Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-08-02

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 2
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 349▲ 35 vs year ago 236 · +14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 59▲ 18 vs year ago 40 · +45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 7▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.05/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$138.05
83 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.55
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449144.8665156
Medium and Large 2466126.2158924
Medium and Large 3487105.745153thin
One grade step is worth $39.12/cwt here — about $136 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 sale83 hd
138.05
—
AR average10 barns · 1,263 hd
138.60
−0.55
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
Bulls—High1,48292.321,3688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35970.729614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08670.7076719
CowsLean 85-90%High99763.6663410

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2Thin Fleshed—640118.00/cwt118.00–118.007551
BullsMedium and Large 2—518130.98/cwt130.00–132.006782
BullsMedium and Large 2—443136.98/cwt134.00–140.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558136.96/cwt134.00–140.007642
BullsMedium and Large 2—665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2—335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
BullsMedium and Large 2—383127.83/cwt120.00–137.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 1—625124.88/cwt120.00–130.007812
BullsMedium and Large 1—378167.71/cwt157.00–180.006346
SteersMedium and Large 1—419179.26/cwt169.00–192.0075110
BullsMedium and Large 1—434156.49/cwt152.00–165.006796
BullsMedium and Large 1—481149.11/cwt138.00–157.007176
BullsMedium and Large 1—620135.87/cwt132.00–140.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1—310185.67/cwt177.00–190.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518145.35/cwt140.00–149.007535
SteersMedium and Large 1—235168.72/cwt167.50–170.003962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—293149.50/cwt149.00–150.004382
BullsMedium and Large 1—337180.78/cwt175.00–189.006093
HeifersMedium and Large 1—389152.91/cwt141.00–161.005954
SteersMedium and Large 1—366183.35/cwt173.00–191.006715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323150.62/cwt143.00–157.004875
BullsMedium and Large 1—660136.91/cwt125.00–149.009043
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471144.10/cwt135.00–151.0067927
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424147.16/cwt142.00–154.006248
SteersMedium and Large 1—613145.66/cwt138.00–150.008933
SteersMedium and Large 1—680136.33/cwt129.00–144.009272
SteersMedium and Large 1—268187.01/cwt180.00–195.005012
SteersMedium and Large 1—525164.87/cwt157.00–175.008668
SteersMedium and Large 1—567158.25/cwt151.00–164.008975
SteersMedium and Large 1—474173.80/cwt172.00–175.008245
BullsMedium and Large 1—715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1—559142.99/cwt137.00–151.007994
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—7501,158.00/cwt1,110.00–1,200.008,6852
BullsMedium and Large 1—525142.41/cwt140.00–144.007485
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—763747.21/cwt700.00–790.005,7012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.009,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—8501,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.009,0101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9671,241.03/cwt1,190.00–1,300.0012,0013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—9251,250.27/cwt1,240.00–1,260.0011,5652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35872.29/cwt72.00–73.009823
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36066.00/cwt66.00–66.008981
CowsBoner 80-85%—92364.31/cwt64.00–65.005943
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11671.90/cwt66.00–77.0080216
Bulls——1,68098.29/cwt94.00–102.001,6514
Bulls——1,28486.35/cwt66.00–93.001,1094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,37066.00/cwt66.00–66.009041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,145750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,5881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—873818.45/cwt760.00–900.007,1453
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04067.08/cwt64.00–69.006988
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—76037.00/cwt37.00–37.002811
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—88563.00/cwt63.00–63.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570114.50/cwt109.00–120.006532
SteersMedium and Large 3—415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420108.61/cwt98.00–120.004562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,12075.00/cwt75.00–75.008401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,02576.08/cwt70.00–84.007802
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—83070.00/cwt70.00–70.005811
BullsMedium and Large 3—44097.00/cwt90.00–104.004272
HeifersMedium and Large 3—620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
BullsMedium and Large 3—483117.41/cwt114.00–121.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640114.50/cwt114.00–115.007332
BullsMedium and Large 3—570103.42/cwt100.00–110.005893
BullsMedium and Large 3—345110.50/cwt105.00–116.003812
BullsMedium and Large 3—71590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
BullsMedium and Large 3—385116.00/cwt116.00–116.004471
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433122.40/cwt120.00–127.005303
SteersMedium and Large 2—437148.34/cwt145.00–150.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523127.58/cwt125.00–130.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—84588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441
BullsMedium and Large 2—590126.00/cwt124.00–129.007433
BullsMedium and Large 2—483135.69/cwt130.00–139.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670117.50/cwt114.00–121.007872
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—360164.00/cwt164.00–164.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268143.83/cwt142.50–145.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230137.50/cwt135.00–140.003162
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 2—453130.69/cwt123.00–135.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006231
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2—770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
SteersMedium and Large 2—690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
SteersMedium and Large 2—515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
SteersMedium and Large 2—370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006681
BullsMedium and Large 2—295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
SteersMedium and Large 2—275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
SteersMedium and Large 2—468146.98/cwt144.00–150.006882
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
BullsMedium and Large 1—290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—400123.00/cwt123.00–123.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651

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.