Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available there were not enough comparable cattle today to create a trend. Supply was moderate demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.37/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −112.18 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$327.37

2 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.15

vs AR average

−41.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	327.37	1,925	2thin

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

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 sale2 hd

327.37

—

AR average8 barns · 94 hd

340.52

−13.15

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−41.64

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−112.18

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	1,663	172.55	2,870	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	134.49	1,557	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	132.57	1,456	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	128.00	1,837	1thin

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)	1,003	$1,952	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,253	76

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,043	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	571	292.28/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	343.74/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	296.30/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	304.42/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	357.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	267.20/cwt	267.20–267.20	2,335	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	343.87/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	327.37/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	303.83/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	339.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	295.96/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	293.49/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,951.87/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,252.59/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,253	76
Bulls	—	—	1,663	172.55/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,870	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	136.46/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,676	2

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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