Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.10/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$122.10

70 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	124.76	563	33
Medium and Large 2	459	121.01	555	33
Medium and Large 3	380	109.21	415	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $148 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 sale70 hd

122.10

—

AR average10 barns · 2,433 hd

125.95

−3.85

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	1,645	55.00	905	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	49.00	586	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	42.43	529	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	35.05	339	5thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	52.52/cwt	47.00–60.00	599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.29/cwt	133.00–140.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.24/cwt	145.00–160.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.92/cwt	148.00–160.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	400	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	109.42/cwt	104.00–115.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	124.20/cwt	117.00–129.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	127.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	111.40/cwt	100.00–118.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.45/cwt	111.00–124.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	121.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	129.10/cwt	126.00–139.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	155.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	152.01/cwt	145.00–156.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.23/cwt	137.00–148.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.47/cwt	127.00–134.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.40/cwt	126.00–129.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.77/cwt	127.00–145.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.12/cwt	117.00–127.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.13/cwt	110.00–122.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	106.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	124.00/cwt	121.00–127.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	133.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	43.29/cwt	42.00–45.00	538	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	42.52/cwt	41.00–44.00	419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	30.07/cwt	26.00–34.00	287	3

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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