Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady. Value added steers sold mostly 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.62/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$138.62

125 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$39.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	144.94	669	79
Medium and Large 2	426	132.50	565	38
Medium and Large 3	495	105.31	521	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.63/cwt here — about $147 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 sale125 hd

138.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,789 hd

140.73

−2.11

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	1,432	77.15	1,105	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	69.65	965	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	67.51	770	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	53.48	467	12

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1Value Added	—	598	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.17/cwt	146.00–161.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.84/cwt	126.00–136.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.01/cwt	146.00–166.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.89/cwt	143.00–165.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.32/cwt	165.00–180.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.35/cwt	132.00–144.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.49/cwt	126.00–145.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	159.77/cwt	154.00–164.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	154.35/cwt	140.00–160.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.91/cwt	128.00–147.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.83/cwt	134.00–150.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	181.14/cwt	165.00–200.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.90/cwt	141.00–147.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.50	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.50/cwt	143.00–154.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.49/cwt	140.00–160.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	152.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.13/cwt	139.00–150.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	178.52/cwt	170.00–190.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.21/cwt	161.00–180.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.24/cwt	150.00–177.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.95/cwt	162.00–176.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.72/cwt	140.00–160.00	767	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.37/cwt	170.00–190.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.26/cwt	182.00–202.50	618	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	69.65/cwt	66.00–74.00	965	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	70.72/cwt	64.00–75.00	866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	906	58.67/cwt	56.00–62.00	532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	85.68/cwt	71.00–92.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	76.94/cwt	72.00–82.00	977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,020	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	64.06/cwt	62.00–66.00	628	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	784	41.95/cwt	38.00–46.00	329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	57.22/cwt	53.00–60.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.50/cwt	120.00–165.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	889.77/cwt	870.00–910.00	9,636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	80.45/cwt	76.00–85.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	105.78/cwt	90.00–122.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	138.32/cwt	122.50–147.50	380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.13/cwt	121.00–137.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	107.76/cwt	100.00–115.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.84/cwt	115.00–137.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	138.43/cwt	130.00–152.50	335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.36/cwt	129.00–145.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	130.81/cwt	120.00–149.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.40/cwt	133.00–145.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.37/cwt	120.00–131.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.25/cwt	140.00–153.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.65/cwt	113.00–132.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.97/cwt	100.00–118.00	755	2

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →