Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mixed to steady with some offerings of quality feeders trending higher. Feeder heifers sold un-even to 10.00 higher. There were not enough comparable feeders this week to compare to last weeks pre-vac sale so a good trend could not be established. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.09/cwt on 34 head, up $2.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −15.45 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$424.09

▲ 2.89 vs prior sale

34 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.05

vs AR average

−47.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	429.56	2,478	23
Medium and Large 2	543	412.66	2,240	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about $238 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 sale34 hd

424.09

—

AR average8 barns · 392 hd

442.14

−18.05

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−47.89

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−15.45

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	1,435	161.03	2,311	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	155.00	1,953	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	134.95	1,756	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	128.31	1,353	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,186	$3,510	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,946	75
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$3,664	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	418.06/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	411.65/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	481.22/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	472.61/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	349.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	426.80/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	470.07/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	380.99/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	470.09/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	397.83/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	375.90/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	421.07/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,493	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	483.28/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	524	424.91/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	450.19/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	573	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	430.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	486.74/cwt	482.50–510.00	2,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	373.64/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	423.82/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	137.52/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,480	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	118.76/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,251	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	168.55/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	128.68/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,945.96/head	3,000.00–4,450.00	3,946	75
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,647.61/head	2,800.00–4,150.00	3,648	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	3,509.98/head	3,150.00–4,050.00	3,510	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	395.73/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	359.82/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	390.29/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	509.47/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	373.27/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	457.86/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	486.49/cwt	440.00–535.00	2,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	397.36/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	459.83/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	375.98/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	437.29/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	374.33/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	349.84/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	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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