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 2 comparable sales and sits −72.99 against this barn's trailing median of $203.03.

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.

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 median2 sales

203.03

−72.99

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

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