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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 20

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Mar 6Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 200▼ 54 vs year ago 434 · −12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 45 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 5▼ 25 vs year ago 55 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was strong on on most classes of feeders today. Supply on slaughter cows and bulls was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.42/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −108.14 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$293.42

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.36

vs AR average

−21.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	295.27	1,591	15thin
Medium and Large 2	532	284.17	1,511	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $80 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

293.42

—

AR average8 barns · 347 hd

312.78

−19.36

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−21.16

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−108.14

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $376.36, median $401.56 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	—	High	1,535	157.00	2,410	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	131.57	1,615	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	129.00	1,787	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	122.49	1,247	15

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)	1,191	$2,094	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,833	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,430	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	443.32/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,432	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	373	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	385	344.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,328	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	386	428.97/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,656	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	425.47/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,753	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	428	357.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,530	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	346.74/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,491	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	389.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,685	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.71/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,701	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	298.01/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,419	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	493	391.24/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,929	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	391.66/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,966	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	296.40/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,535	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.92/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,887	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	345.99/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,938	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	282.21/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,589	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	583	315.82/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,841	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	257.41/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,591	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	300.65/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,900	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	660	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,832	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	290.73/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,942	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	389.86/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,189	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	336.69/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,061	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	309.30/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,148	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	350.86/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,333	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	289.68/cwt	266.00–312.50	1,182	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	331.70/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,373	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	385.29/cwt	367.50–405.00	1,599	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	268.33/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,253	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	318.74/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,508	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	304.85/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,564	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	295.72/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,541	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	291.02/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,668	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	289.26/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,756	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	260.95/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,795	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,849	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	414.96/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,349	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	416.88/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,522	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	389.04/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,603	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	352.78/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,464	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	348.49/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,614	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	316.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,511	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	335.64/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,729	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	278.34/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,475	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	284.23/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,637	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,939	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,992	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	121.39/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	164.76/cwt	156.00–172.50	2,465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	177.10/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,936	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	121.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,234	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	105.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,452	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	138.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,598	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	127.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,620	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,787	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	2,050.26/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	142.97/cwt	132.00–154.00	1,491	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	2,094.46/head	1,575.00–2,425.00	2,094	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	138.55/cwt	123.00–153.00	1,660	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,832.84/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,833	3

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 Mar 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 200Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 5Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	340.00–365.00	352.78
3	450–500	477	315.00–320.00	316.70
5	500–550	530	250.00–310.00	278.34
4	550–600	576	260.00–310.00	284.23
1	850–900	855	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.96
5	350–400	365	385.00–430.00	416.88
3	400–450	412	370.00–412.50	389.04
4	450–500	463	325.00–365.00	348.49
8	500–550	515	322.50–350.00	335.64
1	550–600	550	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	640	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	435.00–460.00	443.32
4	350–400	386	420.00–432.00	428.97
6	400–450	412	410.00–437.50	425.47
2	450–500	493	390.00–392.50	391.24
3	500–550	502	385.00–400.00	391.66
12	550–600	560	345.00–351.00	345.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	335.00–350.00	344.94
2	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	357.37
2	550–600	583	312.50–319.00	315.82
3	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	375.00–415.00	389.24
3	450–500	465	360.00–377.50	365.71
2	500–550	520	355.00–371.00	362.92
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	632	282.50–317.50	300.65
3	650–700	668	284.00–301.00	290.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00–367.50	346.74
4	450–500	476	280.00–337.50	298.01
6	500–550	518	270.00–325.00	296.40
3	550–600	563	275.00–291.00	282.21
2	600–650	618	250.00–265.00	257.41
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	315.00–320.00	317.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00–385.00	382.60
4	400–450	415	367.50–405.00	385.29
2	500–550	513	295.00–315.00	304.85
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00–340.00	336.69
11	350–400	371	260.00–335.00	309.30
2	400–450	408	266.00–312.50	289.68
6	450–500	467	255.00–285.00	268.33
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	688	256.00–266.00	260.95
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	370.00–405.00	389.86
5	350–400	380	340.00–370.00	350.86
5	400–450	414	325.00–352.50	331.70
12	450–500	473	295.00–332.50	318.74
6	500–550	521	280.00–315.00	295.72
5	550–600	573	272.50–300.00	291.02
3	600–650	607	280.00–297.50	289.26
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	5	—	1,191	1,575.00–2,425.00	2,094.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	132.00–154.00	142.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	123.00–153.00	138.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,832.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,050.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,430.00	1,430.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	175.00–180.00	177.10
2	—	1,490	118.00–125.00	121.39
4	—	1,496	156.00–172.50	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,014	120.00–126.00	121.68
3	—	1,063	100.00–110.00	105.51
5	—	1,088	131.00–136.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	134.00–144.00	138.98
5	—	1,274	120.00–132.00	127.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00

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.