Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.39/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −61.25 against this barn's trailing median of $188.64.

Average price

$127.39

68 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	136.92	693	23
Medium and Large 2	466	126.20	588	33
Medium and Large 3	433	112.40	487	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $206 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.56, low $185.52, median $188.64 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

127.39

—

AR average10 barns · 730 hd

140.41

−13.03

This barn, trailing median4 sales

188.64

−61.25

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	1,785	87.00	1,553	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	52.53	688	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	41.08	449	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.52/cwt	141.00–151.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.98/cwt	139.00–144.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.49/cwt	134.00–165.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.31/cwt	120.00–139.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	105.37/cwt	92.00–115.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.29/cwt	120.00–136.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	128.56/cwt	121.00–136.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	136.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	140.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	152.06/cwt	151.00–153.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.67/cwt	106.00–117.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.90/cwt	42.00–48.00	503	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,553	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	52.41/cwt	50.00–54.00	534	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,085.76/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	13,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.74/cwt	172.50–180.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	126.19/cwt	120.00–134.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.56/cwt	110.00–126.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.15/cwt	123.00–138.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.84/cwt	115.00–127.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	735	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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