Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply was light with strong buyer demand for most cattle. Consignments of cattle was above average in quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.01/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$159.01

98 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$52.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	164.19	835	61
Medium and Large 2	436	153.92	671	34
Medium and Large 3	373	111.36	416	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.83/cwt here — about $419 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 sale98 hd

159.01

—

AR average9 barns · 1,238 hd

159.66

−0.65

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	1,812	112.01	2,029	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	92.93	1,287	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	85.66	991	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	61.25	584	10

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	370	206.89/cwt	187.00–219.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.85/cwt	145.00–164.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	189.35/cwt	176.00–199.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	169.74/cwt	158.00–180.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.12/cwt	138.00–152.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	211.49/cwt	205.00–215.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	479	167.79/cwt	165.00–176.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.59/cwt	155.00–175.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.19/cwt	170.00–205.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	173.87/cwt	167.50–183.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	179.82/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	201.46/cwt	194.00–209.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	163.66/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	215.60/cwt	207.50–227.50	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	186.03/cwt	185.00–187.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	180.90/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.23/cwt	169.00–195.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.36/cwt	164.00–178.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	193.54/cwt	181.00–207.50	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	168.72/cwt	164.00–176.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	90.94/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	47.84/cwt	39.00–57.00	404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	80.37/cwt	76.00–83.00	874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	75.45/cwt	74.00–77.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	66.26/cwt	63.00–69.00	676	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	50.45/cwt	46.00–55.00	462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	92.93/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,287	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,907	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	166.37/cwt	160.00–173.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.07/cwt	138.00–183.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	158.18/cwt	150.00–167.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.66/cwt	154.00–168.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	105.04/cwt	102.50–107.50	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	165.39/cwt	160.00–171.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.33/cwt	129.00–150.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.62/cwt	132.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	169.83/cwt	162.00–179.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.44/cwt	148.00–169.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	166.91/cwt	158.00–171.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	165.51/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,038	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	1

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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