Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last weeks light run on the holiday week is available, there was not enough comparable cattle to establish a trend. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $346.54/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −93.01 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$346.54

35 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.90

vs AR average

−32.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	351.56	1,960	24
Medium and Large 2	560	335.59	1,881	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $79 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

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 sale35 hd

346.54

—

AR average8 barns · 364 hd

367.44

−20.90

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−32.59

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−93.01

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	1,438	185.15	2,662	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	153.56	1,809	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	153.11	2,091	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	142.99	1,478	10

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)	1,312	$2,717	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	910	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	151.07/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,612	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	185.30/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,631	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	156.44/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,860	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	318.50/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	377.82/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	314.66/cwt	298.00–328.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	319.51/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	342.51/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	304.02/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	371	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	322.95/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,367	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	429.73/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.82/cwt	327.00–332.50	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	385.13/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	329.14/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	347.78/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	334.72/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,139	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,081	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	136.40/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	351.01/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	286.75/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	324.31/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.80/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	317.50/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	306.72/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	315.32/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	277.32/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	331.92/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	283.36/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	303.15/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	333.70/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,717.47/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	173.52/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	172.43/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	144.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,661	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	156.63/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,152	6

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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