Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady, steers under 500 lbs were steady but with lower undertones. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with with some fleshly new crop calves selling as much as 20.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.01/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −96.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$292.01

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs AR average

−29.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	301.89	1,613	21
Medium and Large 1-2	531	293.00	1,556	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	274.30	1,510	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $103 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

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

292.01

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

−15.09

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−29.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−96.20

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	1,365	159.25	2,174	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	139.57	1,873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	135.99	1,665	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	127.83	1,269	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,027	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,879	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	300–350	323	393.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	277.95/cwt	276.00–280.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	335.22/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	398.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	410.82/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	371.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	378.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	360.12/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	350.78/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	326.94/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.13/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	280.41/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	327.51/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	299.01/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	376.75/cwt	372.50–381.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	302.58/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	298.88/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	303.83/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	307.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	432	310.43/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	370.66/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,442	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	140.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	130.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,569	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	127.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	143.35/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,932	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	159.25/cwt	152.50–164.00	2,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,027.17/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	2,027	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,878.94/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,879	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,304	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	353.63/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	304.71/cwt	284.00–333.00	1,758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	290.91/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	303.62/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	241.59/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	356.49/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	324.36/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	325.70/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	323.52/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	316.70/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	274.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	294.98/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.42/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	325.81/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,431	4

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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