Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.75/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$117.75

62 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	118.89	605	43
Medium and Large 2	478	115.17	551	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $54 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 sale62 hd

117.75

—

AR average8 barns · 754 hd

120.48

−2.73

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	1,993	85.00	1,694	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	58.40	658	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	58.00	858	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	51.48	499	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Fleshy	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	132.43/cwt	126.00–136.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	115.35/cwt	112.00–117.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	125.43/cwt	120.00–133.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	116.26/cwt	112.00–124.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.78/cwt	111.00–123.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	51.29/cwt	47.00–54.00	489	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.40/cwt	54.00–57.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	54.51/cwt	53.00–56.00	586	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	130.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.61/cwt	133.00–144.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.97/cwt	128.00–143.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.74/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.99/cwt	116.00–123.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.11/cwt	135.00–149.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	569	115.96/cwt	112.00–124.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.90/cwt	109.00–121.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.10/cwt	109.00–117.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.31/cwt	105.00–118.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.14/cwt	126.00–137.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	101.32/cwt	96.00–110.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.65/cwt	120.00–132.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.46/cwt	106.00–111.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.29/cwt	124.00–135.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	146.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.67/cwt	129.00–143.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	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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