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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 20

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Nov 13Nov 20Jan 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 415▼ 148 vs year ago 399 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 61 · −9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher, heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady with lower undertones noted. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. 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 $330.15/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −71.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$330.15

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$27.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs AR average

−26.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	340.90	1,888	8thin
Medium and Large 2	551	312.95	1,726	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about $162 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 sale13 hd

330.15

—

AR average9 barns · 308 hd

330.85

−0.70

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−26.74

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−71.41

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	1,727	173.62	2,997	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	150.54	2,092	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	144.56	1,767	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	128.09	1,365	8thin

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)	1,203	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,900	1thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	397.47/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,888	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	344.04/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,789	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	373.24/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,960	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	361.70/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,080	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,993	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	343.97/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,325	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,411	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,213	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	382.80/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,455	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	375.27/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,602	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	365.57/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,707	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	312.53/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,516	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	304.94/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,686	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	332.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,918	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	296.45/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,817	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	316.29/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,429	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	333.79/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,088	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	334.93/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,279	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	368.38/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,595	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,576	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	374.95/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,755	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	367.21/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,898	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	317.38/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,682	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	351.76/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	325.21/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,844	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	330.04/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,023	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	292.65/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,809	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	288.88/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,132	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,208	2
Bulls	—	—	2,033	191.75/cwt	180.00–204.00	3,898	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	133.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,374	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	119.70/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,343	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,363	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	136.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,626	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	148.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,826	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	151.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,140	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,900.42/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,190	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,578	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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 415Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,416	140.00–160.00	151.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	130.00–139.00	133.13
3	—	1,122	119.00–121.00	119.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	134.00–140.00	136.91
1	—	1,185	115.00	115.00
12	—	1,231	140.00–155.00	148.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	155.00–156.00	155.48
2	—	2,033	180.00–204.00	191.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	375.00–390.00	382.80
8	400–450	427	350.00–400.00	375.27
9	450–500	467	352.50–380.00	365.57
2	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	577	325.00–340.00	332.44
2	600–650	618	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	768	312.50–320.00	316.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	377	320.00–325.00	321.66
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	485	300.00–330.00	312.53
4	550–600	553	280.00–325.00	304.94
4	600–650	613	285.00–315.00	296.45
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	475	392.50–400.00	397.47
10	500–550	525	355.00–390.00	373.24
4	550–600	575	355.00–375.00	361.70
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	676	342.50–347.50	343.97
1	700–750	725	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	825	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	320.00–370.00	344.04
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	618	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	350.00–385.00	368.38
2	450–500	468	365.00–385.00	374.95
6	500–550	517	360.00–375.00	367.21
3	550–600	567	345.00–355.00	351.76
3	600–650	613	315.00–345.00	330.04
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	738	287.50–290.00	288.88
1	850–900	850	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	310.00–355.00	333.79
3	350–400	382	320.00–350.00	334.93
2	450–500	460	340.00–345.00	342.50
2	500–550	530	305.00–330.00	317.38
3	550–600	567	305.00–335.00	325.21
2	600–650	618	285.00–300.00	292.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	1	—	1,485	147.50	147.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,203	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,900.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	172.50	172.50

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.