Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.04/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −58.60 against this barn's trailing median of $188.64.

Average price

$130.04

39 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$18.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	133.25	644	22
Medium and Large 2	441	129.23	570	13thin
Medium and Large 3	370	115.03	426	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.22/cwt here — about $218 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 sale39 hd

130.04

—

AR average9 barns · 630 hd

127.03

+3.01

This barn, trailing median4 sales

188.64

−58.60

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	1,508	81.22	1,225	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	61.65	892	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	60.13	813	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	54.67	627	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.89/cwt	144.00–154.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.20/cwt	133.00–149.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.93/cwt	136.00–141.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	122.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.13/cwt	127.00–138.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.00/cwt	125.00–143.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.95/cwt	127.00–131.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	114.56/cwt	113.00–116.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	108.97/cwt	103.00–115.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	98.37/cwt	95.00–102.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.26/cwt	118.00–124.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	132.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.71/cwt	143.00–159.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.65/cwt	134.00–161.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.14/cwt	125.00–141.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	928.30/cwt	790.00–1,050.00	10,908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	81.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	56.35/cwt	55.00–58.00	772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	62.02/cwt	61.00–63.00	833	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	61.65/cwt	61.00–62.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	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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