Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate. Quality of run of cattle was good to average with buyer demand strong for the better end of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.22/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$133.22

129 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	138.24	717	64
Medium and Large 2	448	133.54	598	53
Medium and Large 3	393	105.04	413	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $304 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 sale129 hd

133.22

—

AR average9 barns · 2,078 hd

147.21

−13.98

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	2,195	89.00	1,954	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	62.87	741	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.75	928	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	51.87	569	20

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	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$729	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$726	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$770	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	518	162.75/cwt	159.00–167.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	168.55/cwt	154.00–180.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	134.97/cwt	129.00–141.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	105.16/cwt	100.00–113.00	380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	143.78/cwt	140.00–152.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.40/cwt	128.00–142.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	151.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	128.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.94/cwt	123.00–133.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	132.52/cwt	124.00–139.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.78/cwt	136.00–144.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.79/cwt	120.00–141.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	128.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.65/cwt	173.00–190.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.08/cwt	130.00–141.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.26/cwt	144.00–152.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	258	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.50	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	112.28/cwt	105.00–120.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	158.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.98/cwt	153.00–175.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.38/cwt	139.00–153.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.54/cwt	168.00–202.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	194.76/cwt	180.00–207.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	144.61/cwt	135.00–154.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.30/cwt	150.00–161.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	151.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.75/cwt	60.00–64.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	57.75/cwt	56.00–59.00	650	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	46.81/cwt	34.00–54.00	529	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	63.11/cwt	62.00–64.00	771	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	62.87/cwt	59.00–67.00	741	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	33.93/cwt	30.00–38.00	290	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,954	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	729.38/head	590.00–790.00	729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	726.30/head	700.00–750.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	138.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.71/cwt	120.00–138.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.44/cwt	148.00–165.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.26/cwt	119.00–134.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	131.36/cwt	120.00–142.50	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	105.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	139.39/cwt	120.00–160.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	436	133.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	135.53/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.52/cwt	120.00–145.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	158.35/cwt	150.00–173.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.92/cwt	150.00–175.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.74/cwt	94.00–110.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.08/cwt	130.00–150.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.57/cwt	120.00–133.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	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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