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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 300▼ 106 vs year ago 431 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 36 vs year ago 81 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 155▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were 15.00 to 30.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 15.00 to 23.00 higher and feeder heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher also on a light test. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter buls sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with a good selection of quality feeders that helped push the market higher on feeders today. Demand was strong.

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 $293.45/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −108.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$293.45

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.69

vs AR average

−36.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	309.94	1,651	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	284.03	1,552	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $99 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 sale11 hd

293.45

—

AR average9 barns · 299 hd

306.14

−12.69

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−36.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−108.12

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	1,599	173.81	2,779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	147.99	1,881	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	146.50	2,047	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	139.00	1,376	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,535	2thin

Every lot

54 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	384.13/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,640	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	387.18/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,680	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,641	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	341.94/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,816	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	311.16/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,945	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	273.32/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,058	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,147	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	368.37/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,234	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	366.74/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,361	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	413	343.23/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,418	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	352.68/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,495	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	361.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,556	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	327.24/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,531	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	291.89/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,407	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	313.25/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,651	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	290.14/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,538	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	272.59/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,546	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	283.70/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,787	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	429.07/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,322	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	403.12/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,459	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,649	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	383.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,614	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	346.44/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,663	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	327.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,726	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	305.28/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,768	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,828	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	175.47/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	185.64/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,245	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,376	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,864	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	149.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,028	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,929	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	140.88/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,084	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	165.11/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,122	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,535.18/head	2,125.00–2,775.00	2,535	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 300Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 155Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,360	145.00–155.00	149.09
6	—	1,479	136.00–144.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	147.00–153.00	149.99
2	—	1,368	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	181.00–189.00	185.64
2	—	1,675	175.00–176.00	175.47
1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	308	415.00–440.00	429.07
5	350–400	362	370.00–422.50	403.12
12	400–450	421	365.00–395.00	383.26
13	450–500	480	325.00–375.00	346.44
9	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	327.56
4	550–600	579	290.00–320.00	305.28
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	482	280.00–310.00	291.89
3	500–550	530	280.00–295.00	290.14
3	550–600	567	265.00–277.50	272.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	413	335.00–350.00	343.23
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	402.50	402.50
6	300–350	335	360.00–380.00	368.37
10	350–400	371	340.00–387.50	366.74
19	400–450	424	340.00–360.00	352.68
11	450–500	468	315.00–340.00	327.24
3	500–550	527	307.50–317.50	313.25
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	277.50–290.00	283.70
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	360.00–370.00	361.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	521	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	385.00–390.00	387.18
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	427	380.00–385.00	384.13
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
5	500–550	531	325.00–360.00	341.94
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–322.50	311.16
3	750–800	753	260.00–280.00	273.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	157.00–171.00	165.11

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	—	1,240	2,125.00–2,775.00	2,535.18

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.