Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs were lightly tested but sold significantly higher than the previous week, feeder steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers across most weight classes were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls on a light test were mostly steady. Supply today was heavy with a good supply of weaned and pre-vac feeders and demand was strong across most weight classes of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.21/cwt on 98 head, up $14.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −18.34 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$421.21

▲ 14.58 vs prior sale

98 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AR average

−45.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	429.99	2,456	60
Medium and Large 2	557	407.34	2,267	38

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $189 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

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 sale98 hd

421.21

—

AR average7 barns · 319 hd

423.60

−2.39

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−45.12

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−18.34

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	1,470	159.66	2,347	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	146.09	1,977	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	141.62	1,733	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	124.76	1,261	11

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	450–500	487	412.53/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	513.33/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	604.79/cwt	595.00–615.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	491.90/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	380.60/cwt	365.00–407.50	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	477	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	547	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	406.80/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	426.02/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,441	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	313.84/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	388.41/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	364.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	380.52/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	353.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	470.10/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,252	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	410.20/cwt	380.00–416.00	2,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	441.23/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	584.20/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	577.34/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	450.51/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,149	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	386.07/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,598	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	580.87/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	686	356.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,445	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	392.02/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	417.60/cwt	385.00–421.00	2,610	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	573	405.31/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,322	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	523.85/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	429.02/cwt	419.00–442.50	2,488	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	443.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.62/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	412.00/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	498.02/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	516.59/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,979	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	124.08/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,284	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	148.86/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	141.80/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,792	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,130	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	144.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,033	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	153.51/cwt	142.00–165.00	2,095	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	189.51/cwt	150.00–230.00	2,566	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	183.37/cwt	171.00–195.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	564.70/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,886	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	418.32/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	357.29/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	449.64/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	319.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.72/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	374.04/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	479.48/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	345.66/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	407.79/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	368.75/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	416.95/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	364.22/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	327.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	434.22/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.61/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	327.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	451.13/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	446.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	386.18/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,058	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	398.53/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	484	392.81/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,901	5

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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