Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers both traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower with un-weaned fleshy cattle selling sharply lower. Value added and weaned cattle did not take the same losses on average as the new crop cattle. Slaughter cattle were not well tested. Supply was lighter than previous weeks and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.69/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.51 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$327.69

14 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$29.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs AR average

−41.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	346.50	1,899	5thin
Medium and Large 2	531	317.25	1,683	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.25/cwt here — about $216 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 sale14 hd

327.69

—

AR average6 barns · 209 hd

341.49

−13.80

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−41.22

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−60.51

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	1,840	192.00	3,533	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	160.85	2,305	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	149.46	1,866	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	140.50	1,602	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,699	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$3,681	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,590	$2,984	7

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,699.25/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	269.58/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	161.77/cwt	152.50–170.00	2,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	327.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	341.23/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	351.21/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.90/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	356.03/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	431.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	350.10/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	360.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	369.09/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	445.33/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	394.92/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	263.02/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	391.54/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	351.74/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,181	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,984.19/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	158.69/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,974	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	140.50/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	160.85/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633	3,670.98/head	3,150.00–4,200.00	3,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	313.63/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	339.04/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	384.63/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	353.75/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	320.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	393.08/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	330.43/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	328.50/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	318.70/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	403.38/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	334.73/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	347.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	348.15/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	365.23/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	274.78/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	330.06/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	325.00/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	377.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,516	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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