Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

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 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.58/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$125.58

93 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	129.46	657	56
Medium and Large 2	502	122.37	614	29
Medium and Large 3	435	110.10	478	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $179 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 sale93 hd

125.58

—

AR average9 barns · 1,711 hd

133.34

−7.75

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	1,584	80.86	1,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	57.55	709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	57.06	784	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	51.49	553	7thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,258.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	14,156	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.27/cwt	126.00–138.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.55/cwt	134.00–151.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.15/cwt	144.00–160.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	196.06/cwt	180.00–210.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.32/cwt	142.00–158.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	169.62/cwt	164.00–175.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	175.01/cwt	172.50–180.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	134.12/cwt	125.00–141.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.18/cwt	134.00–149.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.79/cwt	143.00–155.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.04/cwt	143.00–162.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.81/cwt	159.00–185.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	53.07/cwt	43.00–56.00	581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	56.41/cwt	55.00–58.00	760	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.54/cwt	60.00–61.00	745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	79.72/cwt	67.00–85.00	1,216	8
Bulls	—	—	2,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	840.26/cwt	810.00–875.00	8,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	969.72/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,706	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.10/cwt	133.00–141.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	120.14/cwt	117.00–124.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.47/cwt	122.00–137.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.81/cwt	130.00–142.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	115.29/cwt	107.00–122.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	130.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.67/cwt	120.00–138.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	146.37/cwt	140.00–152.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.81/cwt	130.00–151.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.46/cwt	125.00–145.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	108.00/cwt	103.00–110.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	413	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	117.27/cwt	107.00–132.50	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	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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