Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-08-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
45 vs last sale 110 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
3 vs last sale 25 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
1 vs last sale 5 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Buyer interest was present today with predictions of cooler weather ahead.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.34/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$122.34
53 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.04
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2467126.4559018thin
Medium and Large 1633120.5476333
Medium and Large 3350115.004032thin
One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about $188 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 sale53 hd
122.34
AR average8 barns · 1,094 hd
132.38
−10.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,68487.731,4774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42061.008662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09060.046559thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98251.025016thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 2465127.46/cwt123.00–135.005936
HeifersMedium and Large 2423125.63/cwt120.00–133.005314
HeifersMedium and Large 2332133.29/cwt129.00–137.004433
HeifersMedium and Large 2575127.50/cwt127.00–128.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 2508122.51/cwt120.00–125.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 2755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 196489.00/cwt89.00–89.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 1476130.70/cwt126.00–134.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 1872107.00/cwt107.00–107.009333
HeifersMedium and Large 1770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008863
HeifersMedium and Large 1623125.67/cwt125.00–127.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 1572128.06/cwt125.00–130.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 1520126.01/cwt125.00–127.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1668119.90/cwt116.00–124.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 1330146.61/cwt144.00–149.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 1410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy480125.42/cwt123.00–128.006022
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy425126.00/cwt126.00–126.005361
BullsMedium and Large 3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
BullsMedium and Large 2716121.47/cwt117.00–124.008704
BullsMedium and Large 2658126.65/cwt125.00–129.008333
BullsMedium and Large 2567129.66/cwt129.00–130.007353
BullsMedium and Large 2808105.01/cwt101.00–109.008482
BullsMedium and Large 2623128.00/cwt128.00–128.007972
BullsMedium and Large 2520131.51/cwt131.00–132.006842
BullsMedium and Large 2368138.94/cwt136.00–142.005112
BullsMedium and Large 2333132.71/cwt127.00–138.004422
BullsMedium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
BullsMedium and Large 2480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
SteersMedium and Large 1685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1325159.08/cwt154.00–164.005172
SteersMedium and Large 1363155.53/cwt151.00–160.005652
SteersMedium and Large 1413143.45/cwt142.00–145.005922
SteersMedium and Large 1565140.50/cwt140.00–141.007942
SteersMedium and Large 2395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
SteersMedium and Large 2460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
SteersMedium and Large 2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
SteersMedium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
SteersMedium and Large 2530133.39/cwt131.00–135.007073
SteersMedium and Large 3300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27751,026.13/cwt990.00–1,060.007,9532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,8681
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291567.00/cwt67.00–67.006131
Bulls1,74584.48/cwt79.00–88.001,4742
Bulls1,62390.97/cwt90.00–92.001,4762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01558.03/cwt57.00–59.005893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12861.05/cwt60.00–63.006896
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39565.00/cwt65.00–65.009071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44557.00/cwt57.00–57.008241
CowsLean 85-90%1,09543.00/cwt43.00–43.004711
CowsLean 85-90%1,18556.00/cwt56.00–56.006641
CowsLean 85-90%94358.05/cwt57.00–59.005472
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83538.00/cwt38.00–38.003171
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89053.00/cwt53.00–53.004721
BullsMedium and Large 1275151.00/cwt151.00–151.004151
BullsMedium and Large 1590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
BullsMedium and Large 184598.00/cwt98.00–98.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1920106.00/cwt106.00–106.009751
BullsMedium and Large 1460139.00/cwt138.00–140.006392
BullsMedium and Large 1665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008512
BullsMedium and Large 1338153.50/cwt145.00–162.005193
BullsMedium and Large 1425145.13/cwt139.00–149.006173
BullsMedium and Large 1618126.98/cwt125.00–130.007853
BullsMedium and Large 1372148.72/cwt142.00–156.005535
BullsMedium and Large 1520133.58/cwt131.00–135.006955
BullsMedium and Large 2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301

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.