Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances of quality value added steers as much as 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold much the same mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some ranges as much as 20.00 higher. No comparison on slaughter cows and bulls this week they were not viewed last week due to the winter weather, however good demand was noted.. Supply was good and demand was strong especially on weaned and value added cattle with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.18/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −134.37 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$305.18

37 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.39

vs AR average

−37.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	322.50	1,735	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	301.14	1,723	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	281.43	1,554	13thin

One grade step is worth $41.07/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $406.63, median $439.55 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

305.18

—

AR average10 barns · 637 hd

323.57

−18.39

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−37.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−134.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,305	140.20	1,830	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	122.41	1,811	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	121.39	1,335	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	109.88	1,137	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,895	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,772	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,217	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	728	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	336.92/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	511	302.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	321.60/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,050	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	324.73/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	298.36/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	268.37/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	257.92/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	283.76/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	602	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	276.97/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	320.31/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	273.43/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	260.45/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,391	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	313.22/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	321.07/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	280.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	512	270.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	228.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	299.90/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	291.29/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,372	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	253.43/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	354.87/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.31/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	260.76/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	269.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	257.83/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	329.43/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,895.27/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,895	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,772.19/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,123.20/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,123	3
Bulls	—	—	1,185	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	116.47/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,331	140.07/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,864	18
Bulls	—	—	1,130	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	93.75/cwt	87.50–100.00	834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	126.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	111.76/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	120.08/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	119.37/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,028	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	262.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	373.61/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	631	277.10/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	301.14/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	319.79/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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