Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. 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 $135.48/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$135.48

103 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	139.04	667	63
Medium and Large 2	446	133.74	596	34
Medium and Large 3	514	107.90	555	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $112 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 sale103 hd

135.48

—

AR average10 barns · 1,968 hd

139.06

−3.58

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	—	Low	1,539	68.40	1,052	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	64.45	747	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	62.50	891	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	51.49	530	6thin

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 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	146.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	156.47/cwt	153.00–160.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.24/cwt	137.00–145.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.43/cwt	110.00–121.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.82/cwt	134.00–152.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.27/cwt	129.00–143.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.57/cwt	120.00–138.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.84/cwt	129.00–164.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	182.07/cwt	175.00–192.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.17/cwt	135.00–154.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.51/cwt	140.00–158.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.01/cwt	119.00–127.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	150.87/cwt	143.00–168.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.55/cwt	111.00–116.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	203.40/cwt	192.50–210.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.41/cwt	129.00–150.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	169.39/cwt	160.00–180.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	128.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	181.92/cwt	177.00–189.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.26/cwt	158.00–163.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	188.14/cwt	177.50–206.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	127.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.95/cwt	160.00–179.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.45/cwt	143.00–152.00	784	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	577	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	75.60/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	65.78/cwt	64.00–69.00	782	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	60.73/cwt	58.00–63.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	679.97/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	880.45/cwt	840.00–920.00	9,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	120.70/cwt	113.00–128.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	106.44/cwt	103.00–110.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.33/cwt	112.00–122.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.52/cwt	127.00–160.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.59/cwt	130.00–155.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.70/cwt	115.00–130.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.18/cwt	123.00–134.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	166.95/cwt	160.00–174.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	164.92/cwt	159.00–175.00	546	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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