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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 6

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Jan 23Feb 6Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

502 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 272▼ 396 vs year ago 898 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 18▼ 11 vs year ago 62 · −17.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 36 vs year ago 45 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to is available, sale was no reported last week. Supply was good and demand was good on quality feeders and value added feeders but demand was lower on un-weaned new crop calves and lesser quaility animals. Good demand was noted on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.80/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −142.60 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$300.80

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$47.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.37

vs AR average

−41.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	317.24	1,661	19thin
Medium and Large 2	546	269.58	1,473	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.66/cwt here — about $188 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

300.80

—

AR average10 barns · 270 hd

320.17

−19.37

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−41.58

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−142.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $471.38, low $425.80, median $443.41 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,691	155.78	2,634	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	132.00	2,119	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	129.26	1,632	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	104.89	980	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

85 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,247	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	373	386.68/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,442	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	349.76/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,319	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	309.81/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,168	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	351.85/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,531	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	322.50/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,467	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	337.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,582	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	325.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,526	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,284	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	489	288.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,412	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	313.57/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,609	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	263.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,408	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,928	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,682	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,931	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	985	233.80/cwt	233.80–233.80	2,303	89
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,074	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	358.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,175	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,082	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	323.18/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,225	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	294.36/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,119	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	317.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,324	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	263.26/cwt	240.00–292.50	1,106	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	249.52/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,160	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	288.29/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,364	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	301.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,434	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,099	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	247.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,289	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	287.01/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,515	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	530	260.56/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,381	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	283.27/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,581	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,363	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,466	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,563	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,618	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,610	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	240.75/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,702	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	397.38/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,252	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	374.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,432	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	331.46/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,389	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	285.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,206	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	264.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,200	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	325.95/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,525	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	305.17/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,572	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,759	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	217.36/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,495	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	139.89/cwt	131.00–147.50	2,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	170.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,278	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	764	82.84/cwt	65.00–95.00	633	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	114.34/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,161	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	107.74/cwt	107.50–108.00	1,094	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	131.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,767	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,119	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,666.91/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,844	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Thu Feb 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 272Year ago 898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 18Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	455	312.50–332.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	489	285.00–290.00	288.75
2	550–600	575	290.00–295.00	292.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	370.00–405.00	386.68
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	468	335.00–345.00	337.96
2	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	563	340.00–345.00	342.51
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	290.00–320.00	309.81
2	450–500	480	265.00–270.00	267.50
7	500–550	534	250.00–280.00	263.69
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	870	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	377	340.00–355.00	349.76
4	400–450	435	340.00–360.00	351.85
6	450–500	469	310.00–335.00	325.29
14	500–550	513	290.00–327.50	313.57
1	550–600	595	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	950–1000	985	233.80	233.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	423	270.00–300.00	285.09
2	450–500	453	250.00–280.00	264.92
2	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	688	205.00–230.00	217.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	375.00–430.00	397.38
3	350–400	382	365.00–385.00	374.83
5	400–450	419	310.00–365.00	331.46
9	450–500	468	300.00–360.00	325.95
8	500–550	515	280.00–322.50	305.17
3	550–600	577	270.00–280.00	274.94
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	225.00–230.00	226.68
1	600–650	620	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	385.00	385.00
6	300–350	328	340.00–365.00	358.27
6	350–400	379	310.00–335.00	323.18
10	400–450	417	300.00–330.00	317.55
8	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	288.29
5	500–550	528	280.00–295.00	287.01
7	550–600	558	281.00–285.00	283.27
2	600–650	613	250.00–260.00	254.90
3	700–750	707	225.00–252.50	240.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	325.00	325.00
14	350–400	380	255.00–300.00	294.36
8	400–450	420	240.00–292.50	263.26
2	450–500	465	235.00–265.00	249.52
5	500–550	522	235.00–260.00	247.03
4	550–600	570	230.00–245.00	239.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	262.50	262.50
2	550–600	578	250.00–257.50	253.64
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	627	258.00	258.00
5	650–700	652	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	301.88
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	255.00–272.50	260.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	127.00–134.00	131.35
1	—	1,015	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	107.50–108.00	107.74
10	—	1,015	106.00–123.00	114.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
5	—	764	65.00–95.00	82.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,458	131.00–147.50	139.89
3	—	1,918	165.00–180.00	170.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,666.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	123.00–126.00	124.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.