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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 15

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← May 1May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 444▼ 95 vs year ago 640 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 75▼ 43 vs year ago 83 · −51.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 91▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good with several offerings of weaned and value added feeders. Demand was good. With summertime temperatures creeping ever closer some buyers were discounting the heavy fleshed and long haired feeders.

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 $342.49/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −100.91 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$342.49

46 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.78

vs AR average

−42.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	345.05	1,927	41
Medium and Large 1-2	580	325.00	1,885	3thin
Medium and Large 2	560	316.25	1,771	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.80/cwt here — about $156 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 sale46 hd

342.49

—

AR average7 barns · 451 hd

367.27

−24.78

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−42.11

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−100.91

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	1,635	179.90	2,942	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	145.91	2,306	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	143.55	1,702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	129.88	1,408	6thin

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)	1,265	$2,810	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,649	11

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,335	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	452.39/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,606	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	437.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,631	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	399.16/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,712	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,924	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	462	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,733	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	421.61/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,969	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	370.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,734	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	328.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,726	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	353.62/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,874	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,873	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	338.01/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,950	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	321.70/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,882	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,058	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	348.80/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,121	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	327.34/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,049	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,067	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	336.42/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,237	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	287.36/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,963	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,122	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,328	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,265	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,343	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	806	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,257	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	276.96/cwt	270.00–284.00	2,299	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	275.67/cwt	274.00–284.00	2,360	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,315	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	360.07/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,217	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.69/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,352	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	382	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,413	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	355.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,487	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	421	367.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,547	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	330.73/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,402	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,678	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,618	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.28/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,521	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	321.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,687	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	345.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,873	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	321.09/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,808	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	310.42/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,934	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	292.66/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,008	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,019	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	280.51/cwt	279.00–285.00	2,037	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	459.89/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,508	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	444.47/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,689	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,338	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	389.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,631	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	367.68/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,695	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,671	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,655	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	282.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,640	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	268.39/cwt	267.00–272.50	2,021	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	170.03/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	186.48/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,230	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	130.82/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,451	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,534	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	146.44/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,715	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,164	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	148.82/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,453	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,458	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,810.28/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	2,649.25/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,649	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	153.37/cwt	140.00–171.00	2,061	7

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 May 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 444Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 75Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 91Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,120	137.00	137.00
4	—	1,109	128.00–133.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	145.00–156.00	148.82
3	—	1,513	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,195	139.00	139.00
8	—	1,171	142.00–155.00	146.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	168.00–172.00	170.03
3	—	1,732	184.00–190.00	186.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	390.00–400.00	395.04
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	806	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	526	320.00–335.00	328.06
3	550–600	585	315.00–325.00	321.70
2	650–700	683	280.00–295.00	287.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	337.50	337.50
3	700–750	705	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	445.00–450.00	447.47
3	450–500	467	420.00–425.00	421.61
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
13	550–600	593	347.00	347.00
5	600–650	608	347.00–350.00	348.80
40	650–700	665	331.00–340.00	336.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	631	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	733	309.00	309.00
32	750–800	781	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	437.35
9	400–450	429	380.00–430.00	399.16
8	450–500	468	350.00–390.00	370.45
14	500–550	530	330.00–365.00	353.62
5	550–600	577	330.00–347.50	338.01
14	600–650	626	310.00–340.00	327.34
3	700–750	732	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	775	304.00	304.00
2	800–850	830	270.00–284.00	276.96
6	850–900	856	274.00–284.00	275.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	445.00–460.00	452.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	445.00–475.00	459.89
13	350–400	380	410.00–455.00	444.47
8	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	389.26
9	450–500	461	355.00–380.00	367.68
8	500–550	506	320.00–340.00	330.24
1	550–600	580	318.00	318.00
4	750–800	753	267.00–272.50	268.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	513	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	550–600	580	270.00–295.00	282.72
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–370.00	360.07
5	400–450	424	320.00–355.00	330.73
2	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	515	285.00–310.00	295.28
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	780	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	360.00–380.00	367.52
2	450–500	483	345.00–350.00	347.51
8	500–550	542	345.00–350.00	345.59
2	550–600	563	330.00	330.00
27	650–700	686	291.00–294.00	292.66
12	700–750	701	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	415.00–425.00	420.11
5	350–400	360	355.00–390.00	375.69
16	400–450	418	345.00–360.00	355.74
2	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	335.03
10	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	321.97
2	550–600	563	317.00–325.00	321.09
2	600–650	623	290.00–331.00	310.42
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	726	279.00–285.00	280.51

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)	11	—	1,307	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,649.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	123.00	123.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,810.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,344	140.00–171.00	153.37

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.