Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to the prevous week is available the sale was cancelled due to a snow and sleet event. Reciepts were light as the road conditions in the area have not been completly resolved and kept producers from getting to the market. Supply was light and buyer attendence was light also, with good to moderate demand on the few quality feeders available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.26/cwt on 13 head, down $2.19 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −21.29 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$418.26

▼ 2.19 vs prior sale

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$59.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.83

vs AR average

−64.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	427.49	2,329	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	367.50	2,012	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.99/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

418.26

—

AR average6 barns · 102 hd

442.09

−23.83

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−64.77

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

−21.29

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	—	High	1,705	190.00	3,240	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	155.00	2,069	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	131.83	1,329	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	378.71/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	394.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	386.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	419.78/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	512.07/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	414.77/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	477.25/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	430.96/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	417.87/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	377.28/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	542.45/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	431.89/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	418.94/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.43/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	413.22/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	422.41/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,837	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	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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