Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.05/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$121.05

99 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	125.70	568	55
Medium and Large 2	489	116.44	570	39
Medium and Large 3	469	106.00	497	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $70 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 sale99 hd

121.05

—

AR average8 barns · 1,906 hd

126.27

−5.22

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	1,568	66.71	1,046	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	47.25	629	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	45.60	556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	40.08	436	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	542	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	50.25/cwt	46.00–56.00	593	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	49.73/cwt	46.00–54.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	121.58/cwt	116.00–125.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	127.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.19/cwt	110.00–124.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.00/cwt	110.00–124.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.86/cwt	122.00–128.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.67/cwt	137.00–146.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	131.20/cwt	127.00–134.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.57/cwt	149.00–156.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	658.49/cwt	580.00–750.00	6,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.65/cwt	105.00–118.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.05/cwt	148.00–166.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	159.04/cwt	148.00–166.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.63/cwt	121.00–135.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	106.27/cwt	90.00–122.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	47.46/cwt	44.00–49.00	551	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	451	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	458	102.46/cwt	95.00–110.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	105.28/cwt	100.00–116.00	532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	66.71/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,046	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	44.88/cwt	42.00–47.00	561	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	45.51/cwt	45.00–46.00	586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	41.24/cwt	36.00–44.00	461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.61/cwt	110.00–126.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	119.71/cwt	112.00–128.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.55/cwt	128.00–138.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.22/cwt	100.00–118.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.04/cwt	106.00–114.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	124.15/cwt	116.00–130.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	133.88/cwt	129.00–141.00	432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.86/cwt	116.00–121.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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