Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs both were trending 10.00 to 20.00 higher on a better offering of quality calves this week. Feeders over 600 lbs were not well tested. Buyers were discounting the fleshy new crop calves with summertime temps arriving this week. Slaughter cows and bulls both had good demand on a light test and no trend was established. Supply was moderate, demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.11/cwt on 16 head, up $7.74 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −4.10 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$384.11

▲ 7.74 vs prior sale

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$7.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs AR average

−16.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	385.45	2,106	13thin
Medium and Large 2	532	378.28	2,012	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about $93 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 sale16 hd

384.11

—

AR average7 barns · 248 hd

378.33

+5.78

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−16.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

−4.10

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	1,518	205.32	3,117	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	168.50	2,372	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	151.68	1,447	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,309	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,352	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,308.96/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,309	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	236.54/cwt	190.00–265.00	2,545	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	172.49/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,680	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	205.32/cwt	205.00–206.00	3,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	431.33/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	434.49/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	382.42/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	414.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	441.14/cwt	417.50–465.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	455.69/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	431.17/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	419.06/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	425.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	457.94/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	401.98/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	386.44/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	476.53/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	469.84/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	517.43/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	408.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	402.44/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	413.76/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	452.21/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	509.05/cwt	475.00–535.00	2,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	481.15/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	463.37/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	431.79/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	348.22/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	463.21/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.38/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	185.51/cwt	154.00–225.00	1,829	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,351.79/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	141.55/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,358	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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