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 2 comparable sales and sits −75.64 against this barn's trailing median of $203.03.

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.

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 median2 sales

203.03

−75.64

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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