Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.65/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.38 against this barn's trailing median of $203.03.

Average price

$130.65

82 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	134.82	641	51
Medium and Large 2	480	126.29	606	27
Medium and Large 3	477	106.99	510	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $131 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 sale82 hd

130.65

—

AR average9 barns · 1,067 hd

128.60

+2.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

203.03

−72.38

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	1,739	83.26	1,448	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	56.27	768	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	55.69	676	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	47.90	492	13

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	—	513	136.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.66/cwt	135.00–147.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.57/cwt	139.00–152.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.69/cwt	120.00–133.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.86/cwt	126.00–137.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	143.66/cwt	131.00–157.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.66/cwt	112.50–117.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.42/cwt	120.00–134.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	100.98/cwt	97.00–105.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	131.72/cwt	127.00–134.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	102.32/cwt	90.00–115.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	48.86/cwt	46.00–55.00	515	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	56.27/cwt	55.00–57.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	84.41/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,508	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.30/cwt	53.00–58.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.72/cwt	110.00–126.00	626	5
Bulls	—	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	42.61/cwt	40.00–45.00	373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	108.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	104.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	167.48/cwt	164.00–171.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.31/cwt	133.00–145.00	533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	105.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	149.16/cwt	141.00–154.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	89.86/cwt	80.00–101.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.81/cwt	125.00–141.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.50/cwt	146.00–155.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.34/cwt	117.00–123.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	798	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.04/cwt	135.00–149.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	156.60/cwt	147.00–162.50	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	168.08/cwt	156.00–178.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	139.85/cwt	135.00–151.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.78/cwt	119.00–132.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.41/cwt	133.00–138.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	116.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	453	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	447	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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