Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady with some 500-600 lb steers selling 12.00 higher, steers over 600 lb were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs were 5.00 to 10. 00 lower with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows sold from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.21/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.00 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$310.21

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.14

vs AR average

−24.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	314.52	1,693	27
Medium and Large 2	554	290.81	1,610	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

310.21

—

AR average8 barns · 568 hd

326.35

−16.14

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−24.05

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−78.00

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	1,680	177.25	2,977	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,278	151.05	1,930	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	145.37	1,713	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	121.77	1,214	25

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)	1,310	$2,794	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,315	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,077	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	931	$2,894	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$2,500	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$2,925	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,823	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,443	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$3,750	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	756	$2,203	10

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	700–750	715	271.70/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	326.71/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	313.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	299.60/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	437.81/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	361.26/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	316.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	417.12/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	244.91/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	313.54/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	273.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	377.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	341.66/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	359.12/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	296.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,563	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,314.80/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,315	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	164.15/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,221	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	2,202.67/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,203	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	3,007.08/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,007	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	190.16/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	127.51/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,321	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	117.47/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	328.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	329.32/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	370.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	280.88/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,609	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,443.37/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,443	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,924.73/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,925	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,077.06/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,077	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	2,893.72/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,793.85/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,794	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,531	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,774.81/head	1,650.00–3,300.00	2,775	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	106.77/cwt	102.50–114.00	929	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	121.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,039	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	148.96/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,846	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	136.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	393.55/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	360.46/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	501.60/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	398.42/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	424.71/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.04/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	400.16/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.16/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,675	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	342.35/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	304.21/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	446.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	333.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	442.80/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	422.37/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,360	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	370.47/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	356.63/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	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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