Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold un-even from 5.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were not well tested. There was a good offering of replacement cows sold today that buyers placed a premium on.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.98/cwt on 16 head, down $5.45 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +10.78 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$398.98

▼ 5.45 vs prior sale

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$20.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs AR average

−24.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	404.09	2,199	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	383.64	2,130	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about $69 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

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 sale16 hd

398.98

—

AR average9 barns · 267 hd

407.43

−8.45

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−24.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

+10.78

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	1,593	193.15	3,078	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	170.00	2,499	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	160.68	1,971	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	133.79	1,350	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$3,573	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$3,513	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,265	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,878	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$5,054	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$5,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$4,792	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$4,757	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,256	$4,443	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,694	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$4,254	18

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	386.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	597.08/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	506.81/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	272	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	520.82/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	386.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	477.97/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	445.24/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	464.17/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	453.60/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	387.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	667.79/cwt	635.00–705.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	442.50/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	488.42/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	435.85/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	427.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	535.22/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	258	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	1,922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	409.08/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	340.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	452.60/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	487.78/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	452.54/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	422.03/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	409.39/cwt	387.50–435.00	2,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	174.90/cwt	167.50–183.00	2,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	132.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	197.69/cwt	187.00–211.00	3,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	143.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,515	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	170.65/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,877.97/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,878	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,264.99/head	2,600.00–3,900.00	3,265	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	4,592.02/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	5,284.58/head	4,700.00–5,700.00	5,285	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,694	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,052	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	4,597.48/head	3,800.00–5,000.00	4,597	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	5,075.62/head	4,400.00–5,500.00	5,076	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	4,713.40/head	4,350.00–5,400.00	4,713	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	3,572.60/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,573	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,512.92/head	2,800.00–4,150.00	3,513	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	4,792.06/head	4,400.00–5,100.00	4,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	523.16/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	373.19/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	366.06/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	425.17/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	363.63/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	426.90/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	370.32/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	432.44/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	652.81/cwt	635.00–670.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	504.79/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	488.79/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,283	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	563.45/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,102	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	5,050.30/head	5,000.00–5,100.00	5,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	4,162.64/head	3,300.00–4,800.00	4,163	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	4,442.59/head	4,300.00–4,600.00	4,443	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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