Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-05-24

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 24
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
190 vs last sale 141 258 vs year ago 73 · +353.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
20 vs last sale 20 35 vs year ago 5 · +700.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
5 vs last sale 6 9 vs year ago 20 · 45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand. Value added cattle selling at a premium. Value added is two rounds of precondition shots weaned forty five days and steered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.84/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$146.84
119 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.97
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582150.1087494
Medium and Large 2584135.1578924
Medium and Large 3345121.004171thin
One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $457 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 sale119 hd
146.84
AR average10 barns · 1,462 hd
153.81
−6.97
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,53572.731,1177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,17863.577494thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13063.1571417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02757.3358918

Every lot, as filed

108 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
BullsMedium and Large 2470132.36/cwt129.00–135.006223
BullsMedium and Large 1430157.75/cwt151.00–162.006788
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
BullsMedium and Large 1378165.62/cwt160.00–170.006263
BullsMedium and Large 1330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
BullsMedium and Large 1295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 1238150.52/cwt149.00–152.003582
HeifersMedium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 1607128.31/cwt124.00–135.007793
BullsMedium and Large 1675117.90/cwt111.00–125.007962
BullsMedium and Large 1483155.50/cwt155.00–156.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 1578124.61/cwt119.00–130.007206
HeifersMedium and Large 1423137.95/cwt134.00–144.005843
HeifersMedium and Large 1330154.05/cwt153.00–155.005082
BullsMedium and Large 1570142.18/cwt134.00–150.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 1526131.25/cwt125.00–134.006907
HeifersMedium and Large 1383144.98/cwt140.00–148.005554
BullsMedium and Large 1517150.12/cwt145.00–154.007766
SteersMedium and Large 1313168.24/cwt162.00–174.005272
SteersMedium and Large 1870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1473135.60/cwt129.00–143.006418
SteersMedium and Large 1363166.98/cwt164.00–170.006062
SteersMedium and Large 1474158.07/cwt150.00–168.007496
SteersMedium and Large 1261181.13/cwt171.00–190.004737
SteersMedium and Large 1685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1424163.79/cwt160.00–170.006944
SteersMedium and Large 1715135.97/cwt134.00–138.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1628136.72/cwt131.00–139.008594
SteersMedium and Large 1526150.23/cwt147.00–153.007904
SteersMedium and Large 1564146.20/cwt140.00–153.0082510
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added572151.94/cwt145.00–161.008693
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added660132.00/cwt132.00–132.008713
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added522134.66/cwt134.00–136.007033
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added445163.00/cwt163.00–163.007251
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added780133.98/cwt132.00–141.001,04511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added290154.00/cwt154.00–154.004471
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added635144.38/cwt140.00–150.0091711
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added521169.00/cwt157.00–176.008805
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement583140.00/cwt140.00–140.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added477166.36/cwt154.00–177.007945
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added385147.00/cwt147.00–147.005661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,4971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,075767.91/cwt740.00–800.008,2552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2975778.46/cwt740.00–800.007,5904
CowsLean 85-90%95546.00/cwt46.00–46.004391
CowsLean 85-90%1,07162.11/cwt60.00–64.006657
CowsLean 85-90%1,00355.12/cwt52.00–60.0055310
SteersMedium and Large 3345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004171
HeifersMedium and Large 358099.00/cwt99.00–99.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 336087.00/cwt87.00–87.003131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-296066.00/cwt66.00–66.006341
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292071.00/cwt71.00–71.006531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12869.00/cwt69.00–69.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 3250111.00/cwt111.00–111.002781
BullsMedium and Large 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
BullsMedium and Large 3260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
HeifersMedium and Large 2360126.00/cwt126.00–126.004541
HeifersMedium and Large 2258133.81/cwt123.00–144.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 2345139.00/cwt139.00–139.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 2568124.35/cwt122.00–126.007063
HeifersMedium and Large 2630122.41/cwt117.00–128.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2420142.75/cwt140.00–150.006004
SteersMedium and Large 2720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009291
SteersMedium and Large 2245141.00/cwt141.00–141.003451
SteersMedium and Large 2578132.48/cwt120.00–137.007665
HeifersMedium and Large 2670118.91/cwt112.00–127.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2430134.00/cwt134.00–134.005761
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added475147.00/cwt147.00–147.006981
SteersMedium and Large 2658126.67/cwt126.00–127.008333
SteersMedium and Large 2628135.00/cwt135.00–135.008483
SteersMedium and Large 2845118.00/cwt118.00–118.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
SteersMedium and Large 2491142.77/cwt139.00–147.007014
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565156.00/cwt156.00–156.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
SteersMedium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added763128.00/cwt128.00–128.009772
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310143.00/cwt143.00–143.004431
BullsMedium and Large 2720107.00/cwt107.00–107.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2530132.79/cwt128.00–138.007045
BullsMedium and Large 2670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added576134.00/cwt134.00–134.007728
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added439158.00/cwt158.00–158.006947
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added723139.84/cwt138.00–143.001,01113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added455142.49/cwt142.00–143.006482
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350147.50/cwt147.50–147.505161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy428118.31/cwt112.00–125.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy653117.00/cwt117.00–117.007642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17863.57/cwt60.00–68.007494
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07659.73/cwt58.00–61.006435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15364.57/cwt62.00–68.0074412
Bulls1,18038.31/cwt36.00–40.004522
Bulls1,98891.43/cwt91.00–92.001,8182
Bulls1,47083.21/cwt72.00–88.001,2233

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.