Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$129.57

73 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	131.68	633	52
Medium and Large 2	442	124.34	549	21

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $84 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 sale73 hd

129.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,513 hd

129.71

−0.14

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	1,515	83.82	1,270	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,245	68.00	847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	67.38	835	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	59.42	632	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	—	308	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	127.97/cwt	124.00–135.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.61/cwt	141.00–151.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.61/cwt	110.00–125.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.61/cwt	112.00–124.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.87/cwt	128.00–147.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	63.00/cwt	61.00–65.00	679	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.70/cwt	53.00–60.00	605	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.02/cwt	123.00–138.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.62/cwt	126.00–135.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.16/cwt	138.00–151.00	668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	119.00–131.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.39/cwt	126.00–137.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	120.31/cwt	117.00–124.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	124.02/cwt	123.00–126.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	114.53/cwt	113.00–116.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	69.92/cwt	67.00–74.00	908	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,616	96.71/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,434	77.89/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	880.49/cwt	750.00–970.00	8,937	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.29/cwt	123.00–141.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.40/cwt	126.00–133.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.23/cwt	135.00–144.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.93/cwt	145.00–151.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.65/cwt	170.00–200.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.04/cwt	100.00–120.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.41/cwt	114.00–123.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	124.55/cwt	118.00–136.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	130.84/cwt	124.00–135.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	111.93/cwt	108.00–116.00	683	2

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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