Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 1
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
119 vs last sale 0 34 vs year ago 153 · 22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
19 vs last sale 0 26 vs year ago 45 · 57.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 12 · 83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to absence of reporter. Light run of cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area. However the cattle offered were attractive to buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.65/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$132.65
48 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.90
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478136.5865332
Medium and Large 2466124.8158216thin
One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $72 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 sale48 hd
132.65
AR average8 barns · 1,444 hd
135.55
−2.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,59781.841,3077thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66855.579272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23654.656756thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,25351.006392thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2522123.78/cwt120.00–131.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 1417140.36/cwt137.00–147.005853
HeifersMedium and Large 1326154.84/cwt150.00–160.005055
HeifersMedium and Large 1295154.00/cwt154.00–154.004541
SteersMedium and Large 1460165.42/cwt155.00–180.007614
HeifersMedium and Large 1620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
SteersMedium and Large 1568157.44/cwt155.00–160.008942
BullsMedium and Large 1435162.62/cwt158.00–170.007073
BullsMedium and Large 1628120.46/cwt119.00–122.007562
HeifersMedium and Large 1468140.95/cwt136.00–144.006606
SteersMedium and Large 1521160.72/cwt154.00–172.008377
BullsMedium and Large 1522135.00/cwt130.00–140.007053
HeifersMedium and Large 1578126.27/cwt120.00–132.007303
SteersMedium and Large 1371186.08/cwt170.00–200.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 1521130.35/cwt125.00–134.006798
HeifersMedium and Large 1673116.96/cwt115.00–119.007873
BullsMedium and Large 2700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
BullsMedium and Large 2563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1245158.00/cwt158.00–158.003871
BullsMedium and Large 2415131.10/cwt123.00–140.005443
SteersMedium and Large 1310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66855.57/cwt54.00–57.009272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19559.00/cwt59.00–59.007052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25652.48/cwt48.00–56.006594
Bulls1,80589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6061
Bulls1,60781.97/cwt76.00–85.001,3175
Bulls1,34074.00/cwt74.00–74.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
BullsMedium and Large 1580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
CowsLean 85-90%1,22050.00/cwt50.00–50.006101
CowsLean 85-90%1,28552.00/cwt52.00–52.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
SteersMedium and Large 3325118.00/cwt118.00–118.003841
BullsMedium and Large 2663114.00/cwt113.00–115.007562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,9301
SteersMedium and Large 2465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 2573119.44/cwt115.00–124.006842
SteersMedium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360138.00/cwt138.00–138.004971
BullsMedium and Large 2635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463128.66/cwt128.00–129.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 2526121.82/cwt120.00–126.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380136.00/cwt136.00–136.005171
SteersMedium and Large 2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
BullsMedium and Large 1470157.00/cwt150.00–162.007383

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.