Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were not well tested. Slaughter bulls were mostly 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.51/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$127.51

42 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	132.37	673	27
Medium and Large 2	494	120.89	597	13thin
Medium and Large 3	438	105.00	459	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $213 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 sale42 hd

127.51

—

AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd

127.98

−0.47

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	1,587	88.38	1,402	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	60.00	1,014	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	52.44	584	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,250	81.47/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.68/cwt	128.00–137.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.30/cwt	125.00–136.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.57/cwt	116.00–125.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.55/cwt	140.00–160.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.81/cwt	140.00–143.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.78/cwt	120.00–137.00	874	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	642	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.38/cwt	151.00–162.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.49/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,515	5
Bulls	—	—	1,610	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	52.44/cwt	52.00–53.00	584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,985	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	133.45/cwt	128.00–141.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	121.49/cwt	114.00–127.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	124.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	111.00/cwt	106.00–116.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.73/cwt	127.00–136.00	692	10

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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