 483 3 400.00–420.00 $408.45 $1,973 +32.43
520 520 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,054 -35.00
510–540 522 6 380.00–420.00 $401.98 $2,098 -28.02
550–590 568 3 370.00–405.00 $386.44 $2,195 -3.56
575–590 582 3 335.00–360.00 $348.22 $2,027 -41.78
605 605 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 +5.00
605–610 608 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,189 +35.00
655–660 658 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $2,319 +17.49
665 665 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,328 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,254 —
305–345 330 4 410.00–460.00 $434.49 $1,434 -15.51
360 thin fleshed 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620 —
350–390 368 4 400.00–460.00 $431.33 $1,587 +31.33
415–425 421 5 400.00–430.00 $414.06 $1,743 +26.54
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 -22.52
490 490 3 385.00–395.00 $390.00 $1,911 +51.57
505–540 523 2 380.00–385.00 $382.42 $2,000 +20.56
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 +17.50
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 -23.67
755 755 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,378 +35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,521 —
325 325 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,706 +25.00
350–370 360 2 515.00–520.00 $517.43 $1,863 +47.43
420–430 425 3 455.00–470.00 $463.37 $1,969 —
450 450 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,912 +25.00
455–475 462 3 455.00–475.00 $463.21 $2,140 +63.21
525–545 537 3 420.00–430.00 $424.95 $2,282 -25.05
550 550 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 +50.00
565–570 568 2 390.00–415.00 $402.44 $2,286 +27.44
610–630 620 2 385.00–400.00 $392.38 $2,433 +24.92
710 710 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,520 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 460.00–495.00 $476.53 $1,287 —
300–345 328 4 430.00–480.00 $457.94 $1,502 -40.36
350–385 370 3 465.00–475.00 $469.84 $1,738 +69.84
470–490 480 4 415.00–435.00 $425.10 $2,040 +60.10
505 505 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,121 +12.91

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $908 —
865 865 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,358 +18.00
980 980 85-90% 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,568 —
905–1085 995 85-90% 2 141.00–142.00 $141.55 $1,408 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,734 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 80-85% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,306 —
1490 1490 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,429 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1900 1518 3 205.00–206.00 $205.32 $3,117 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1250 974 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 160.00–200.00 $172.49 $1,680

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1053 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 2,100.00–2,450.00 $2,308.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1090 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 154.00–225.00 $185.51 $1,829
770–1240 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 190.00–265.00 $236.54 $2,545
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 265.00 $265.00 $3,008

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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
880–1070 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,050.00–2,600.00 $2,351.79 —

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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.