Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with some offerings of both heifers and steers that were weaned and light fleshed that sold as much as 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 15.00 higher and slaughter bulls on light test sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was good to strong especially on the weaned and lighter fleshed feeders. Buyer attendence was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.38/cwt on 44 head, up $11.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 15 comparable sales and sits +31.83 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$471.38

▲ 11.74 vs prior sale

44 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$48.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs AR average

−19.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	477.25	2,693	32
Medium and Large 1-2	555	475.00	2,636	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	428.68	2,348	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.57/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale44 hd

471.38

—

AR average9 barns · 286 hd

466.51

+4.86

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−19.45

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

+31.83

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	—	Low	1,766	198.86	3,513	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	177.28	2,714	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	175.06	2,246	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	164.00	1,886	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$3,352	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	502.65/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	549.58/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	496.88/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	438.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	355.39/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,879	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	582.53/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	368.11/cwt	364.00–381.00	2,857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	406.14/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	545.71/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	432.97/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	514.47/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	424.96/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	562.55/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	467.79/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	510.97/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	499.14/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	476	478.76/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	532.46/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	382.24/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	396.76/cwt	395.00–399.00	2,845	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	440.34/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	401.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	454.76/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	513.94/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	179.14/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,379	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	179.71/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,692	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	177.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	223.59/cwt	210.00–234.50	4,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	170.97/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,864	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	244.80/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	234.28/cwt	220.00–260.00	3,006	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	3,351.84/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,352	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	3,600.26/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	448.33/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	522.53/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	574.86/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	527.17/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	462.65/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	627.57/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	470.00/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	460.46/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	315.18/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	435.33/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	423.15/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,040	3

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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