Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold mostly steady on a light test. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.14/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$139.14

123 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	145.35	724	67
Medium and Large 2	448	133.78	600	52
Medium and Large 3	483	104.80	506	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $218 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 sale123 hd

139.14

—

AR average7 barns · 955 hd

149.54

−10.40

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	1,680	99.90	1,678	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,252	75.57	946	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	75.10	850	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	68.21	734	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1Fleshy	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.69/cwt	139.00–147.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.39/cwt	139.00–159.00	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.97/cwt	141.00–156.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.69/cwt	120.00–148.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	139.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.07/cwt	130.00–145.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	135.91/cwt	128.00–143.00	633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.35/cwt	123.00–128.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.41/cwt	140.00–161.00	571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	132.90/cwt	126.00–140.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.53/cwt	157.00–175.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.81/cwt	140.00–163.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	146.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	153.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	195.34/cwt	188.00–207.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.74/cwt	183.00–190.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.57/cwt	158.00–171.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.81/cwt	161.00–185.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.47/cwt	129.00–146.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	148.76/cwt	143.00–159.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.43/cwt	144.00–153.00	871	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	78.95/cwt	76.00–82.00	996	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	74.97/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,012	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	68.53/cwt	61.00–73.00	728	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	74.12/cwt	70.00–77.00	999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	73.82/cwt	70.00–77.00	803	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	98.63/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	2,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,184	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	83.40/cwt	65.00–105.00	691	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	79.32/cwt	74.00–84.00	895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	127.71/cwt	120.00–144.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	180.58/cwt	179.00–183.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.94/cwt	126.00–134.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.20/cwt	150.00–171.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	141.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.62/cwt	124.00–140.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	141.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.87/cwt	150.00–171.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.60/cwt	107.00–118.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	135.07/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.11/cwt	125.00–142.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	184.79/cwt	173.00–198.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.53/cwt	143.00–160.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.28/cwt	136.00–150.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.85/cwt	110.00–141.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.24/cwt	149.00–162.00	821	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.50/cwt	163.00–174.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	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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