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 2 comparable sales and sits −66.12 against this barn's trailing median of $203.03.

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.

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 median2 sales

203.03

−66.12

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

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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