Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality. Run of cattle not as attractive as week previous.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.63/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$141.63

86 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$30.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	144.02	727	40
Medium and Large 2	438	141.99	622	42
Medium and Large 3	432	113.81	491	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.21/cwt here — about $236 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 sale86 hd

141.63

—

AR average8 barns · 1,625 hd

154.78

−13.15

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	—	High	1,346	93.37	1,257	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	75.85	983	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	74.93	874	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	70.11	753	18

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	473	178.68/cwt	170.00–187.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.84/cwt	141.00–147.50	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.20/cwt	123.00–150.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	151.81/cwt	141.00–162.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	155.10/cwt	149.00–170.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.21/cwt	139.00–144.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	145.61/cwt	142.00–151.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.98/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.80/cwt	114.00–128.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	160.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	139.31/cwt	138.00–141.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.69/cwt	135.00–141.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	118.41/cwt	114.00–124.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	145.81/cwt	137.50–160.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.87/cwt	128.00–142.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.46/cwt	175.00–197.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	141.95/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	327	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.99/cwt	169.00–184.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	147.36/cwt	137.00–155.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	74.06/cwt	72.00–79.00	829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	67.60/cwt	58.00–71.00	707	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	75.85/cwt	73.00–78.00	983	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	75.92/cwt	73.00–80.00	908	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	69.51/cwt	69.00–70.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	103.65/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,278	88.23/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,128	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	887	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	83.43/cwt	75.00–91.00	770	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	11,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,174.38/cwt	900.00–1,450.00	12,331	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	756.00/cwt	630.00–820.00	6,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,004.19/cwt	750.00–1,130.00	11,629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	11,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,024.58/cwt	970.00–1,070.00	10,471	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	723	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	10,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	10,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	80.25/cwt	74.00–87.00	901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	179.25/cwt	167.50–197.50	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.01/cwt	130.00–149.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	338	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.38/cwt	160.00–183.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	145.83/cwt	132.50–155.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	138.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.43/cwt	176.00–189.00	757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.68/cwt	147.00–167.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	148.40/cwt	130.00–155.00	775	7

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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