Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not well tested. Stocker and feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was light with with good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.18/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$130.18

62 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$31.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	137.13	644	32
Medium and Large 2	426	129.04	550	22
Medium and Large 3	407	105.57	429	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $215 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 sale62 hd

130.18

—

AR average8 barns · 2,082 hd

137.14

−6.96

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	1,435	80.18	1,150	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	55.65	766	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	54.98	667	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	46.38	493	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1Fleshy	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.27/cwt	125.00–136.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.53/cwt	142.00–156.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	573	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.49/cwt	137.00–147.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	154.16/cwt	146.00–159.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.09/cwt	123.00–145.00	497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	127.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	55.56/cwt	54.00–57.00	681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	47.67/cwt	44.00–51.00	533	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	59.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	53.91/cwt	49.00–58.00	638	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	728	33.32/cwt	28.00–41.00	243	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	87.78/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	—	1,439	79.44/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,143	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	489	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	61.71/cwt	40.00–76.00	532	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,907	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.97/cwt	146.00–151.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	148.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.63/cwt	120.00–137.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.99/cwt	143.00–151.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.30/cwt	116.00–133.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	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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