Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a light test of feeders today feeder steers and heifers both were trending 10.00 to 20.00 lower. The winter storm that is forcast to effect the area starting on Friday with frigid temperatures for an extended period and heavy snowfall excpected for most of the region had buyers hesitant to bid. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 9.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light and demand was light with less than normal buyer attendence.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.51/cwt on 13 head, down $19.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −19.69 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$368.51

▼ 19.48 vs prior sale

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AR average

−42.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	381.88	2,066	8thin
Medium and Large 2	532	347.14	1,847	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $218 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

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 sale13 hd

368.51

—

AR average7 barns · 219 hd

376.57

−8.06

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−42.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−19.69

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	2,060	160.00	3,296	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	145.57	1,847	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	145.54	2,196	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	125.24	1,311	12

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$3,000	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,709	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	650–700	676	330.95/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.67/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	386.21/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	412.17/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	547.42/cwt	530.00–557.50	1,987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	419.80/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	405.25/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	440.45/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	433.81/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	412.70/cwt	387.50–435.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	446.10/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	386.68/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	426.52/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	125.24/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	153.10/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,603	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	137.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,681	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	128.45/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	150.44/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,954	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,708.87/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,709	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	369.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	458.37/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.23/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	389.47/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	353.92/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	369.63/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	367.04/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	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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