Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.57/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$132.57

62 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	135.21	625	37
Medium and Large 2	431	128.65	555	25

One grade step is worth $6.56/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 sale62 hd

132.57

—

AR average8 barns · 553 hd

137.30

−4.73

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	—	High	1,790	80.00	1,432	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	53.95	631	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	45.00	711	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	884	40.00	354	7thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	421	139.24/cwt	135.00–151.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	130.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	552	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.65/cwt	126.00–135.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.13/cwt	145.00–161.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.20/cwt	120.00–134.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	139.68/cwt	134.00–149.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.60/cwt	130.00–151.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.06/cwt	110.00–126.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	637	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	660	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	808	601.76/cwt	550.00–660.00	4,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	195.60/cwt	193.00–198.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	512	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	58.94/cwt	56.00–64.00	537	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	993.61/cwt	980.00–1,010.00	12,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	46.82/cwt	45.00–48.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.06/cwt	159.00–163.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	40.53/cwt	35.00–46.00	351	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	31.48/cwt	28.00–35.00	247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.59/cwt	127.00–146.00	703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.90/cwt	147.00–161.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.80/cwt	137.00–147.00	672	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.84/cwt	54.00–62.00	667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	49.61/cwt	48.00–52.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	148.39/cwt	142.00–155.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.77/cwt	126.00–139.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	127.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	604	7

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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