Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $120.48/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −71.02 against this barn's trailing median of $191.50.

Average price

$120.48

79 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	122.00	604	51
Medium and Large 2	473	119.09	563	24
Medium and Large 3	454	109.50	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $107 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

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.56, low $185.78, median $191.50 across 3 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 sale79 hd

120.48

—

AR average7 barns · 442 hd

116.77

+3.71

This barn, trailing median3 sales

191.50

−71.02

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	1,565	61.69	966	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	53.50	712	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	51.38	591	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	47.13	457	9thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	510	117.62/cwt	112.00–128.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	127.47/cwt	119.00–132.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.71/cwt	129.00–136.00	559	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	117.94/cwt	111.00–128.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.61/cwt	135.00–146.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	112.38/cwt	107.00–118.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	571	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,085.17/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	9,332	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	890.66/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,804	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,035.45/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,804	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	1,001.39/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	7,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,026.79/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,063	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	673.89/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,254	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	788.96/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,501	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	67.25/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	53.94/cwt	53.00–55.00	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	50.99/cwt	48.00–53.00	582	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	42.01/cwt	39.00–44.00	371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	48.63/cwt	46.00–51.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.91/cwt	132.00–138.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	140.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.88/cwt	109.00–117.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	96.87/cwt	89.00–105.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	111.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	118.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	125.41/cwt	119.00–132.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.09/cwt	123.00–134.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.22/cwt	132.00–144.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	119.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	123.37/cwt	119.00–129.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	113.58/cwt	109.00–119.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	122.12/cwt	113.00–127.00	583	5

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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