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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 21

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

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Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 540▲ 65 vs year ago 270 · +24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 16▲ 72 vs year ago 63 · +114.3%

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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 most ranges of feeders with good buyer attendence.

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 $354.22/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −47.34 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$354.22

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AR average

−5.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	362.19	1,947	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	337.30	1,845	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $102 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 sale25 hd

354.22

—

AR average8 barns · 334 hd

357.24

−3.01

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−5.58

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−47.34

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	1,655	179.17	2,965	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	161.00	2,178	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	140.00	1,428	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	499.58/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,414	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	507.02/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,638	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	423.25/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,799	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	387.04/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,777	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	404.83/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,935	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	391.16/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,042	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,127	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	371.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,130	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	369.25/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,297	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,556	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	331.00/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,559	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,754	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	296.69/cwt	290.00–298.00	2,715	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	436.63/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,319	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	381.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	408.98/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,542	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	412.51/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,720	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	412.49/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,889	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	382.99/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,815	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	334.15/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,621	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	388.03/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,010	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	364.10/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,915	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	320.37/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,714	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,921	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	326.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,813	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	353.48/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,997	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	325.04/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,885	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,130	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	300.04/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,869	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	337.49/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,211	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	314.31/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,247	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	324.12/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,463	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	300.03/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,454	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	450.48/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,410	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	445.08/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,651	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	352.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,377	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	409.11/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,710	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	384.92/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,628	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	357.42/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,680	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	396.23/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,866	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	382.61/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,009	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	331.25/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,739	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,915	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,092	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,158	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,190	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	172.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,876	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,914	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,455	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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 540Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 16Year ago 63

No comparison to last week is available sale was not reported. Supply was good and demand was strong on most ranges of feeders with good buyer attendence.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	460.00–525.00	499.58
2	300–350	323	495.00–520.00	507.02
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	423.25
6	450–500	478	390.00–420.00	404.83
5	500–550	522	375.00–405.00	391.16
3	550–600	573	370.00–375.00	371.69
7	600–650	622	350.00–380.00	369.25
1	700–750	715	357.50	357.50
2	750–800	773	322.50–340.00	331.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	897	307.00	307.00
6	900–950	915	290.00–298.00	296.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	459	384.00–390.00	387.04
2	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	313	430.00–465.00	450.48
6	350–400	371	430.00–465.00	445.08
15	400–450	418	390.00–440.00	409.11
8	450–500	471	385.00–410.00	396.23
6	500–550	525	365.00–405.00	382.61
2	550–600	558	370.00–380.00	374.93
2	600–650	608	350.00–360.00	354.94
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	555	340.00–350.00	345.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	375.00–395.00	384.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	345.00–375.00	352.28
3	450–500	470	340.00–377.50	357.42
2	500–550	525	327.50–335.00	331.25
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	285.00–287.50	286.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	325.00–330.00	326.70
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	430.00–445.00	436.63
5	350–400	377	395.00–425.00	408.98
13	400–450	417	400.00–440.00	412.51
9	450–500	474	355.00–410.00	382.99
6	500–550	526	350.00–385.00	364.10
3	550–600	565	335.00–375.00	353.48
3	600–650	622	340.00–345.00	342.49
3	650–700	655	330.00–342.50	337.49
3	700–750	715	310.00–322.50	314.31
3	750–800	760	317.50–327.50	324.12
2	800–850	818	290.00–310.00	300.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	410.00–415.00	412.49
4	500–550	518	377.50–400.00	388.03
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	380.00–385.00	381.25
3	450–500	485	320.00–342.50	334.15
2	500–550	535	300.00–340.00	320.37
3	550–600	580	315.00–330.00	325.04
2	600–650	623	290.00–310.00	300.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,235	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,670	170.00–174.00	172.22

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.