Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.14/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$125.14

56 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	127.63	583	24
Medium and Large 1	510	124.85	637	28
Medium and Large 3	534	112.25	599	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.38/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale56 hd

125.14

—

AR average7 barns · 1,186 hd

127.59

−2.45

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	1,552	60.61	941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	54.26	599	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	44.46	426	8thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.87/cwt	123.00–136.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	131.48/cwt	126.00–135.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.50/cwt	132.00–138.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.50/cwt	127.00–140.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.45/cwt	124.00–135.00	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.81/cwt	130.00–143.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.58/cwt	121.00–132.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	154.60/cwt	143.00–165.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	51.37/cwt	50.00–52.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	46.85/cwt	46.00–49.00	435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	52.55/cwt	52.00–54.00	615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	60.61/cwt	59.00–62.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.28/cwt	133.00–147.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.17/cwt	147.00–158.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.97/cwt	150.00–175.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	135.51/cwt	133.00–137.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.12/cwt	123.00–134.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.85/cwt	113.00–127.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	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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