Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bull sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.95/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −63.70 against this barn's trailing median of $188.64.

Average price

$124.95

87 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$31.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	130.57	626	49
Medium and Large 2	464	119.93	557	34
Medium and Large 3	496	98.74	489	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $137 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 sale87 hd

124.95

—

AR average10 barns · 1,081 hd

126.96

−2.02

This barn, trailing median4 sales

188.64

−63.70

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	1,641	73.78	1,211	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	50.40	694	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	48.25	573	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	45.79	476	9thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	428	126.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	115.16/cwt	109.00–120.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.89/cwt	117.00–129.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	102.00/cwt	97.00–107.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	87.47/cwt	80.00–95.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	112.13/cwt	104.00–123.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.47/cwt	110.00–135.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.18/cwt	112.00–120.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.77/cwt	125.00–147.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.01/cwt	104.00–112.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	113.56/cwt	101.00–120.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	154.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	134.64/cwt	125.00–144.00	582	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.73/cwt	132.00–160.00	537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.62/cwt	111.00–124.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	124.85/cwt	110.00–140.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.22/cwt	120.00–139.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	111.05/cwt	106.00–116.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.79/cwt	42.00–48.00	476	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	51.69/cwt	51.00–52.00	725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	48.47/cwt	48.00–49.00	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	46.81/cwt	45.00–49.00	566	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	51.86/cwt	50.00–54.00	588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,459	70.79/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	77.77/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,464	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	57.96/cwt	50.00–66.00	622	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,189	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,113.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	9,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	982.86/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,470	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.66/cwt	105.00–125.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.31/cwt	118.00–122.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	123.23/cwt	117.00–131.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.37/cwt	115.00–131.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	144.86/cwt	125.00–162.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.83/cwt	110.00–121.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	109.97/cwt	105.00–113.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	709	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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