Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.52/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$125.52

78 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$33.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	131.37	597	29
Medium and Large 2	454	123.61	561	46
Medium and Large 3	592	98.33	582	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.03/cwt here — about $15 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 sale78 hd

125.52

—

AR average8 barns · 1,779 hd

130.37

−4.85

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	1,447	70.00	1,013	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	48.00	660	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,015	47.00	477	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	41.57	399	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	280	146.58/cwt	143.50–150.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.73/cwt	149.00–162.50	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.11/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	123.47/cwt	115.00–130.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	437	129.29/cwt	126.00–133.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	618	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.11/cwt	104.00–120.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.85/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.75/cwt	119.00–137.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.23/cwt	124.00–127.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	116.23/cwt	111.00–121.00	671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,055	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	496	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	51.24/cwt	45.00–60.00	519	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	58.48/cwt	49.00–69.00	478	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	836.07/cwt	670.00–940.00	9,573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,005.91/cwt	875.00–1,090.00	10,894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,101.92/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	10,744	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,135.09/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	10,783	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,001.21/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	10,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.20/cwt	120.00–137.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.45/cwt	142.00–149.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	39.36/cwt	38.00–41.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.21/cwt	167.00–182.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	140.63/cwt	133.00–146.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	139.22/cwt	137.50–141.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	598	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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