Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was strong on on most classes of feeders today. Supply on slaughter cows and bulls was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.42/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −94.78 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$293.42

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.36

vs AR average

−21.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	295.27	1,591	15thin
Medium and Large 2	532	284.17	1,511	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $80 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 sale18 hd

293.42

—

AR average8 barns · 347 hd

312.78

−19.36

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−21.16

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−94.78

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	1,535	157.00	2,410	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	131.57	1,615	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	129.00	1,787	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	122.49	1,247	15

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)	1,191	$2,094	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,430	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	550–600	576	284.23/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	389.04/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	386	428.97/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	385	344.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	391.66/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	352.78/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	425.47/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	493	391.24/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	300.65/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	389.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	282.21/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	304.85/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	336.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	290.73/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	260.95/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	309.30/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	268.33/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	291.02/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	289.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	350.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	331.70/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	295.72/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	385.29/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	389.86/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	289.68/cwt	266.00–312.50	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.74/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.96/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	335.64/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	278.34/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	348.49/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	416.88/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,522	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,094.46/head	1,575.00–2,425.00	2,094	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	142.97/cwt	132.00–154.00	1,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	138.55/cwt	123.00–153.00	1,660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,832.84/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,050.26/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	177.10/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	121.39/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	164.76/cwt	156.00–172.50	2,465	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	121.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,234	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	138.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,598	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	127.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,620	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	105.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,122	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	373	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	298.01/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	583	315.82/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	346.74/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	257.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	443.32/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	357.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.71/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.92/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	345.99/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	296.40/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,535	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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