Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on a light run of feeders today steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 30.00 lower, steers in the 500-600 lbs range sold 10.00-20.00 higher and steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs seen the best gains today selling 10.00 to 30.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.52/cwt on 6 head, up $26.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +14.31 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$402.52

▲ 26.07 vs prior sale

6 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.79

vs AR average

−13.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	402.52	2,261	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

402.52

—

AR average9 barns · 293 hd

410.31

−7.79

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−13.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

+14.31

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	1,643	182.40	2,997	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	165.50	1,934	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	161.01	2,137	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	948	130.54	1,237	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	370.93/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	470.06/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	441	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.14/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	379.98/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	425.02/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	494.87/cwt	470.00–545.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	287	552.85/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.77/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	451.05/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	757	331.44/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,509	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	417.32/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	407.27/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	521.64/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	462.62/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	499.04/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	561.17/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	546.77/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	414.96/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	554.92/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	481.51/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	394.13/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	457.61/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	404.87/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	574.85/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	552.79/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	483.66/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	509.90/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	424.85/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	231.21/cwt	205.00–260.00	2,784	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	182.10/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,888	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	200.91/cwt	198.50–203.50	3,723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	135.12/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	158.83/cwt	155.00–163.50	2,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	166.34/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	167.40/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,969	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	374.66/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	541.68/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	504.65/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,150	4

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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