Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with some offerings of weaned and light fleshed steers selling 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heavy fleshed cattle were discounted by buyers on all ranges. Supply was good and demand was good with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.74/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −18.46 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$369.74

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs AR average

−0.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	380.00	2,079	22
Medium and Large 2	529	341.54	1,808	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $271 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 sale30 hd

369.74

—

AR average8 barns · 473 hd

369.19

+0.55

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−0.07

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−18.46

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	1,553	194.92	3,026	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	168.95	2,391	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	154.31	1,745	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	127.61	1,205	5thin

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)	943	$2,278	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,500	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	300–350	331	442.64/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	335.59/cwt	312.50–355.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	373.00/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	424.53/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	376.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	405.23/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	377.55/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	394.28/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	361.24/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	405.22/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	519.55/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	343.50/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	375.02/cwt	355.00–397.50	2,145	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	388.48/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	476.98/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	366.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	400.56/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	439.03/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	348.93/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	447.59/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	430.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	391.88/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,858	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	323.03/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	376.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	513.93/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	385.94/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,980	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	325.73/cwt	312.50–337.50	2,316	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	168.95/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	185.53/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,931	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	154.31/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	995	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,278.45/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,278	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	209.03/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	354.19/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	314.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	333.78/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	387.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	331.19/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	319.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	367.15/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	343.54/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	351.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	422.53/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	473.13/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	375.97/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	353.58/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	359.43/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	417.12/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	346.91/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	335.88/cwt	315.00–352.50	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	390.70/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	353.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,474	3

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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