Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady with thin fleshed light weights selling 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand for grass ready.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.23/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$145.23

142 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.30	740	23
Medium and Large 2	414	147.70	612	55
Medium and Large 1	496	141.67	703	59
Medium and Large 3	504	118.32	596	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $144 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 sale142 hd

145.23

—

AR average10 barns · 1,883 hd

143.52

+1.71

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	1,813	91.71	1,663	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	65.00	904	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	63.71	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	53.02	515	14

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	419	178.05/cwt	169.00–185.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.06/cwt	149.00–157.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	544	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	186.18/cwt	174.00–197.50	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	200.47/cwt	190.00–209.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	198.57/cwt	194.00–205.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	191.74/cwt	177.50–200.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.16/cwt	131.00–138.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.36/cwt	133.00–150.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.40/cwt	150.00–172.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	185.37/cwt	177.00–193.00	678	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	911.11/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.95/cwt	145.00–160.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.47/cwt	150.00–168.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.48/cwt	135.00–137.00	784	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	969.04/cwt	790.00–1,190.00	10,233	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	925.63/cwt	860.00–990.00	9,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.46/cwt	141.00–147.00	965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	185.51/cwt	172.00–200.00	766	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,337.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,650.00	14,336	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	187.57/cwt	180.00–195.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.72/cwt	62.00–71.00	752	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	57.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	89.70/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,589	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	32.77/cwt	30.00–35.00	262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	93.71/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	564	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,504.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	18,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	63.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	52.45/cwt	49.00–54.00	509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	60.85/cwt	57.00–65.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	177.95/cwt	162.50–193.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	61.71/cwt	60.00–66.00	575	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	412	145.85/cwt	140.00–152.50	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.80/cwt	133.00–140.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.93/cwt	129.00–140.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	238	175.76/cwt	152.50–185.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	337	170.88/cwt	150.00–174.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	156.86/cwt	145.00–167.50	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	393	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.90/cwt	142.00–157.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.48/cwt	139.00–146.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.92/cwt	131.00–144.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	169.58/cwt	162.50–175.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	137.09/cwt	132.50–142.50	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	154.44/cwt	145.00–162.50	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.11/cwt	144.00–158.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.58/cwt	111.00–118.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.06/cwt	143.00–147.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	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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