Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with strong demand on weaned grass ready cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.30/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$143.30

92 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$46.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	149.40	631	53
Medium and Large 2	441	138.72	612	35
Medium and Large 3	591	102.63	607	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $24 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 sale92 hd

143.30

—

AR average11 barns · 2,014 hd

137.61

+5.70

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	1,617	85.82	1,388	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	64.14	766	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	60.63	939	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	49.82	473	7thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	416	151.23/cwt	144.00–160.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	198.64/cwt	192.00–205.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	170.97/cwt	167.50–176.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	144.24/cwt	138.00–156.00	913	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	147.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.01/cwt	144.00–165.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.06/cwt	156.00–180.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.18/cwt	159.00–173.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	262	166.62/cwt	165.00–167.50	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	166.39/cwt	150.00–175.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.40/cwt	149.00–165.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	166.30/cwt	159.00–174.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.37/cwt	141.00–148.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.67/cwt	164.00–185.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	139.31/cwt	132.00–144.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.05/cwt	150.00–175.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	167.18/cwt	161.00–173.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.69/cwt	165.00–190.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.55/cwt	146.00–149.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	201.19/cwt	187.50–212.50	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.27/cwt	144.00–151.00	844	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,179.65/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	12,681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.12/cwt	163.00–176.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.15/cwt	150.00–169.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	150.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	144.31/cwt	141.00–148.00	903	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	49.69/cwt	47.00–52.00	462	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,053	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.94/cwt	57.00–61.00	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.99/cwt	64.00–69.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	60.45/cwt	59.00–62.00	782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	91.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	129.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	845	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	649.08/cwt	630.00–670.00	6,673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	86.14/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,025	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.85/cwt	136.00–147.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	504	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.77/cwt	140.00–157.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	154.83/cwt	152.50–157.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	155.21/cwt	144.00–161.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	138.41/cwt	134.00–141.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	175.14/cwt	167.50–182.50	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	138.46/cwt	130.00–147.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.34/cwt	135.00–146.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.59/cwt	121.00–140.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	161.07/cwt	155.00–167.50	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.54/cwt	144.00–154.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	124.04/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	113.96/cwt	108.00–120.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	138.05/cwt	132.50–150.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	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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