Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to weak. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on boner cows and steady on lean cows. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.34/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$134.34

56 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	136.93	627	31
Medium and Large 2	453	131.38	595	24
Medium 2	430	125.00	538	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

134.34

—

AR average7 barns · 893 hd

133.37

+0.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,320	76.00	1,003	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	56.37	635	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	51.35	858	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	46.62	442	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.53/cwt	122.00–134.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	146.50/cwt	140.00–152.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	151.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.91/cwt	147.00–160.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.34/cwt	151.00–173.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	129.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	47.83/cwt	44.00–53.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	51.35/cwt	50.00–53.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	56.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	635	15
Bulls	—	—	1,500	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	787	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,030.19/cwt	990.00–1,100.00	12,702	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,048.99/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	12,934	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,142.38/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	13,423	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,018.79/cwt	970.00–1,075.00	11,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.73/cwt	151.00–161.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.97/cwt	133.00–140.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.40/cwt	146.00–154.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.81/cwt	151.00–169.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.33/cwt	127.00–137.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.19/cwt	127.00–146.00	493	4

How this sale compares

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.

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