Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to a light run of cattle this week. Very hot weather has moved into the region and kept reciepts low today. Demand was moderate to good on weaned and lighter fleshed calves but buyers were discounting the fleshy new crop cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.56/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.65 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$318.56

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs AR average

−21.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	332.16	1,783	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	307.98	1,688	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $96 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

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 sale16 hd

318.56

—

AR average6 barns · 169 hd

331.36

−12.80

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−21.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−69.65

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	—	Low	1,505	172.27	2,593	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	151.00	2,106	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	138.99	1,742	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	134.25	1,414	3thin

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)	1,400	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	450–500	457	329.89/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	398.19/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	402.02/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	361.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	358.80/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	357.52/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,469	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	349.39/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	442.38/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	363.14/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	428.40/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.93/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	343.73/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,090	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	282.98/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	177.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	309.95/cwt	278.00–335.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	336.40/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	291.02/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	346.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	341.14/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	307.42/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.71/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	341.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	334.71/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	341.25/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	323.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	308.42/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	357.52/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	427.80/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,203	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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