Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to last week are available the sale was not reported. Demand was moderate, feeder supply was moderate. Slaughter cow and bull demand was good with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.42/cwt on 37 head, down $15.73 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +0.21 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$388.42

▼ 15.73 vs prior sale

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AR average

−19.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	402.18	2,160	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	385.00	2,098	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	366.59	1,973	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

388.42

—

AR average9 barns · 266 hd

391.28

−2.87

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−19.02

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

+0.21

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	1,613	211.47	3,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	168.71	2,108	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	163.04	2,486	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	142.82	1,370	12

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)	1,122	$3,320	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$2,832	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$4,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	369.46/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	443.21/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	306.29/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	527.67/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	419.76/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	485.11/cwt	452.50–490.00	1,620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	433.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,045	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	666.97/cwt	640.00–695.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	443	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	354.17/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	472.30/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	386.97/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	504.38/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,411	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	531.48/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	435.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	403.98/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.17/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	343.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	393.74/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,414	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,320.23/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,320	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	210.87/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	504.54/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	387.42/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,653	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	159.56/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	718	129.23/cwt	125.00–132.50	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	173.59/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,232	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,906	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	190.91/cwt	164.00–225.00	2,381	15
Bulls	—	—	1,840	206.43/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	445.24/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	407.85/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,909	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,831.51/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	323.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	362.46/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	417.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	409.93/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.24/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	337.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	501.99/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	331.47/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	423.30/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	354.78/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	378.00/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	11

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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