Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.57/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$151.57

102 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$41.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	157.76	702	63
Medium and Large 2	396	144.44	571	35
Medium and Large 3	391	116.50	456	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.26/cwt here — about $246 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 sale102 hd

151.57

—

AR average10 barns · 1,265 hd

155.11

−3.53

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	1,633	97.48	1,592	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	78.90	1,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	74.68	911	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	64.31	680	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	—	526	138.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	132.57/cwt	120.00–137.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.04/cwt	130.00–146.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	159.76/cwt	143.00–167.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	187.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	198.46/cwt	192.00–205.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	193.76/cwt	190.00–197.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	177.38/cwt	169.00–185.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.96/cwt	159.00–170.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	172.69/cwt	160.00–186.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	109.74/cwt	107.50–112.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	174.08/cwt	170.00–177.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	158.21/cwt	137.50–177.50	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	164.75/cwt	152.00–177.50	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	160.17/cwt	145.00–168.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.07/cwt	125.00–149.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	149.55/cwt	140.00–159.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	173.00/cwt	165.00–179.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	69.18/cwt	67.00–72.00	803	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	62.60/cwt	54.00–67.00	595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	78.90/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	77.18/cwt	74.00–87.00	936	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	68.86/cwt	67.00–72.00	850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	97.48/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,592	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	724.01/cwt	700.00–780.00	5,821	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,245.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,340.00	15,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	995.00/cwt	950.00–1,040.00	8,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	141.99/cwt	125.00–155.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.73/cwt	165.00–187.50	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.46/cwt	164.00–167.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.72/cwt	170.00–193.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.53/cwt	166.00–174.00	892	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.47/cwt	177.50–187.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.04/cwt	148.00–165.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.56/cwt	150.00–177.50	619	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.68/cwt	152.00–177.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	278	147.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.26/cwt	143.00–166.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.26/cwt	140.00–159.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	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.

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