Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to last week are available the sale was not reported. On a moderate supply of feeders today demand was good and buyer attendence was lighter than normal. New crop fleshly calves were discounted by buyers while lighter fleshed and value added cattle brought a premiuim comparably. Slaughter cattle and replacemant cow supply were both good with strong demand for both.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.59/cwt on 33 head, down $5.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +26.04 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$465.59

▼ 5.78 vs prior sale

33 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.92

vs AR average

−8.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	470.79	2,613	24
Medium and Large 2	531	451.73	2,399	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $214 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 sale33 hd

465.59

—

AR average7 barns · 440 hd

453.67

+11.92

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−8.11

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

+26.04

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	1,607	193.18	3,104	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	170.87	2,486	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	168.18	2,164	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	144.58	1,458	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$2,925	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,799	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,653	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,049	13
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,850	1thin

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	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	467.37/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	499.37/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	422.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	417.44/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	442.56/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	456.99/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	400.54/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	547.60/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	483.14/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	523.59/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	423.93/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	577.50/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	454.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	454.09/cwt	445.00–487.50	2,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	438.48/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	365.04/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	456.82/cwt	427.50–467.50	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	516.97/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	591.67/cwt	585.00–605.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	515.06/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	577	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	514	460.09/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	352	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	497.29/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	631.75/cwt	620.00–645.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	517.32/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,411	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	175.52/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,079	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	177.05/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	143.42/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	163.15/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,335	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	169.87/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	201.87/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,373	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	2,798.56/head	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,799	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,703	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,048.52/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,049	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	204.29/cwt	165.00–235.00	2,572	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,653.00/head	2,525.00–2,750.00	2,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	199.01/cwt	177.00–215.00	2,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	569.33/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,107	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	510.88/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	370.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	404.68/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	479.00/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	441.20/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	433.96/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	482.32/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.05/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	385.68/cwt	372.50–415.00	2,241	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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