Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good buyer demand. Quality of cattle offered today not as attractive as last week on stocker and feeders. Replacement cows offered this week was of high quality with strong buyer demand present.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.25/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$147.25

139 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$45.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	152.68	783	84
Medium and Large 2	496	140.76	698	52
Medium and Large 3	468	107.33	503	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $280 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 sale139 hd

147.25

—

AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd

157.77

−10.53

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	2,045	111.66	2,283	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	85.17	1,206	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	84.29	1,046	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	73.67	782	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,076	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,024	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,428	7

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.90/cwt	142.00–158.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	159.71/cwt	157.00–163.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	141.88/cwt	137.00–147.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.45/cwt	147.00–159.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.82/cwt	150.00–161.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	128.94/cwt	123.00–135.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.24/cwt	142.00–160.00	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	156.29/cwt	150.00–162.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	136.84/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	141.58/cwt	130.00–147.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	141.56/cwt	135.00–148.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.02/cwt	176.00–191.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	132.30/cwt	122.00–145.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.31/cwt	130.00–154.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.23/cwt	150.00–167.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.53/cwt	130.00–147.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	166.04/cwt	160.00–176.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.64/cwt	153.00–165.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	193.00/cwt	191.00–196.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.64/cwt	130.00–159.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	154.98/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.47/cwt	180.00–194.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	199.52/cwt	183.00–211.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	177.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	176.72/cwt	170.00–181.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	167.97/cwt	160.00–175.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	204.27/cwt	194.00–210.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.24/cwt	160.00–174.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.38/cwt	159.00–166.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	77.65/cwt	76.00–81.00	843	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	86.88/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,209	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	72.77/cwt	69.00–74.00	792	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	82.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	86.18/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,077	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	80.97/cwt	76.00–83.00	993	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,075.51/head	960.00–1,180.00	1,076	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	76.11/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	77.16/cwt	73.00–81.00	836	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	81.99/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,117	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,023.97/head	760.00–1,160.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,427.96/head	1,260.00–1,520.00	1,428	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	191.89/cwt	182.50–205.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.00/cwt	100.00–128.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.03/cwt	140.00–157.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.11/cwt	140.00–158.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	169.19/cwt	158.00–181.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	160.94/cwt	135.00–182.50	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.91/cwt	140.00–165.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.85/cwt	107.00–135.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	152.22/cwt	147.00–156.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	119.79/cwt	112.50–127.50	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.38/cwt	150.00–185.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.56/cwt	135.00–170.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	154.89/cwt	143.00–167.00	668	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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