Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady, Fleshy and plain cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.77/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$114.77

82 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	118.25	610	55
Medium and Large 2	554	108.99	603	22
Medium and Large 3	484	102.00	494	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $116 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

114.77

—

AR average9 barns · 1,640 hd

121.33

−6.55

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	1,502	76.59	1,150	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	51.37	699	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	49.90	595	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	44.41	467	20

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	424	121.20/cwt	120.00–126.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.66/cwt	95.00–101.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	134.37/cwt	131.00–138.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	140.88/cwt	134.00–148.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.61/cwt	119.00–125.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	128.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.37/cwt	125.00–129.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	111.26/cwt	100.00–121.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	115.97/cwt	107.00–119.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.64/cwt	117.00–125.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	146.38/cwt	132.00–154.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	132.64/cwt	131.00–134.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.26/cwt	114.00–127.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.71/cwt	121.00–133.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.58/cwt	116.00–127.00	587	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	106.88/cwt	100.00–112.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	109.93/cwt	105.00–115.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	103.06/cwt	101.00–105.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	44.63/cwt	40.00–49.00	470	16
Bulls	—	—	1,333	72.74/cwt	70.00–76.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	34.53/cwt	34.00–35.00	323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.92/cwt	100.00–112.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	52.40/cwt	51.00–54.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	52.90/cwt	51.00–55.00	717	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	48.11/cwt	46.00–51.00	561	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	47.79/cwt	46.00–50.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	116.73/cwt	106.00–126.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	110.71/cwt	109.00–112.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	122.07/cwt	119.00–128.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	134.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.61/cwt	109.00–113.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.37/cwt	107.00–109.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	129.51/cwt	123.00–132.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.55/cwt	144.00–154.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	129.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	153.35/cwt	152.00–155.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	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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