Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly steady, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at premium. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.43/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$135.43

179 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$26.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	139.01	816	108
Medium and Large 2	525	130.48	686	69
Medium and Large 3	608	113.00	686	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.01/cwt here — about $130 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 sale179 hd

135.43

—

AR average8 barns · 2,107 hd

138.29

−2.86

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	—	Average	1,385	81.22	1,125	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	64.00	880	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	63.18	716	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	53.59	474	15

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.43/cwt	130.00–146.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	118.51/cwt	113.00–122.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.84/cwt	123.00–134.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.97/cwt	123.00–140.00	631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	680	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.12/cwt	125.00–137.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	148.65/cwt	138.00–157.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.01/cwt	139.00–157.50	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.32/cwt	136.00–142.50	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	132.57/cwt	120.00–145.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.30/cwt	120.00–136.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	136.53/cwt	133.00–137.00	840	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,353.91/cwt	1,175.00–1,525.00	14,446	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,165.12/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	12,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	121.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.59/cwt	90.00–116.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.05/cwt	126.00–128.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	139.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	142.57/cwt	138.00–146.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.61/cwt	114.00–126.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.29/cwt	126.00–142.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	110.56/cwt	100.00–116.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.56/cwt	134.00–143.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	138.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	105.84/cwt	102.00–109.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	272	141.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	403	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	53.32/cwt	52.00–56.00	461	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	336	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	56.77/cwt	54.00–60.00	511	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.00	456	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	67.72/cwt	64.00–70.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	57.13/cwt	55.00–59.00	612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,486	87.53/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,301	4
Bulls	—	—	980	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	549	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	60.38/cwt	56.00–72.00	571	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	917.18/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,575	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,010.65/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	775.91/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	867.96/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,392.11/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	13,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,266.94/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	13,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	133.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	158.81/cwt	151.00–160.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	359	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	283	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	137.41/cwt	130.00–147.50	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.18/cwt	110.00–118.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	103.11/cwt	96.00–110.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	176.08/cwt	167.50–185.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	107.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.27/cwt	150.00–170.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.71/cwt	136.00–143.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.43/cwt	137.00–148.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.45/cwt	140.00–162.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	118.88/cwt	118.00–119.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.39/cwt	125.00–129.00	865	11

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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