Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady, over were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.99/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$126.99

110 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	134.00	612	5thin
Medium and Large 1	478	129.79	620	68
Medium and Large 2	414	123.80	513	33
Medium and Large 3	573	97.00	555	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $57 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 sale110 hd

126.99

—

AR average9 barns · 2,239 hd

125.53

+1.46

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	1,548	66.48	1,029	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	47.33	687	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	44.91	472	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	39.95	404	14

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	639	119.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.07/cwt	120.00–134.00	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	124.84/cwt	115.00–135.00	473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	130.99/cwt	125.00–139.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.95/cwt	119.00–133.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.52/cwt	109.00–136.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.72/cwt	111.00–123.00	617	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	78.28/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,409	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	47.33/cwt	46.00–48.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	44.91/cwt	40.00–48.00	472	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	42.97/cwt	37.00–47.00	437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	129.72/cwt	121.00–138.00	361	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	52.33/cwt	31.00–69.00	652	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	35.92/cwt	31.00–38.00	361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.19/cwt	108.00–120.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	108.31/cwt	100.00–117.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.93/cwt	151.00–157.00	505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.34/cwt	126.00–140.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	143.34/cwt	137.00–147.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	176.25/cwt	170.00–182.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.96/cwt	126.00–141.00	565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.15/cwt	139.00–157.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	146.89/cwt	144.00–151.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	175.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	122.55/cwt	117.00–127.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	144.94/cwt	142.50–147.50	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.92/cwt	127.00–141.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	144.39/cwt	137.00–150.00	734	6

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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