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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to the market two weeks previous. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.38/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$139.38

48 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	144.21	612	35
Medium and Large 2	479	127.76	611	12thin
Medium and Large 3	580	110.00	638	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale48 hd

139.38

—

AR average10 barns · 1,081 hd

134.10

+5.28

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	1,580	77.63	1,227	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	54.80	672	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	54.67	861	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	47.84	476	20

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	152.84/cwt	144.00–160.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.86/cwt	140.00–153.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.91/cwt	134.00–141.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	156.70/cwt	152.00–161.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	148.05/cwt	144.00–151.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.65/cwt	126.00–165.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	131.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.06/cwt	164.00–170.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	173.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	53.66/cwt	51.00–57.00	578	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.72/cwt	42.00–48.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	35.91/cwt	32.00–39.00	301	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	53.00/cwt	52.00–54.00	848	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	53.66/cwt	50.00–56.00	647	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.80/cwt	56.00–58.00	716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	85.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,353	69.88/cwt	64.00–74.00	945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,055	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	47.49/cwt	45.00–50.00	498	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	785	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	188.36/cwt	172.50–202.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	204.53/cwt	182.50–212.50	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.50/cwt	163.00–170.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.73/cwt	160.00–183.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	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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