Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported previous week. Not enough comparable sales to two weeks ago to establish a market trend. However cattle grass ready weaned with vaccinations were in good demand . Slaughter cattle not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.46/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$130.46

67 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	133.52	601	44
Medium and Large 2	455	124.60	567	23

One grade step is worth $8.91/cwt here — about $35 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 sale67 hd

130.46

—

AR average8 barns · 1,013 hd

134.80

−4.35

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	—	Low	1,270	69.00	876	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	56.00	759	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	50.97	563	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	179.08/cwt	175.00–187.50	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.07/cwt	164.00–172.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.56/cwt	148.00–157.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	130.91/cwt	122.00–138.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.89/cwt	115.00–134.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.17/cwt	126.00–135.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	137.41/cwt	133.00–145.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.90/cwt	120.00–131.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.83/cwt	134.00–144.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.79/cwt	121.00–132.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	144.68/cwt	141.00–148.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	50.46/cwt	49.00–52.00	562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	7,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	104.34/cwt	94.00–114.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.56/cwt	125.00–141.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.90/cwt	140.00–151.00	687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.11/cwt	146.00–160.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.50/cwt	112.00–125.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	158.02/cwt	155.00–161.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	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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