Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower instances 10.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle offered this week were not as attractive to buyers as previous week .Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.59/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$127.59

59 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$25.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	135.17	580	31
Medium and Large 2	480	121.91	585	22
Medium and Large 3	441	109.31	482	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale59 hd

127.59

—

AR average3 barns · 139 hd

126.74

+0.86

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	—	High	1,670	88.51	1,478	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	58.74	686	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	53.12	528	15

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.91/cwt	114.00–124.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.28/cwt	112.00–122.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.32/cwt	129.00–143.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.25/cwt	136.00–144.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	128.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.85/cwt	125.00–136.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.09/cwt	117.00–130.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.27/cwt	121.00–133.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.55/cwt	134.00–141.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.22/cwt	137.00–151.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.97/cwt	131.00–138.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	157.28/cwt	150.00–162.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.52/cwt	143.00–146.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.79/cwt	48.00–55.00	528	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	57.14/cwt	55.00–59.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	56.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	652	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.95/cwt	59.00–64.00	720	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	817.85/cwt	775.00–860.00	10,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	749.02/cwt	710.00–790.00	7,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.10/cwt	129.00–144.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.62/cwt	111.00–115.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.69/cwt	119.00–138.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.88/cwt	119.00–130.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1

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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