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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 141▼ 139 vs year ago 439 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 60▼ 37 vs year ago 90 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 20▲ 95 vs year ago 60 · +158.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were not well tested. There was a large offering of open replacement heifers weighing between 750 lbs and 800 lbs that sold from 2150.00-2385.00.

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 $273.98/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −127.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$273.98

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$33.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.64

vs AR average

−47.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	298.51	1,602	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	264.54	1,439	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.97/cwt here — about $163 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

273.98

—

AR average9 barns · 367 hd

301.61

−27.64

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−47.20

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−127.59

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	—	Low	1,358	149.90	2,036	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	147.74	2,169	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	144.21	1,728	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	126.29	1,205	7thin

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)	1,201	$2,410	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,235	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,958	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	776	$2,257	123

Every lot

71 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	386.45/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,244	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	385.37/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,426	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	367.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,534	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,586	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,553	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	338.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,739	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	320.12/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,841	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	342.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,115	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,250	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	354.54/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,340	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	334.54/cwt	310.00–344.00	1,408	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,542	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	279.96/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,341	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	274.91/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,438	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,567	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	301.25/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,657	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	255.65/cwt	236.00–275.00	1,437	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	266.20/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,618	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	235.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,458	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	236.82/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,584	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,847	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	314.06/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,058	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	357.19/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,336	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	392	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,058	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	349.41/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,447	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	307.39/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,331	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	332.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,513	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	278.28/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,330	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	300.22/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,558	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,232	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	533	297.61/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,586	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	294.38/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,693	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	286.84/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,830	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,356	160.83/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	130.26/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,256	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	147.05/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,804	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	147.74/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,169	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	1,864.73/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,865	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,957.98/head	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,958	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,482.14/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,482	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	2,410.20/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,410	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	2,256.69/head	2,150.00–2,385.00	2,257	123
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,507	2

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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 141Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 20Year ago 60

Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	288.00–307.50	297.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	374	340.00–380.00	357.19
9	400–450	414	335.00–390.00	349.41
2	450–500	455	325.00–340.00	332.58
6	500–550	519	270.00–335.00	300.22
4	550–600	575	270.00–302.50	294.38
3	600–650	638	282.50–289.00	286.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	300.00–350.00	314.06
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	433	292.50–320.00	307.39
3	450–500	478	272.50–282.50	278.28
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	560	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	322	375.00–405.00	386.45
12	350–400	370	370.00–405.00	385.37
4	400–450	418	350.00–380.00	367.10
2	450–500	470	335.00–340.00	337.47
18	500–550	514	310.00–340.00	338.30
3	550–600	575	312.00–330.00	320.12
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	493	310.00–320.00	314.97
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	345.00–365.00	354.54
23	400–450	421	310.00–344.00	334.54
18	450–500	470	328.00	328.00
3	500–550	528	295.00–300.00	296.69
2	550–600	550	295.00–307.50	301.25
2	600–650	608	262.50–270.00	266.20
3	700–750	733	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	400–450	423	275.00–280.00	277.51
4	450–500	479	272.50–287.50	279.96
6	500–550	523	250.00–285.00	274.91
7	550–600	562	236.00–275.00	255.65
4	600–650	619	230.00–240.00	235.54
5	650–700	669	220.00–255.00	236.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	335.00–350.00	342.56
2	450–500	465	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,482.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,864.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,875.00–2,050.00	1,957.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	4	—	1,201	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,410.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	837	180.00	180.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	123	—	776	2,150.00–2,385.00	2,256.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	1,205	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,356	154.00–164.00	160.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	144.00–153.00	147.05
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	143.00–150.00	147.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	129.00–132.00	130.26
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,045	141.00	141.00

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.