Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	150.10	874	94
Medium and Large 2	584	135.15	789	24
Medium and Large 3	345	121.00	417	1thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,535	72.73	1,117	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,178	63.57	749	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	63.15	714	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	57.33	589	18

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.36/cwt	129.00–135.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.75/cwt	151.00–162.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	150.52/cwt	149.00–152.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	128.31/cwt	124.00–135.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.90/cwt	111.00–125.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.61/cwt	119.00–130.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.95/cwt	134.00–144.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.18/cwt	134.00–150.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	131.25/cwt	125.00–134.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.12/cwt	145.00–154.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	168.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.60/cwt	129.00–143.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	166.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.07/cwt	150.00–168.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	181.13/cwt	171.00–190.00	473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.72/cwt	131.00–139.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.23/cwt	147.00–153.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.20/cwt	140.00–153.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	151.94/cwt	145.00–161.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	133.98/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	169.00/cwt	157.00–176.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	166.36/cwt	154.00–177.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	767.91/cwt	740.00–800.00	8,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	778.46/cwt	740.00–800.00	7,590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	62.11/cwt	60.00–64.00	665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.12/cwt	52.00–60.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	313	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	634	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	133.81/cwt	123.00–144.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.35/cwt	122.00–126.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.41/cwt	117.00–128.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.48/cwt	120.00–137.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.91/cwt	112.00–127.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	142.77/cwt	139.00–147.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	763	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.79/cwt	128.00–138.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	139.84/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	118.31/cwt	112.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	63.57/cwt	60.00–68.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	59.73/cwt	58.00–61.00	643	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.57/cwt	62.00–68.00	744	12
Bulls	—	—	1,180	38.31/cwt	36.00–40.00	452	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	91.43/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	83.21/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,223	3

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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