Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Steers and heifers over 500 lbs sold un-even to steady with weaned cattle over 500 lbs holding their own to last week. A larger offering of new crop calves pushed the market lower this week. With summertime temperatures approaching buyers were discounting long haired and un-weaned cattle that aided the lower trend. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Demand was good and supply was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.55/cwt on 38 head, down $2.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $439.55.

Average price

$439.55

▼ 2.57 vs prior sale

38 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

vs AR average

−19.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	446.01	2,413	25
Medium and Large 2	529	427.12	2,257	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

439.55

—

AR average9 barns · 569 hd

436.13

+3.42

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−19.64

This barn, trailing median15 sales

439.55

+0.00

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	1,305	193.97	2,532	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	180.71	2,474	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	163.93	1,839	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	154.77	1,697	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)	1,292	$3,050	7
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	737	$2,939	15

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	2,938.88/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,939	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	214.07/cwt	185.00–255.00	2,532	18
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,407	199.96/cwt	187.50–212.50	2,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	392.11/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	434.82/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	527.48/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	366.52/cwt	357.50–371.00	2,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	381.68/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	434.12/cwt	427.50–457.50	2,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	346.73/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	431.71/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	447.61/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	386.44/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	376	415.80/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	782	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	346.22/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,534	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	443.19/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,879	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	376.02/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	363.71/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,775	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	387.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,618	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	184.64/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	163.93/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	156.06/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	148.26/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,640	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	192.39/cwt	175.00–210.00	2,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,709	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	242.10/cwt	230.00–255.00	2,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	338.43/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	297.83/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	333.67/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	333.53/cwt	305.00–365.00	2,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	433.48/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,258	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	346.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	322.39/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	295.12/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	498.30/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	312.41/cwt	295.00–329.00	2,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	361.86/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	407.09/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	503.32/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	395.16/cwt	382.50–430.00	2,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	451.61/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,344	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.96/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	343.75/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	465.68/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1

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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