Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a lighter test from last week feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. There were some instances of value added feeders on both steers and heifers that sold as much as 25.00-30.00 higher. Not all wieght ranges were tested against last week. Slaughter cows also on a light offering sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not tested well enough for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.08/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −108.12 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$280.08

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$23.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs AR average

−24.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	289.97	1,536	17thin
Medium and Large 2	534	266.06	1,419	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.91/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 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 sale29 hd

280.08

—

AR average10 barns · 347 hd

276.09

+3.99

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−24.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−108.12

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	1,978	153.50	3,035	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	137.71	1,814	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	125.00	1,838	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	112.41	1,069	5thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,795	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	365.19/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	319.76/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	334.90/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	412.78/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	393.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	319.14/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	301.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	353.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	339.86/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	418	314.56/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	354.53/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	255.75/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	373.74/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	483	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	137.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	965	2
Bulls	—	—	2,220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,124.76/head	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,795.28/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,795	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,966.63/head	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	497	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	364.23/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	320.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	378.73/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.55/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	291.50/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	278.36/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	328.95/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.24/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	308.28/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	349.10/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	257.88/cwt	254.00–262.50	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	313.51/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,354	3

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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