Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to the previous weeks, sale was not reported. Supply was moderate to good and demand was good to strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.18/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −105.03 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$283.18

38 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$28.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.26

vs AR average

−23.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	293.41	1,597	22
Medium and Large 1-2	572	282.50	1,616	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	264.63	1,462	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

283.18

—

AR average9 barns · 684 hd

301.44

−18.26

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−23.83

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−105.03

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	1,627	162.57	2,644	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	142.32	2,025	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	140.07	1,704	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	114.44	1,118	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,298	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2Value Added	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	549	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	329.41/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	282.37/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	317.70/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	379.18/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	291.75/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	428.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	592	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	542	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	274.39/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	214.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	260.64/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.58/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	333.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	299.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	322.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	131.10/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	105.41/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,038	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	120.85/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	142.32/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,025	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	144.56/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,884	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	817	104.88/cwt	100.00–112.00	857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,682	163.03/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,742	7
Bulls	—	—	1,265	144.58/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,829	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	173.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,297.71/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,298	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	299.87/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	377.48/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	436.26/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	287.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	391.66/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	287.44/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	341.83/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	254.73/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	290.95/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.48/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,475	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	328.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,694	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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