Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeders heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate, demand was strong on grass ready cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.42/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$134.42

129 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	141.15	648	76
Medium and Large 2	518	125.91	652	47
Medium and Large 3	501	115.82	580	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $67 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 sale129 hd

134.42

—

AR average11 barns · 1,325 hd

134.30

+0.12

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	1,493	76.99	1,150	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	65.01	965	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	57.98	686	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	54.72	566	14

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	273	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.89/cwt	142.00–170.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	199.04/cwt	192.50–202.50	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	187.60/cwt	170.00–202.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.88/cwt	115.00–123.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.85/cwt	165.00–185.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.03/cwt	120.00–131.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	166.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.22/cwt	145.00–160.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	169.05/cwt	165.00–172.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.54/cwt	127.00–143.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.30/cwt	139.00–158.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.92/cwt	133.00–148.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.47/cwt	135.00–155.00	612	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.56/cwt	133.00–140.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.71/cwt	140.00–155.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	102.53/cwt	99.00–106.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	171.16/cwt	160.00–184.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.84/cwt	164.00–188.00	642	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	845.38/cwt	700.00–970.00	8,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	733.33/cwt	660.00–840.00	8,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.24/cwt	146.00–157.00	859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	52.47/cwt	52.00–53.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,083.62/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	10,479	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	830.00/cwt	810.00–850.00	8,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	64.85/cwt	57.00–71.00	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	719.97/cwt	710.00–730.00	6,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	57.64/cwt	55.00–62.00	646	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	52.59/cwt	48.00–54.00	512	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	66.21/cwt	62.00–72.00	974	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.08/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,382	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	78.58/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,194	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	817.85/cwt	670.00–1,050.00	8,833	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	59.62/cwt	57.00–63.00	730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	55.10/cwt	53.00–57.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	51.08/cwt	48.00–55.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,193.10/cwt	1,100.00–1,270.00	14,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	805.95/cwt	750.00–880.00	8,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.91/cwt	120.00–139.00	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.13/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.61/cwt	116.00–137.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.55/cwt	131.00–134.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	117.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	382	147.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.90/cwt	105.00–123.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	111.37/cwt	104.00–115.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.00/cwt	132.00–152.50	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.47/cwt	121.00–128.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	568	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	111.49/cwt	108.00–115.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.88/cwt	127.50–147.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	764	2

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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