Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not enough comparable feeders this week to establish a trend. Supply was light and demand was good. Slaughter cow and bull supply was light also and had lower undertones.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.57/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −91.64 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$296.57

6 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.83

vs AR average

−8.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	296.57	1,564	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

296.57

—

AR average10 barns · 360 hd

295.74

+0.83

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−8.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−91.64

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	1,851	161.16	2,983	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	135.64	1,846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	133.89	1,761	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	112.84	1,164	6thin

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)	1,323	$1,951	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	130.93/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	138.41/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,678	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	108.89/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	138.78/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,991	162.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	3,239	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	127.12/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,950.95/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	295.03/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	299.88/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	387.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	347.94/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	326.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	320.18/cwt	315.00–335.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	268.21/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	398	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	277.40/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	312.10/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	436.44/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	381.27/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	370.79/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	320.76/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	350.80/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	310.28/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	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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