Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for most classes of cattle, fleshy new crop calves as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.31/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$143.31

104 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$49.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	152.95	717	55
Medium and Large 2	517	134.39	695	46
Medium and Large 3	480	103.17	495	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.79/cwt here — about $222 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 sale104 hd

143.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,844 hd

147.87

−4.57

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	1,495	99.52	1,488	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	81.44	1,166	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	80.36	929	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	71.59	710	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$916	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$870	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$753	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$670	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	969	$1,172	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$970	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.88/cwt	135.00–159.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.81/cwt	142.00–174.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.60/cwt	167.50–182.50	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.30/cwt	140.00–159.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.50/cwt	135.00–170.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	563	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.41/cwt	136.00–158.00	840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	162.50/cwt	157.50–167.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.89/cwt	139.00–153.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.38/cwt	147.00–163.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.45/cwt	143.00–167.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	163.28/cwt	142.50–177.50	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.33/cwt	142.00–143.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	206.64/cwt	202.50–210.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	181.83/cwt	172.50–191.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.70/cwt	173.00–196.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.48/cwt	187.50–199.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	170.61/cwt	165.00–180.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	181.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.28/cwt	175.00–200.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,063	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	73.77/cwt	71.00–77.00	797	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	82.55/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,192	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	81.26/cwt	77.00–87.00	956	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	74.37/cwt	73.00–75.00	755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	67.62/cwt	66.00–69.00	536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	109.24/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,144	89.80/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,027	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	82.41/cwt	76.00–91.00	595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	913.06/head	820.00–1,000.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	1,172.45/head	910.00–1,330.00	1,172	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	916.05/head	760.00–1,140.00	916	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	581	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	753.12/head	720.00–790.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,075.04/head	1,070.00–1,080.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	79.75/cwt	77.00–82.00	856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	178.01/cwt	169.00–185.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.67/cwt	120.00–146.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.49/cwt	128.00–146.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	137.55/cwt	131.00–142.50	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	105.86/cwt	94.00–116.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	139.78/cwt	130.00–149.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	171.11/cwt	167.50–173.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.37/cwt	135.00–150.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.96/cwt	145.00–165.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.07/cwt	126.00–150.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.54/cwt	141.00–146.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.11/cwt	130.00–147.50	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	168.93/cwt	163.00–175.00	693	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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