Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are avaialbe to the previous weeks due to lack of reporter. Supply was good and demand was moderate with good buyer attendence.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.46/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −75.09 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$364.46

44 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$40.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AR average

−65.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	373.57	1,980	34
Medium and Large 2	554	333.49	1,847	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.08/cwt here — about $133 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $406.63, median $439.55 across 15 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 sale44 hd

364.46

—

AR average8 barns · 241 hd

371.64

−7.18

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−65.26

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−75.09

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	1,640	164.90	2,704	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	161.00	2,552	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	142.44	1,824	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	121.41	1,209	7thin

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)	1,012	$1,763	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	400–450	418	429.09/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	473.80/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	322.08/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	345.65/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	326.16/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	381.30/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	306.39/cwt	287.50–312.50	2,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	355.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	423.85/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	326.53/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	374.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	357.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	406.26/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	453.57/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	454.11/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	327.06/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	349.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	510.07/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.00/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	315.29/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	373.95/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	462.18/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	306.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,964	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,763.10/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	137.97/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,687	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	164.90/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	125.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	195.90/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,877	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	154.37/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,215	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	335.04/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	328.81/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	354.53/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.99/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	410.45/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	331.23/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	329.91/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	283.47/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	328.67/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	346.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	297.37/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	375.92/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,936	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	344.71/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	316.26/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	325.04/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	292.85/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	350.71/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	318.42/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	311.45/cwt	287.50–350.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	356.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	345.68/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	302.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,138	12

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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