Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to the previous sale is available as the sale was not reported last week. Demand was good and supply was moderate with good buyer attendence..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.45/cwt on 36 head, down $27.64 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −11.75 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$376.45

▼ 27.64 vs prior sale

36 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$10.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.63

vs AR average

−53.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	382.17	2,175	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	371.87	2,006	20

One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale36 hd

376.45

—

AR average9 barns · 195 hd

402.08

−25.63

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−53.96

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−11.75

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	173.58	2,889	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	155.75	2,156	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	145.54	2,163	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	130.92	1,375	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$3,416	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,816	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$3,219	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,373	$2,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	450–500	476	394.34/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	372.89/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	490.85/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	472.07/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	367.02/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	337.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	424.79/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	357.21/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	397	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	429.68/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	611	358.72/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	455.70/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	517	389.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	370.90/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	506.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	437.69/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	486.17/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	513.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	329.34/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	410.07/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	521.17/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	370.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	465.12/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	599.48/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	464.35/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,424	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	304.69/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	397	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	161.61/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,243	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	153.40/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,122	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	132.13/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	148.55/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,132	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	176.98/cwt	169.00–189.00	2,971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	248.51/cwt	230.00–290.00	2,386	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	207.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,228	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,816.01/head	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,416.46/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	190.19/cwt	172.50–235.00	2,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	208.05/cwt	162.50–245.00	2,393	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,219.06/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	425.81/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	369.37/cwt	345.00–415.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	351.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	386.20/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	415.46/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	446.53/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	392	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	390.04/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	623.66/cwt	600.00–645.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	457	447.52/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	378.23/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	368.72/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	506.89/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	551.36/cwt	465.00–580.00	2,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	517.46/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	403.07/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	505.53/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	429.33/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,439	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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