Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady ,slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.44/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$125.44

57 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$17.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	128.13	664	38
Medium and Large 2	476	121.89	580	16thin
Medium and Large 3	413	110.33	456	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.80/cwt here — about $208 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 sale57 hd

125.44

—

AR average9 barns · 1,781 hd

131.21

−5.76

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	1,840	77.00	1,417	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	54.28	761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	50.18	620	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	40.50	416	4thin

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 2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	137.50–152.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.31/cwt	127.00–137.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	144.19/cwt	135.00–147.50	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.95/cwt	155.00–170.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.39/cwt	116.00–128.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	109.91/cwt	107.00–113.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.93/cwt	118.00–127.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.57/cwt	146.00–165.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.89/cwt	127.00–140.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.32/cwt	125.00–140.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.04/cwt	170.00–172.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.87/cwt	128.00–145.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,034.66/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	43.99/cwt	43.00–45.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	54.28/cwt	53.00–55.00	761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,417	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	46.97/cwt	46.00–49.00	599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	983.47/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	12,736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	322	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	16,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,057.31/cwt	700.00–1,210.00	12,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	68.62/cwt	63.00–75.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.27/cwt	122.50–137.50	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.49/cwt	114.00–134.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	140.79/cwt	138.00–145.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.68/cwt	142.00–160.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	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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