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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 27

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

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Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 380▼ 106 vs year ago 460 · −23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 50▼ 30 vs year ago 75 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady, steers under 500 lbs were steady but with lower undertones. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with with some fleshly new crop calves selling as much as 20.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Supply 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 $292.01/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −109.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$292.01

38 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

vs AR average

−29.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	301.89	1,613	21
Medium and Large 1-2	531	293.00	1,556	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	274.30	1,510	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $103 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 sale38 hd

292.01

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

−15.09

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−29.73

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−109.56

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	—	Average	1,365	159.25	2,174	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	139.57	1,873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	135.99	1,665	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	127.83	1,269	2thin

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)	1,125	$2,027	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,879	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,167	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	410.82/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,356	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	398.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,463	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,555	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	376.75/cwt	372.50–381.00	1,413	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	307.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,277	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	378.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,644	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	371.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,762	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,571	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	350.78/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,852	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	327.51/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,896	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	326.94/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,043	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	299.01/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,988	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,073	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,165	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,167	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,114	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	316.70/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,023	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	360.12/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,170	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	302.58/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,138	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	325.81/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,228	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	298.88/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,264	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	323.52/cwt	312.50–337.00	1,388	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	432	310.43/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,341	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	317.13/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,491	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,572	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	272.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,308	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	303.83/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,571	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,431	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,556	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	274.60/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,549	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	294.98/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,675	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	280.41/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,761	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.42/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,845	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,269	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	393.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,270	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	324.36/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,229	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	370.66/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,442	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	303.62/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,284	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	356.49/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,533	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	353.63/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,683	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	325.70/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,599	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	335.22/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,757	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	304.71/cwt	284.00–333.00	1,758	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	290.91/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,807	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,930	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	241.59/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,715	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	277.95/cwt	276.00–280.00	2,023	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	159.25/cwt	152.50–164.00	2,174	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	127.83/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,269	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	130.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,569	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	140.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,748	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,756	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	143.35/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,932	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	1,878.94/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,879	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,027.17/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	2,027	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,304	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 380Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 50Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	437.50	437.50
3	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	393.25
4	350–400	389	345.00–390.00	370.66
4	400–450	430	342.50–385.00	356.49
14	450–500	476	335.00–385.00	353.63
9	500–550	524	317.50–345.00	335.22
8	550–600	577	284.00–333.00	304.71
4	600–650	621	285.00–298.00	290.91
1	650–700	670	288.00	288.00
2	700–750	728	276.00–280.00	277.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	275.00–385.00	324.36
4	400–450	423	280.00–325.00	303.62
7	450–500	491	325.00–327.50	325.70
1	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	685	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	710	235.00–248.00	241.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	400.00–421.00	410.82
6	350–400	367	390.00–410.00	398.62
4	400–450	434	370.00–400.00	378.89
4	450–500	475	360.00–385.00	371.04
9	500–550	528	337.50–367.50	350.78
5	550–600	579	326.00–329.00	327.51
3	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	326.94
3	650–700	665	296.00–301.00	299.01
1	700–750	735	282.00	282.00
1	800–850	840	258.00	258.00
1	900–950	905	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	420.00–425.00	422.45
1	750–800	765	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	375	372.50–381.00	376.75
1	450–500	485	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	300.00–315.00	307.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	377.50	377.50
2	300–350	325	357.50–362.50	360.12
3	350–400	377	325.00–327.50	325.81
8	400–450	429	312.50–337.00	323.52
6	450–500	470	302.50–326.00	317.13
13	500–550	517	282.50–317.50	303.83
7	550–600	568	290.00–307.50	294.98
3	600–650	628	277.50–286.00	280.41
2	650–700	670	272.00–279.00	275.42
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	305.00–325.00	316.70
8	350–400	376	280.00–315.00	302.58
8	400–450	423	280.00–310.00	298.88
2	450–500	480	265.00–280.00	272.58
4	500–550	523	270.00–277.50	273.70
8	550–600	564	255.00–280.00	274.60
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	297.50–322.50	310.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	135.00–144.00	140.54
6	—	1,201	130.00–133.00	130.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	125.00–131.00	127.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	137.00–149.00	143.35
1	—	1,330	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	152.50–164.00	159.25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,125	1,650.00–2,200.00	2,027.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,066	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,878.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	180.00	180.00

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	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.