Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 2.00 higher. Several consignments of quality value added cattle sold at a premium, while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.10/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$134.10

231 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$43.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

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	464	151.88	704	13thin
Medium and Large 1	660	135.28	893	172
Medium and Large 2	593	125.84	746	43
Medium and Large 3	710	108.00	767	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale231 hd

134.10

—

AR average8 barns · 1,348 hd

144.62

−10.52

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	1,794	67.67	1,214	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,071	51.08	547	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	49.99	683	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	40.38	411	6thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	128.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.85/cwt	131.00–148.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.88/cwt	127.00–140.00	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	135.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.28/cwt	161.00–167.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.05/cwt	151.00–169.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	133.83/cwt	128.00–138.00	906	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	128.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.85/cwt	126.00–153.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	116.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.82/cwt	134.00–147.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	154.95/cwt	140.00–165.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.50/cwt	155.00–165.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	893	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.72/cwt	140.00–154.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.40/cwt	137.00–147.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	131.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	132.64/cwt	128.00–137.00	934	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	132.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	121.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	173.01/cwt	171.00–175.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	769	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.02/cwt	121.00–134.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.81/cwt	120.00–131.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	168.31/cwt	150.00–181.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	857.16/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	108.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	625.54/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	789.17/cwt	770.00–810.00	8,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	53.79/cwt	53.00–54.00	566	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	48.37/cwt	46.00–50.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	45.57/cwt	44.00–46.00	490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.58/cwt	85.00–116.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	111.57/cwt	106.00–117.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	111.48/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	47.98/cwt	46.00–50.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	135.33/cwt	120.00–155.00	345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.49/cwt	133.00–142.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	124.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.69/cwt	120.00–132.00	466	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.07/cwt	118.00–129.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	135.75/cwt	134.00–138.00	851	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	132.56/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,082	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	126.20/cwt	125.00–128.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.44/cwt	131.00–143.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.67/cwt	116.00–126.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.71/cwt	108.00–120.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.49/cwt	119.00–130.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	126.71/cwt	122.00–134.00	359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	129.80/cwt	120.00–139.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	114.56/cwt	111.00–118.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	128.20/cwt	124.00–132.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	116.54/cwt	107.00–123.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.92/cwt	120.00–134.00	527	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	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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