Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.91/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −51.73 against this barn's trailing median of $188.64.

Average price

$136.91

79 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	141.47	691	47
Medium and Large 2	504	132.24	667	29
Medium and Large 3	518	110.67	574	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about $117 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.56, low $185.52, median $188.64 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale79 hd

136.91

—

AR average9 barns · 999 hd

135.16

+1.75

This barn, trailing median4 sales

188.64

−51.73

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	—	Low	1,513	77.33	1,170	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	58.00	751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	57.11	659	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	815	35.00	285	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.07/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.75/cwt	126.00–128.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.01/cwt	114.00–122.00	841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.12/cwt	122.00–132.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.86/cwt	130.00–143.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.40/cwt	137.00–148.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.11/cwt	180.00–186.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	170.23/cwt	160.00–180.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	170.60/cwt	163.00–179.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.01/cwt	118.00–127.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.82/cwt	128.00–137.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	147.60/cwt	147.00–148.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.91/cwt	124.00–136.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	136.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.23/cwt	139.00–150.00	604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	139.52/cwt	136.00–143.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.55/cwt	145.00–157.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.07/cwt	135.00–148.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.48/cwt	155.00–168.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	154.57/cwt	148.00–160.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	156.59/cwt	153.00–160.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	55.81/cwt	54.00–58.00	637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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