Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to is available, sale was no reported last week. Supply was good and demand was good on quality feeders and value added feeders but demand was lower on un-weaned new crop calves and lesser quaility animals. Good demand was noted on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.80/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −138.75 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$300.80

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$47.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.37

vs AR average

−41.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	317.24	1,661	19thin
Medium and Large 2	546	269.58	1,473	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.66/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

300.80

—

AR average10 barns · 270 hd

320.17

−19.37

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−41.58

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−138.75

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	—	Average	1,691	155.78	2,634	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	132.00	2,119	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	129.26	1,632	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	104.89	980	18

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)	1,120	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	322.50/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	489	288.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	337.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	386.68/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	263.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	313.57/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,609	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	264.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	325.95/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	374.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	131.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	107.74/cwt	107.50–108.00	1,094	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	114.34/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,161	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	764	82.84/cwt	65.00–95.00	633	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	139.89/cwt	131.00–147.50	2,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,918	170.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,278	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,666.91/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	217.36/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	397.38/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.29/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	331.46/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	305.17/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	240.75/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	283.27/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	323.18/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	325.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	349.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	309.81/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	351.85/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	301.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	233.80/cwt	233.80–233.80	2,303	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	247.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	260.56/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	263.26/cwt	240.00–292.50	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	317.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	287.01/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	294.36/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,119	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	249.52/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	358.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,175	6

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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