Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower on a light test. Value added cattle sold at a premium with several quality consignments offered. Light weight cattle ready for turnout were attractive to buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.54/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$153.54

243 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$29.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	156.15	848	187
Medium and Large 1-2	566	150.64	853	14thin
Medium and Large 2	474	143.65	681	40
Medium and Large 3	423	127.00	537	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.15/cwt here — about $311 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 sale243 hd

153.54

—

AR average9 barns · 3,644 hd

148.02

+5.52

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	—	High	1,727	74.65	1,289	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	55.24	641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,205	49.00	590	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	40.02	397	9thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.44/cwt	126.00–134.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.85/cwt	160.00–185.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	149.65/cwt	146.00–155.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	198.85/cwt	182.50–212.50	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	131.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.79/cwt	122.00–137.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.82/cwt	116.00–125.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.87/cwt	143.00–161.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.65/cwt	121.00–132.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.44/cwt	136.00–150.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	108.95/cwt	104.00–114.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.30/cwt	119.00–125.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.36/cwt	144.00–159.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.76/cwt	118.00–133.00	718	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	193.50/cwt	160.00–210.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.49/cwt	156.00–170.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	155.45/cwt	147.50–160.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.97/cwt	133.00–140.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	139.79/cwt	133.00–146.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	133.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	169.60/cwt	165.00–180.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	187.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	164.87/cwt	161.00–170.00	864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.84/cwt	140.00–156.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.04/cwt	160.00–184.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	145.31/cwt	144.00–147.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	176.97/cwt	169.00–187.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	715	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	155.43/cwt	146.00–162.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	147.40/cwt	139.00–155.00	907	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	126.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	160.65/cwt	148.00–175.00	619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	36.42/cwt	32.00–40.00	350	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	54.32/cwt	54.00–55.00	613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	68.97/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	132.80/cwt	120.00–145.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	58.46/cwt	58.00–59.00	510	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	58.15/cwt	50.00–70.00	466	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	688.73/cwt	570.00–770.00	6,529	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	108.45/cwt	107.00–110.00	627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.32/cwt	45.00–48.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	108.48/cwt	93.00–122.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	128.71/cwt	125.00–131.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	115.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.37/cwt	109.00–115.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.38/cwt	126.00–134.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	105.30/cwt	90.00–113.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	177.41/cwt	172.50–182.50	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	135.90/cwt	132.00–143.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	168.76/cwt	163.00–180.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.38/cwt	131.00–148.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	169.52/cwt	160.00–183.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	130.87/cwt	120.00–147.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	145.49/cwt	135.00–157.50	397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	316	145.28/cwt	130.00–167.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.50	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	133.46/cwt	128.00–139.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	141.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.39/cwt	125.00–137.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	327	174.10/cwt	170.00–176.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	145.94/cwt	130.00–152.50	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	132.66/cwt	128.00–138.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	141.47/cwt	134.00–150.00	688	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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