Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium of 5.00 to 15.00 . Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher.Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.06/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$131.06

185 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	132.73	722	143
Medium and Large 2	453	129.54	586	33
Medium and Large 3	404	109.92	444	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $278 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 sale185 hd

131.06

—

AR average9 barns · 1,246 hd

135.65

−4.60

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	1,765	74.54	1,316	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	54.50	632	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	42.88	452	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.06/cwt	139.00–149.00	840	2
Steers	Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Large 1	—	837	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.41/cwt	174.00–200.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.32/cwt	167.00–172.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	150.81/cwt	144.00–155.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	111.76/cwt	105.00–118.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.69/cwt	143.00–157.00	787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	131.17/cwt	128.00–135.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	127.67/cwt	120.00–136.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	101.00–117.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.92/cwt	120.00–141.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	114.91/cwt	100.00–124.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	119.13/cwt	118.00–125.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.66/cwt	140.00–152.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.98/cwt	134.00–149.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	672.14/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.19/cwt	125.00–140.00	752	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	604.70/cwt	600.00–610.00	6,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	150.33/cwt	143.00–159.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.94/cwt	126.00–134.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.57/cwt	156.00–166.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	166.39/cwt	162.00–171.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	764	113.25/cwt	112.00–114.00	865	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	145.19/cwt	144.00–148.00	900	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	135.65/cwt	134.00–136.50	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	160.50/cwt	159.00–162.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	129.96/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	140.47/cwt	140.00–140.50	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	146.46/cwt	146.00–150.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	150.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	433	138.37/cwt	132.00–147.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	148.36/cwt	135.00–160.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.22/cwt	120.00–134.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.58/cwt	130.00–150.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.14/cwt	128.00–144.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	700	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	122.40/cwt	122.00–124.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	147.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	815	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	43.10/cwt	40.00–45.00	453	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.99/cwt	129.00–145.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.63/cwt	143.00–160.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	68.88/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	80.19/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.56/cwt	129.00–141.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	147.57/cwt	134.00–159.00	559	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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