Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.63/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$129.63

58 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	133.62	579	32
Medium and Large 2	420	127.69	536	23
Medium and Large 3	460	102.01	470	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $109 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 sale58 hd

129.63

—

AR average8 barns · 1,417 hd

127.00

+2.63

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	1,528	69.67	1,065	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	55.99	686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	38.71	410	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	149.37/cwt	140.00–159.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.29/cwt	111.00–129.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.48/cwt	125.00–154.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.21/cwt	133.00–150.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.88/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	148.97/cwt	142.00–153.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	38.56/cwt	38.00–39.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,537	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.46/cwt	125.00–139.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.27/cwt	120.00–133.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	145.83/cwt	143.00–149.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.64/cwt	137.00–143.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.85/cwt	145.00–156.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.14/cwt	125.00–137.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.68/cwt	122.00–138.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	145.53/cwt	140.00–153.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	142.93/cwt	133.00–152.00	542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	697	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	976.30/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,148.16/cwt	990.00–1,270.00	14,386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,340	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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