Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good with several offerings of weaned and value added feeders. Demand was good. With summertime temperatures creeping ever closer some buyers were discounting the heavy fleshed and long haired feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.49/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −97.06 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$342.49

46 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.78

vs AR average

−42.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	345.05	1,927	41
Medium and Large 1-2	580	325.00	1,885	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	316.25	1,771	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.80/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale46 hd

342.49

—

AR average7 barns · 451 hd

367.27

−24.78

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−42.11

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−97.06

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	1,635	179.90	2,942	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	145.91	2,306	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	143.55	1,702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	129.88	1,408	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,810	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,649	11

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	170.03/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	148.82/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,453	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,534	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,164	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	130.82/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	444.47/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,689	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	459.89/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	389.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,631	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	2,649.25/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,649	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	146.44/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,715	8
Bulls	—	—	1,732	186.48/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	321.70/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,810.28/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	153.37/cwt	140.00–171.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	282.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	330.73/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.28/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	705	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	360.07/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	345.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	555	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	467	421.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	701	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,343	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	292.66/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,008	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	367.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	348.80/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	452.39/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	336.42/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,237	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	437.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	399.16/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	276.96/cwt	270.00–284.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	275.67/cwt	274.00–284.00	2,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	338.01/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.69/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	355.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	321.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	327.34/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,049	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	367.68/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	321.09/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	280.51/cwt	279.00–285.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.42/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	353.62/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	287.36/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	328.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	268.39/cwt	267.00–272.50	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	370.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,315	3

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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