Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Sale not reported weeks previous no trend available: Several nice consignments of quality cattle offered today. Supply was light to moderate demand was strong on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.07/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$138.07

67 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$21.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	143.62	677	41
Medium and Large 2	428	132.74	568	18thin
Medium and Large 3	359	121.63	436	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.99/cwt here — about $241 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 sale67 hd

138.07

—

AR average6 barns · 2,146 hd

132.76

+5.31

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	1,693	84.00	1,422	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	67.82	779	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	64.51	892	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	57.91	569	19

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	278	159.17/cwt	157.50–161.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.75/cwt	169.00–181.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.91/cwt	157.00–173.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	135.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.08/cwt	140.00–169.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	146.31/cwt	144.00–148.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	166.48/cwt	161.00–172.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.27/cwt	129.00–143.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	183.18/cwt	175.00–190.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.96/cwt	151.00–170.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	170.29/cwt	155.00–187.50	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	146.44/cwt	135.00–156.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.59/cwt	121.00–131.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.63/cwt	184.00–205.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.48/cwt	154.00–178.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.71/cwt	142.00–159.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.71/cwt	136.00–144.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	171.58/cwt	156.00–180.00	652	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	68.75/cwt	66.00–72.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	605	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	182	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	67.82/cwt	63.00–73.00	779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	203.54/cwt	195.00–210.00	541	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	71.36/cwt	70.00–73.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	65.44/cwt	62.00–68.00	660	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.72/cwt	57.00–60.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	125.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	47.59/cwt	44.00–54.00	487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	61.69/cwt	60.00–63.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.88/cwt	124.00–128.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.43/cwt	127.00–149.00	659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	140.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	128.70/cwt	122.00–134.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.00/cwt	143.00–155.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	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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