Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.45/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$116.45

77 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	118.37	552	45
Medium and Large 2	417	116.34	485	28
Medium and Large 3	449	95.50	429	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $124 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 sale77 hd

116.45

—

AR average10 barns · 1,789 hd

120.86

−4.41

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	1,665	61.09	1,017	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	41.50	603	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	41.09	465	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	35.40	398	16

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	128.07/cwt	123.00–134.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	117.98/cwt	114.00–123.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.91/cwt	135.00–153.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	116.50/cwt	110.00–122.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	322	127.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.15/cwt	100.00–120.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	118.61/cwt	111.00–122.50	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	124.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	119.50/cwt	113.00–126.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	127.05/cwt	121.00–133.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	130.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	113.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	120.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.93/cwt	112.00–125.00	621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	35.70/cwt	30.00–39.00	404	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	30.07/cwt	25.00–35.00	331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	41.62/cwt	40.00–43.00	472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	695	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	41.09/cwt	40.00–43.00	465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	66.12/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	743.94/cwt	650.00–860.00	9,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	722.18/cwt	650.00–790.00	9,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	567.29/cwt	450.00–730.00	6,252	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.28/cwt	121.00–125.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	131.46/cwt	124.00–139.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	126.80/cwt	122.00–131.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	134.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	101.27/cwt	100.00–103.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	97.83/cwt	84.00–106.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.30/cwt	94.00–111.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.85/cwt	97.00–114.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.47/cwt	112.00–125.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	115.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	534	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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