Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was strong on most ranges of feeders with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.22/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −33.98 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$354.22

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AR average

−5.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	362.19	1,947	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	337.30	1,845	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $102 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 sale25 hd

354.22

—

AR average8 barns · 334 hd

357.24

−3.01

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−5.58

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−33.98

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	1,655	179.17	2,965	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	161.00	2,178	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	140.00	1,428	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	369.25/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	408.98/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	412.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	337.49/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	409.11/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	324.12/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	353.48/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	364.10/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	391.16/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	535	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	300.03/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	296.69/cwt	290.00–298.00	2,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	382.61/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	507.02/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	388.03/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	314.31/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	436.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	396.23/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	412.49/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	445.08/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	387.04/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	450.48/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	382.99/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	384.92/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.37/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	352.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	334.15/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	300.04/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	357.42/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	423.25/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	381.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	499.58/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.25/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	331.00/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	404.83/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,935	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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