Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter boner cows sold mostly 2.00 higher while lean cows sold mostly 2.00 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 $119.21/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$119.21

68 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	122.78	595	47
Medium and Large 2	460	114.61	527	18thin
Medium and Large 3	425	91.00	387	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $208 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 sale68 hd

119.21

—

AR average9 barns · 2,117 hd

123.60

−4.39

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	1,343	65.76	883	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	52.49	760	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	50.49	564	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	41.20	417	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	435	128.64/cwt	127.00–131.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	121.08/cwt	113.00–130.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	113.76/cwt	104.00–123.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.59/cwt	136.00–141.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	83.27/cwt	78.00–87.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	116.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.82/cwt	122.00–146.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.12/cwt	114.00–123.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	121.43/cwt	118.00–128.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.68/cwt	123.00–137.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	151.62/cwt	144.00–165.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	144.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	43.83/cwt	40.00–48.00	450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	28.93/cwt	24.00–34.00	291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	52.49/cwt	52.00–53.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	47.66/cwt	46.00–49.00	534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	53.32/cwt	53.00–54.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,343	65.76/cwt	63.00–71.00	883	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.10/cwt	107.00–123.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.35/cwt	138.00–153.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.19/cwt	151.00–170.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.41/cwt	128.00–142.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	114.78/cwt	108.00–120.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	123.77/cwt	117.00–130.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.38/cwt	109.00–120.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	141.48/cwt	130.00–147.00	458	10

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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