Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower on a light test. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.25/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$150.25

95 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$31.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	151.37	714	56
Medium and Large 2	412	149.39	615	38
Medium and Large 3	420	120.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $210 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 sale95 hd

150.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,261 hd

153.35

−3.10

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	1,520	99.27	1,509	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	88.15	1,146	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	85.49	957	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	71.55	723	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$908	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$881	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$782	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	575	140.48/cwt	138.00–145.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.76/cwt	144.00–147.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	156.86/cwt	149.00–164.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	149.87/cwt	143.00–157.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	158.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	729	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	331	160.67/cwt	152.00–168.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	157.74/cwt	153.00–162.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	158.64/cwt	153.00–165.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.52/cwt	148.00–164.00	649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	160.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	182.16/cwt	173.00–193.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	159.19/cwt	149.00–167.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.40/cwt	133.00–142.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.39/cwt	146.00–158.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.64/cwt	143.00–159.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	161.24/cwt	149.00–169.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	152.38/cwt	148.00–159.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	176.61/cwt	167.00–183.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	184.22/cwt	176.00–192.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	174.16/cwt	163.00–183.00	930	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.46/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.73/cwt	157.00–170.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	156.73/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,201	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	187.61/cwt	180.00–193.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	186.39/cwt	181.00–191.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	184.00/cwt	170.00–192.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	180.44/cwt	167.50–192.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	171.46/cwt	149.00–195.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	150.75/cwt	147.00–154.00	906	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	76.64/cwt	74.00–80.00	804	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	71.72/cwt	65.00–79.00	710	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	88.57/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,042	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	79.33/cwt	79.00–80.00	799	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	90.58/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,189	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	335	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	86.48/cwt	83.00–90.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	107.79/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	529	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	89.83/cwt	80.00–100.00	757	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	880.79/head	770.00–1,000.00	881	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	782.01/head	740.00–820.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	907.91/head	840.00–960.00	908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	149.67/cwt	140.00–163.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	157.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.73/cwt	144.00–158.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	161.06/cwt	157.00–168.00	834	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.86/cwt	140.00–165.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.71/cwt	147.00–175.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	182.90/cwt	179.00–187.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.44/cwt	169.00–193.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.61/cwt	138.00–149.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	166.00/cwt	158.00–173.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.95/cwt	155.00–169.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.46/cwt	146.00–149.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	127.93/cwt	123.00–133.00	461	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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