Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 400 lb sold steady, over were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate with cautious buyer demand with concerns with corn market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.09/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$138.09

103 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	142.46	659	67
Medium and Large 2	460	131.69	605	32
Medium and Large 3	503	116.13	584	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $76 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

138.09

—

AR average10 barns · 1,504 hd

134.33

+3.76

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	1,636	79.91	1,307	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	62.56	879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	62.26	749	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	52.25	477	11

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	161.44/cwt	155.00–168.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	190.36/cwt	170.00–202.50	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.17/cwt	123.00–136.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.79/cwt	139.00–150.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.07/cwt	141.00–160.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	140.88/cwt	138.00–145.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.20/cwt	149.00–176.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	196.42/cwt	192.50–200.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.08/cwt	155.00–168.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	149.61/cwt	146.00–156.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.47/cwt	116.00–123.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	163.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.27/cwt	125.00–136.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.23/cwt	165.00–173.00	619	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,092.24/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.79/cwt	152.00–162.00	799	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.92/cwt	133.00–145.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	68.42/cwt	66.00–71.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,427.66/cwt	750.00–1,675.00	16,761	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,268.70/cwt	1,175.00–1,450.00	12,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,149	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	904.57/cwt	770.00–975.00	10,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	51.24/cwt	48.00–57.00	453	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	63.15/cwt	61.00–67.00	910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	64.31/cwt	61.00–69.00	803	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	58.75/cwt	54.00–61.00	663	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	77.14/cwt	69.00–82.00	1,169	4
Bulls	—	—	2,120	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	69.51/cwt	60.00–81.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,022.83/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	11,947	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.24/cwt	112.00–118.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.29/cwt	120.00–143.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.19/cwt	134.00–146.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	372	148.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.78/cwt	122.00–139.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	154.21/cwt	145.00–167.50	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	142.11/cwt	134.00–147.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	141.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	141.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.50/cwt	141.00–156.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	166.72/cwt	160.00–195.00	452	9

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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