Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With last weeks light run of feeders and this weeks light to moderate supply a solid comparison was not established. However, both feeder steers and heifers were trending mostly 15.00 to 30.00 higher on the limited number of comparable cattle. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate to light and demand was strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.29/cwt on 15 head, up $35.04 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +13.75 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$453.29

▲ 35.04 vs prior sale

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$40.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs AR average

−25.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	466.93	2,518	10thin
Medium and Large 2	543	426.01	2,314	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.92/cwt here — about $204 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 sale15 hd

453.29

—

AR average9 barns · 461 hd

461.42

−8.12

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−25.10

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

+13.75

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	165.00	2,244	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	150.36	1,717	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	133.67	1,253	13

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)	947	$3,005	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,615	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	500–550	520	391.27/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	491.16/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	452.43/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	342.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	471.15/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	426.92/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	465.35/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	480.15/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	471.02/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	518.74/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	392.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	446.73/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	453.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	421.94/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	355.09/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	587.66/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	492.26/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	549.94/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	477.47/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	547.50/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	527.20/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	605.44/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	557.60/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	163.91/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	131.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	142.54/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,465	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,244	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	802	124.46/cwt	118.00–133.00	998	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,934	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	186.35/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,923	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	3,004.58/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,005	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,615.08/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,751	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	468.62/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,226	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	449.18/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	437.72/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	415.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	403.10/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	302.15/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	332.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	596.12/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	514.35/cwt	475.00–550.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.76/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	390.13/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	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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