Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to instances 3.00 higher. Pre/vac and weaned cattle sold at a premium with several quality consignments offered. Supply was moderate with strong buyer interest. Slaughter cattle were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.42/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$137.42

162 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$31.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	143.31	766	106
Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.00	895	3thin
Medium and Large 2	481	127.68	615	47
Medium and Large 3	368	111.73	411	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.58/cwt here — about $355 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 sale162 hd

137.42

—

AR average10 barns · 3,105 hd

141.57

−4.15

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	—	Average	1,712	77.67	1,329	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	57.64	697	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	47.00	665	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	42.77	460	6thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	181.01/cwt	171.00–202.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	139.98/cwt	132.00–148.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	147.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.76/cwt	141.00–159.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	156.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	145.48/cwt	136.00–147.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	148.71/cwt	143.00–153.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.09/cwt	120.00–137.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	443	138.53/cwt	134.00–143.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	132.04/cwt	130.00–133.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	127.88/cwt	125.00–131.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	147.59/cwt	142.00–156.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.94/cwt	123.00–134.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.48/cwt	170.00–177.50	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.09/cwt	161.00–188.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	155.07/cwt	147.50–162.50	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.37/cwt	150.00–169.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	857	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	158.04/cwt	151.00–163.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.65/cwt	157.00–167.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	179.45/cwt	175.00–186.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	144.21/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	157.60/cwt	153.00–159.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	153.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,017	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	173.25/cwt	162.00–178.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	158.59/cwt	152.00–165.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	162.26/cwt	157.00–166.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.95/cwt	136.00–150.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	760	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	51.11/cwt	47.00–59.00	614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	50.53/cwt	48.00–54.00	627	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,566	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	689.52/cwt	630.00–760.00	8,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	762.57/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	834.57/cwt	770.00–880.00	10,741	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	828.69/cwt	790.00–870.00	7,583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,115.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,130.00	9,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.54/cwt	120.00–143.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	139.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.41/cwt	120.00–141.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.45/cwt	147.00–170.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	157.54/cwt	141.00–170.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.57/cwt	139.00–145.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.66/cwt	123.00–127.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.66/cwt	130.00–142.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.09/cwt	134.00–151.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.37/cwt	120.00–137.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	151.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.12/cwt	134.00–151.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.64/cwt	145.00–182.50	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	135.30/cwt	120.00–150.00	356	6

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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