Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady to uneven. There was a few offerings of value added steers and heifers that sold at a premium. Fleshy and un-weaned feeders kept the market un-even on some ranges of cattle. Slaughter cows sold from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.05/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.15 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$328.05

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AR average

−10.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	344.11	1,868	33
Medium and Large 2	560	292.72	1,639	15thin

One grade step is worth $51.39/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

328.05

—

AR average6 barns · 256 hd

329.86

−1.81

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−10.69

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−60.15

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	1,420	167.38	2,377	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,252	161.62	2,023	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	154.24	1,906	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	137.41	1,381	12

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)	1,374	$2,875	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,619	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$2,299	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	349.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	362.59/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	294.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	329.29/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,315	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	380.82/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.49/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	389.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.07/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	411.74/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	332.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	391.32/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	359.92/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	361.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	319.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	400.19/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,689	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	439.12/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	308.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,906	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,298.75/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,898	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,619.05/head	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	148.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,759	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	182.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,194	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	161.62/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,023	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	161.28/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,098	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	162.92/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	2,875.26/head	2,375.00–3,150.00	2,875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	157.21/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,059	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	135.24/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,408	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	148.73/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	309.22/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,174	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,759	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	334.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	249.70/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	326.82/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	372.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	280.70/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,224	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	300.34/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	356.64/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	283.79/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.58/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	297.41/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	272.80/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	336.25/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.40/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	404.50/cwt	404.50–404.50	2,071	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,044	15

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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