Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings of weaned calves was light, with the majority of this week's run consisting of unweaned calves. Seasonal conditions-cooler nights and warm days-are creating health challenges for calves, which continues to temper demand. However, demand remains very strong for long-weaned calves, while short-weaned and unweaned calves are seeing softer interest. Despite that, the feeder market saw notable gains this week, with feeder steers trading $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 300-400 lbs traded $15.00-$20.00 higher. On a light test with less buyer demand, heifers 500lb-600lb traded steady to $10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −61.05 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$327.15

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.11

vs AR average

−57.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	328.55	1,829	18thin
Medium and Large 2	536	324.64	1,738	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $91 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 sale28 hd

327.15

—

AR average7 barns · 322 hd

356.27

−29.11

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−57.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−61.05

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	1,676	179.07	3,002	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	152.00	2,288	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	149.77	1,914	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,133	136.29	1,544	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,791	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,297	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$3,568	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$3,331	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$4,150	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1Fleshy	350–400	375	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	334.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.86/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	334.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	351.12/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	430.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	363.45/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	379.39/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	466.94/cwt	462.50–475.00	1,952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	356.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	322.40/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	235.09/cwt	227.50–247.50	2,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	444.81/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	317.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	382.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,297.25/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	585	312.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,756.10/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,756	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,791.41/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,791	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,330.88/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,331	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	159.15/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	144.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	151.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,912	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	145.61/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,915	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,875.00/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	181.30/cwt	177.00–187.00	3,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	134.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,470	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	370.11/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	412.54/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	323.05/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	358.69/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	348.98/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	326.23/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	733	343.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	348.05/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	296.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	348.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	381.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	413.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	378.32/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	502.34/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	396.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	387.44/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	267.84/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	351.40/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	365.64/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	394.93/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	384.12/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	335.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	341.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	334.30/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,145	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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