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Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cord, Arkansas · Thu, May 28

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3475

← May 14May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 294▲ 140 vs year ago 240 · +58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 55▼ 20 vs year ago 60 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 55▲ 11 vs year ago 30 · +36.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons to last week are available the sale was not reported. Demand was moderate, feeder supply was moderate. Slaughter cow and bull demand was good with a good supply.

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 $388.42/cwt on 37 head, down $15.73 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −13.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.56.

Average price

$388.42

▼ 15.73 vs prior sale

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AR average

−19.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	402.18	2,160	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	385.00	2,098	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	366.59	1,973	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

388.42

—

AR average9 barns · 266 hd

391.28

−2.87

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−19.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

401.56

−13.15

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	—	Low	1,613	211.47	3,410	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	168.71	2,108	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	163.04	2,486	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	142.82	1,370	12

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)	1,122	$3,320	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$2,832	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$4,000	2thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,436	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	666.97/cwt	640.00–695.00	1,734	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	527.67/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,905	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,694	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	445.24/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,106	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	504.38/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,411	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	472.30/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,437	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	409.93/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,328	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	419.76/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,443	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	386.97/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,465	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	354.17/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,674	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,791	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	838	323.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,713	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	531.48/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,435	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	417.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,223	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	485.11/cwt	452.50–490.00	1,620	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	385.24/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,445	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	378.00/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,576	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	443.21/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,875	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,171	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	407.85/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,909	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	433.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,045	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	387.42/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,898	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	403.98/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,101	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	362.46/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,910	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	354.78/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,015	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	343.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,973	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	337.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,087	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	331.47/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,284	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	306.29/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,481	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,605	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	501.99/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,672	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,695	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	452.17/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,116	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	504.54/cwt	490.00–507.50	2,538	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	423.30/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,286	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	435.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,456	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	393.74/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,414	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	369.46/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,446	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	206.43/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,798	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	718	129.23/cwt	125.00–132.50	928	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,355	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,193	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,653	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	173.59/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,232	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,157	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,474	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	159.56/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,489	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	210.87/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,210	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	2,831.51/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,832	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	3,320.23/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,320	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	190.91/cwt	164.00–225.00	2,381	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,350	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 May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 294Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 55Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 55Year ago 30

No comparisons to last week are available the sale was not reported. Demand was moderate, feeder supply was moderate. Slaughter cow and bull demand was good with a good supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	260	655.00	655.00
5	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	415	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	468	440.00–465.00	452.17
6	500–550	503	490.00–507.50	504.54
10	550–600	564	425.00–450.00	435.42
18	600–650	613	385.00–400.00	393.74
10	650–700	662	355.00–377.50	369.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	333	480.00–525.00	501.99
1	350–400	355	477.50	477.50
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	540	410.00–435.00	423.30
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
10	250–300	270	525.00–535.00	531.48
7	300–350	334	452.50–490.00	485.11
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
10	400–450	423	417.50–455.00	443.21
9	450–500	472	405.00–450.00	433.30
5	500–550	520	375.00–425.00	403.98
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	637	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	810	300.00–312.50	306.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	525	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	380.00–395.00	387.42
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
4	550–600	574	330.00–350.00	343.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	410.00–425.00	417.44
3	350–400	375	375.00–400.00	385.24
3	400–450	417	350.00–410.00	378.00
5	450–500	468	380.00–435.00	407.85
6	500–550	527	345.00–385.00	362.46
2	550–600	568	345.00–365.00	354.78
2	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	337.65
5	650–700	689	315.00–350.00	331.47
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	545	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	640.00–695.00	666.97
7	350–400	361	505.00–540.00	527.67
3	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
10	450–500	478	470.00–520.00	504.38
4	500–550	516	460.00–495.00	472.30
3	550–600	582	405.00–445.00	419.76
5	600–650	637	377.50–400.00	386.97
3	750–800	755	352.50–355.00	354.17
1	800–850	815	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	320	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	440.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	473	440.00–450.00	445.24
2	550–600	568	405.00–415.00	409.93
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	838	320.00–327.50	323.76
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	460.00	460.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	4,000.00	4,000.00

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)	9	—	1,122	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,320.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	195.00–230.00	210.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,055	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,247	164.00–225.00	190.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,071	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,831.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	141.00–145.00	142.96
1	—	905	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,074	150.00–158.00	153.90
1	—	1,020	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,286	166.00–179.00	173.59
1	—	1,315	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,560	159.00–160.00	159.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	125.00–132.50	129.23
1	—	880	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,575	248.00	248.00
2	—	1,840	200.00–213.00	206.43

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.