Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

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 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $134.34/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$134.34

75 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$33.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	135.59	681	58
Medium and Large 2	419	131.84	552	16thin
Medium and Large 3	575	102.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.59/cwt here — about $94 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 sale75 hd

134.34

—

AR average7 barns · 763 hd

135.28

−0.94

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	1,855	71.66	1,329	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	56.18	711	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	55.67	855	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	30.50	309	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.88/cwt	126.00–139.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.18/cwt	134.00–145.00	600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.47/cwt	120.00–138.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.34/cwt	153.00–154.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.40/cwt	153.00–179.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	182.96/cwt	178.00–188.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.58/cwt	149.00–168.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.51/cwt	146.00–160.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	128.89/cwt	120.00–136.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	144.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	71.66/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.54/cwt	130.00–154.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.58/cwt	150.00–168.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	106.93/cwt	96.00–118.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	122.54/cwt	119.00–126.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	128.00/cwt	120.00–136.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.78/cwt	132.00–145.00	527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.67/cwt	50.00–58.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	56.61/cwt	54.00–59.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	494	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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