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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 8

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← Jan 1Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

746 head

▲ 470 vs last sale 276▲ 481 vs year ago 265 · +181.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 60▼ 27 vs year ago 77 · −35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs were lightly tested but sold significantly higher than the previous week, feeder steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers across most weight classes were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls on a light test were mostly steady. Supply today was heavy with a good supply of weaned and pre-vac feeders and demand was strong across most weight classes of 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 $421.21/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −22.20 against this barn's trailing median of $443.41.

Average price

$421.21

98 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AR average

−45.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	429.99	2,456	60
Medium and Large 2	557	407.34	2,267	38

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale98 hd

421.21

—

AR average7 barns · 319 hd

423.60

−2.39

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−45.12

This barn, trailing median8 sales

443.41

−22.20

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	1,470	159.66	2,347	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	146.09	1,977	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	141.62	1,733	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	124.76	1,261	11

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	604.79/cwt	595.00–615.00	1,760	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	584.20/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,940	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	577.34/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,096	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	373	580.87/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,167	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	491.90/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,879	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,955	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	513.33/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,177	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	427	523.85/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,237	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,275	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	450.51/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,149	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	470.10/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,252	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	412.53/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,009	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	406.80/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,132	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	532	443.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,362	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	446.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,403	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	547	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,325	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	426.02/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,441	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	573	405.31/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,322	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	380.60/cwt	365.00–407.50	2,181	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	429.02/cwt	419.00–442.50	2,488	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	417.60/cwt	385.00–421.00	2,610	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	392.02/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,478	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,207	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	380.52/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,542	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	386.07/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,598	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	686	356.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,445	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	353.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,545	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	313.84/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,307	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,689	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,805	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,861	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	479.48/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,621	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	416.95/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,572	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	451.13/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,705	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	434.22/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,824	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	407.79/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,717	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	441.23/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,924	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	364.22/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,715	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	398.53/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,893	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	484	392.81/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,901	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	410.20/cwt	380.00–416.00	2,100	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	340.61/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,805	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	386.18/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,058	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	388.41/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,183	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	345.66/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,974	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	368.75/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,131	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	364.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,232	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	327.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,105	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	327.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,259	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	564.70/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,886	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	516.59/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,979	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	498.02/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,107	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	449.64/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,978	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	374.04/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,765	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	418.32/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,029	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	360.72/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,869	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	412.00/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,184	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	376.62/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,135	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	357.29/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,244	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,524	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	319.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,335	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	153.51/cwt	142.00–165.00	2,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,033	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	938	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	974	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	148.86/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,474	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	124.08/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,284	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	141.80/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,792	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	144.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,903	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,130	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	183.37/cwt	171.00–195.00	2,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	189.51/cwt	150.00–230.00	2,566	5

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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 276Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	460.00–520.00	491.90
1	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
12	450–500	487	375.00–425.00	412.53
9	500–550	524	385.00–430.00	406.80
3	550–600	573	365.00–407.50	380.60
2	600–650	635	345.00–350.00	347.54
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	735	300.00–327.50	313.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	291	595.00–615.00	604.79
3	300–350	332	570.00–605.00	584.20
2	350–400	363	555.00–600.00	577.34
4	400–450	424	485.00–550.00	513.33
13	450–500	477	430.00–490.00	450.51
3	500–550	538	440.00–450.00	446.63
23	550–600	573	395.00–440.00	426.02
6	600–650	632	380.00–410.00	392.02
4	650–700	668	370.00–387.50	380.52
5	700–750	721	350.00–355.00	353.01
5	750–800	784	343.00	343.00
1	850–900	850	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	477.00	477.00
7	500–550	547	425.00	425.00
19	550–600	573	375.00–425.00	405.31
10	650–700	686	355.00–360.00	356.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	575.00–587.50	580.87
9	400–450	427	510.00–565.00	523.85
12	450–500	479	450.00–480.00	470.10
5	500–550	532	440.00–455.00	443.93
29	550–600	580	419.00–442.50	429.02
26	600–650	625	385.00–421.00	417.60
26	650–700	673	377.50–395.00	386.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	403	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	897	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	484	385.00–400.00	392.81
7	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	435.00–445.00	441.23
15	500–550	512	380.00–416.00	410.20
14	550–600	562	375.00–400.00	388.41
10	600–650	613	350.00–375.00	364.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	338	445.00–490.00	479.48
8	350–400	378	435.00–475.00	451.13
24	400–450	420	405.00–460.00	434.22
16	450–500	475	370.00–415.00	398.53
19	500–550	533	365.00–415.00	386.18
5	550–600	578	345.00–395.00	368.75
2	600–650	633	330.00–335.00	332.53
2	650–700	690	320.00–335.00	327.45
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	377	385.00–440.00	416.95
7	400–450	421	380.00–425.00	407.79
4	450–500	471	340.00–395.00	364.22
6	500–550	530	320.00–355.00	340.61
8	550–600	571	337.50–360.00	345.66
5	600–650	624	325.00–330.00	327.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	530.00–590.00	564.70
6	350–400	383	515.00–525.00	516.59
6	400–450	423	475.00–525.00	498.02
3	450–500	485	415.00–420.00	418.32
2	500–550	530	395.00–430.00	412.00
5	550–600	567	365.00–390.00	376.62
2	600–650	628	350.00–365.00	357.29
1	700–750	715	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	440	425.00–500.00	449.64
5	450–500	472	365.00–380.00	374.04
3	500–550	518	340.00–385.00	360.72
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	730	315.00–325.00	319.90
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,035	110.00–131.00	124.08
2	—	990	147.50–150.00	148.86
2	—	945	100.00–106.00	103.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	154.00	154.00
7	—	1,264	135.00–149.00	141.80
1	—	938	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,320	139.00–150.00	144.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	174.00–176.00	175.04
5	—	1,365	142.00–165.00	153.51

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)	5	—	1,354	150.00–230.00	189.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	171.00–195.00	183.37

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.