Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported last two weeks. Nice run cattle here today quality cattle sold at a premium , Several new crop calves in fleshy condition sold discounted. Slaughter cattle were in demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.59/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$121.59

135 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$19.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	124.53	634	84
Medium and Large 2	457	118.85	543	43
Medium and Large 3	509	105.39	536	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.14/cwt here — about $97 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 sale135 hd

121.59

—

AR average8 barns · 1,348 hd

125.66

−4.08

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	1,333	70.00	933	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	61.79	783	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	57.00	866	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	48.62	464	9thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.35/cwt	90.00–113.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.94/cwt	100.00–116.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.42/cwt	120.00–136.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	52.41/cwt	41.00–58.00	523	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	38.56/cwt	38.00–39.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	130.98/cwt	126.00–141.00	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.41/cwt	104.00–119.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	110.05/cwt	104.00–115.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	126.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.35/cwt	109.00–123.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.14/cwt	110.00–135.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	433	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	107.37/cwt	103.00–110.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.58/cwt	150.00–170.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	62.73/cwt	60.00–67.00	808	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.19/cwt	141.00–161.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	146.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.83/cwt	150.00–170.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.63/cwt	150.00–180.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.92/cwt	140.00–154.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.66/cwt	162.50–170.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.92/cwt	123.00–132.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	115.62/cwt	109.00–121.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	112.71/cwt	100.00–118.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.91/cwt	113.00–121.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.83/cwt	121.00–130.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	134.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.15/cwt	134.00–141.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.56/cwt	115.00–127.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	140.12/cwt	133.00–147.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	115.50/cwt	113.00–117.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.39/cwt	108.00–119.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	125.50/cwt	118.00–133.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	177.17/cwt	160.00–196.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.09/cwt	117.00–131.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.76/cwt	118.00–130.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	128.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	840.13/cwt	810.00–870.00	9,687	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,580	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	801.76/cwt	610.00–975.00	6,318	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,627	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,208.90/cwt	810.00–1,400.00	10,735	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	813	98.29/cwt	92.00–102.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.90/cwt	122.00–149.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.00/cwt	125.00–143.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	198.59/cwt	195.00–202.50	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	800	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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