Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers both were not well tested on a moderate run of cattle today and no good trend could be established. However feeder steers were trending higher on the light offering and feeder heifers were un-even. There was a strait load of 862 lb steers that were in good flesh that sold for 304.50. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not tested with only one head consigned. Demand on feeders was good and supply was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.31/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −91.24 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$348.31

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$50.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.57

vs AR average

−32.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	362.63	1,995	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	312.50	1,734	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.13/cwt here — about $261 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale7 hd

348.31

—

AR average7 barns · 347 hd

368.88

−20.57

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−32.70

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−91.24

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	1,485	185.00	2,747	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	156.75	2,359	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	155.81	1,857	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	132.00	1,269	11

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)	1,045	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	650–700	690	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	336.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	344.35/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	349.25/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.56/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	366.10/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	302.32/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	433.26/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	419.36/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	303.85/cwt	275.00–304.50	2,619	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	293.12/cwt	293.00–294.00	2,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	355.86/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	339.62/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	330.22/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	395.07/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.37/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	156.75/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	155.81/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,857	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	145.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	134.69/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,045	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	254.22/cwt	251.00–257.50	2,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	309.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	385.90/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,636	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	316.67/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	303.63/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	342.70/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	281.29/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	343.54/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	279.87/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	293.77/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	317.92/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.24/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	311.53/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	377.80/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,938	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →