Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Extreme heat in the area and negative reports in cattle futures market led to a lack of interest from the buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.98/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$119.98

54 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	121.54	579	36
Medium and Large 2	460	117.70	541	16thin
Medium and Large 3	415	110.00	457	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $123 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 sale54 hd

119.98

—

AR average9 barns · 1,557 hd

133.18

−13.20

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	1,465	72.00	1,055	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	63.45	891	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	59.51	633	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	51.28	539	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	115.66/cwt	111.00–124.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	127.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.67/cwt	124.00–138.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	120.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	115.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	135.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	99.29/cwt	91.00–105.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	114.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.89/cwt	131.00–138.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	142.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.99/cwt	122.00–140.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.64/cwt	128.00–134.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	134.33/cwt	131.00–137.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.04/cwt	138.00–153.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	991.20/cwt	950.00–1,015.00	10,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	63.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	54.70/cwt	54.00–56.00	603	3

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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