Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light sale due to heavy rainfall.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.33/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$146.33

26 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	149.11	716	21
Medium and Large 2	475	134.66	640	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $76 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 sale26 hd

146.33

—

AR average8 barns · 1,415 hd

142.55

+3.78

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	1,205	70.96	855	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	62.00	955	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	57.20	617	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	53.23	538	11

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	52.07/cwt	50.00–55.00	554	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	553	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	56.67/cwt	54.00–61.00	599	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.75/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	66.17/cwt	61.00–72.00	711	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	127.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	156.24/cwt	151.00–165.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	165.37/cwt	161.00–168.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	127.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.81/cwt	133.00–136.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.85/cwt	151.00–169.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	91.98/cwt	89.00–95.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	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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