Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.16/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.87 against this barn's trailing median of $203.03.

Average price

$137.16

104 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$46.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	149.28	689	43
Medium and Large 2	491	131.29	644	49
Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.00	797	7thin
Medium and Large 3	654	103.22	675	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.06/cwt here — about $14 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 sale104 hd

137.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,154 hd

133.25

+3.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

203.03

−65.87

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	1,648	68.46	1,128	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	49.20	687	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	47.96	535	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	40.53	438	13

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.60/cwt	146.00–175.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	303	161.52/cwt	159.00–164.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.10/cwt	133.00–141.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	141.79/cwt	137.50–150.00	398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	171.37/cwt	167.00–176.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.43/cwt	129.00–144.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	145.77/cwt	141.00–152.00	480	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.80/cwt	168.00–175.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.44/cwt	158.00–185.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	142.21/cwt	136.00–150.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.33/cwt	150.00–171.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	129.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	730.70/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	8,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.55/cwt	144.00–171.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.10/cwt	130.00–157.00	698	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	57.06/cwt	56.00–58.00	805	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	666.69/cwt	590.00–720.00	7,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	768.43/cwt	660.00–950.00	9,398	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	76.47/cwt	61.00–89.00	646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	46.95/cwt	46.00–48.00	531	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	43.71/cwt	40.00–45.00	481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	34.39/cwt	25.00–38.00	335	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	70.40/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	59.77/cwt	57.00–62.00	923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	43.99/cwt	43.00–45.00	633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	110.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	54.26/cwt	51.00–58.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	789.58/cwt	680.00–850.00	7,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	52.67/cwt	52.00–53.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	113.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	780.18/cwt	660.00–980.00	8,247	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	974.98/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	11,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	108.45/cwt	103.00–114.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	137.06/cwt	126.00–147.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	106.56/cwt	102.00–111.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.18/cwt	104.00–115.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	130.02/cwt	120.00–138.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	93.84/cwt	80.00–101.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.40/cwt	133.00–146.00	530	4

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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