Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong. Buyer attendence was also good. Not all of the feeder supply was viewed due to technical difficulties.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.87/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −43.33 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$344.87

39 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$44.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs AR average

−5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	366.60	1,975	20
Medium and Large 2	558	322.01	1,795	19thin

One grade step is worth $44.59/cwt here — about $180 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 sale39 hd

344.87

—

AR average7 barns · 300 hd

345.69

−0.81

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−5.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−43.33

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	—	High	1,618	191.67	3,100	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	162.50	2,127	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	156.00	1,908	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	136.67	1,319	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)	1,500	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	914	$2,796	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,025	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	500–550	525	391.06/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,053	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	371.48/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	482.42/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	386.91/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	409.67/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	454.76/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	416.05/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	496.66/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	405.12/cwt	382.50–425.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	397.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	317.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	396.17/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	365.25/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	337.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	463.44/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.33/cwt	334.00–355.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	465.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	367.92/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,060	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	226.12/cwt	205.00–265.00	2,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,021	10
Bulls	—	—	1,632	193.62/cwt	193.00–203.00	3,160	33
Bulls	—	—	1,348	170.44/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,415	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	157.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	2,911.21/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	186.16/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,040	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	372.63/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,822	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	396.77/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	395.61/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	330.38/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	324.15/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.76/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	385.12/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	412.44/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	389.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	402.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	363.40/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	461.40/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	330.75/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	323.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	348.10/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	386.90/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	308.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,884	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.

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