Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparable feeders to last week were limited on a lighter supply this week, but both steers and heifers were trending mostly 10.00 to 20.0 lower. Several offerings fleshy and unweaned feeders traded sharply lower. Feeder cattle futures have been uncertain and very volatile over the last few weeks and has buyers hesitant to step out to far. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.33/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −80.87 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$307.33

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$37.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.96

vs AR average

−58.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	321.98	1,765	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	284.31	1,528	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

307.33

—

AR average8 barns · 474 hd

331.29

−23.96

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−58.28

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−80.87

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	1,657	178.21	2,954	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	157.50	2,339	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	150.15	1,955	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	127.21	1,417	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,887	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,779	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,152	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	378.22/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	370.41/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	361.61/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	319.82/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.47/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	419.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	297.21/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	449.64/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	392.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	339.09/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,628	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	303.35/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	265.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	389.89/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	348.78/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	336.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	366.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	342.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	358.37/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	326.09/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	273.30/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	688	271.25/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	341.59/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,151.57/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,884	172.82/cwt	162.50–181.00	3,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	126.76/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,470	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,339	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	199.11/cwt	197.00–201.00	2,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	145.22/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	315.02/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	160.82/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,637	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,779.23/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,887.22/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	331.47/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	348.34/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	332.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	319.74/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	361.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,840	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.72/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	340.86/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	327.04/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	295.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →