Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.60/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$131.60

78 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	135.67	678	50
Medium and Large 2	481	125.65	605	26
Medium and Large 3	488	107.00	522	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.67/cwt here — about $156 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 sale78 hd

131.60

—

AR average1 barns · 78 hd

131.60

+0.00

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	1,760	70.00	1,232	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	47.42	736	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	46.42	554	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	39.02	433	5thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	590	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	132.09/cwt	128.00–136.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	108.10/cwt	104.00–112.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	109.84/cwt	100.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.00/cwt	105.00–120.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	109.00/cwt	102.00–116.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	114.88/cwt	108.00–122.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	163.85/cwt	151.00–172.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.22/cwt	127.00–135.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.71/cwt	128.00–139.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	128.94/cwt	120.00–133.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	42.00/cwt	40.00–44.00	468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	34.56/cwt	34.00–35.00	381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	46.90/cwt	45.00–49.00	741	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	46.32/cwt	45.00–49.00	546	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.10/cwt	120.00–141.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	142.51/cwt	125.00–159.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	119.00–131.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.62/cwt	146.00–164.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.25/cwt	140.00–157.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.67/cwt	126.00–144.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1

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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