Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.25/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$133.25

69 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	138.95	595	39
Medium and Large 2	410	129.30	530	24
Medium and Large 3	468	111.90	524	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $71 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 sale69 hd

133.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,857 hd

142.43

−9.18

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	1,390	63.38	881	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	61.15	727	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	48.12	478	9thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	884.75/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,136.64/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	13,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	794.90/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	720	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,284.38/cwt	1,175.00–1,425.00	15,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,221.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	13,376	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	5,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	7,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	633	683.29/cwt	650.00–700.00	4,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	760.94/cwt	675.00–900.00	5,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.38/cwt	127.00–133.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.62/cwt	139.00–150.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.51/cwt	132.50–141.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	141.94/cwt	140.00–143.00	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.63/cwt	130.00–147.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	164.17/cwt	153.00–180.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	146.03/cwt	143.00–149.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	125.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.50/cwt	139.00–146.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.51/cwt	160.00–180.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	175.97/cwt	162.00–194.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.77/cwt	141.00–147.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.75/cwt	130.00–143.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	578	115.97/cwt	110.00–128.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.27/cwt	130.00–146.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	132.51/cwt	127.50–143.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	131.07/cwt	120.00–142.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	131.16/cwt	120.00–140.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	137.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.41/cwt	141.00–153.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.17/cwt	128.00–135.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.31/cwt	140.00–157.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	148.37/cwt	143.00–157.50	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.43/cwt	124.00–133.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	54.80/cwt	54.00–56.00	558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	43.96/cwt	42.00–46.00	449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	61.15/cwt	56.00–63.00	727	10
Bulls	—	—	1,433	66.92/cwt	64.00–73.00	959	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	56.29/cwt	51.00–61.00	735	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,365.24/cwt	775.00–1,600.00	15,113	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,565.22/cwt	1,225.00–1,650.00	19,377	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,725	2

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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