Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 lower. Several consignments of quality cattle offered today, demand was strong on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.93/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$130.93

84 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	134.63	678	52
Medium and Large 2	443	124.92	553	32

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $125 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 sale84 hd

130.93

—

AR average2 barns · 133 hd

124.93

+6.00

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	1,711	71.08	1,216	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	46.23	573	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	44.84	699	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	37.79	409	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	481	140.15/cwt	137.00–144.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.82/cwt	134.00–150.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.65/cwt	131.00–138.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.72/cwt	118.00–134.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	153.38/cwt	144.00–161.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.12/cwt	139.00–150.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	130.43/cwt	120.00–141.00	480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.82/cwt	149.00–162.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	146.55/cwt	137.00–152.00	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.66/cwt	132.00–142.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	169.16/cwt	159.00–180.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.66/cwt	153.00–179.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	119.60/cwt	116.00–124.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.59/cwt	128.00–136.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	69.87/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	35.06/cwt	32.00–38.00	376	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	42.71/cwt	41.00–45.00	469	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	46.23/cwt	42.00–51.00	573	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	44.84/cwt	41.00–46.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	127.84/cwt	118.00–135.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.83/cwt	110.00–136.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	122.21/cwt	110.00–134.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.75/cwt	131.00–143.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.81/cwt	118.00–126.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	148.94/cwt	143.00–155.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.50/cwt	128.00–138.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.59/cwt	135.00–150.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.42/cwt	135.00–156.00	611	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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