Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with several good quality consignments offered today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.59/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$143.59

183 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$42.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	150.02	745	123
Medium and Large 1-2	495	143.67	711	6thin
Medium and Large 2	485	131.60	639	48
Medium and Large 3	484	107.51	520	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.52/cwt here — about $225 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 sale183 hd

143.59

—

AR average1 barns · 183 hd

143.59

+0.00

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	1,766	95.98	1,695	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	72.79	969	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	69.43	862	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	49.57	473	14

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.18/cwt	134.00–152.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	191.02/cwt	175.00–207.50	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.77/cwt	132.50–142.50	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.19/cwt	143.00–156.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.93/cwt	135.00–146.00	884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.22/cwt	145.00–167.50	674	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.64/cwt	120.00–139.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	148.00/cwt	142.00–154.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	141.74/cwt	132.50–150.00	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.68/cwt	171.00–183.00	956	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	123.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	122.58/cwt	113.00–128.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.19/cwt	135.00–155.00	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.46/cwt	120.00–146.00	495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	194.10/cwt	186.00–203.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	168.37/cwt	161.00–175.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	152.80/cwt	142.00–158.00	785	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	146.04/cwt	130.00–157.50	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.91/cwt	139.00–155.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.92/cwt	140.00–167.50	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	173.03/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,061	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	160.72/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.20/cwt	167.00–195.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	181.55/cwt	157.50–212.50	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	110.15/cwt	100.00–120.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	63.22/cwt	62.00–65.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	72.27/cwt	69.00–78.00	919	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	57.88/cwt	55.00–61.00	601	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.69/cwt	63.00–67.00	772	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	72.88/cwt	71.00–74.00	978	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	886	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	33.41/cwt	25.00–46.00	266	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	95.98/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,695	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.94/cwt	70.00–91.00	722	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.28/cwt	150.00–175.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	147.98/cwt	145.00–151.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.39/cwt	120.00–153.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	158.40/cwt	141.00–164.50	1,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	99.50/cwt	83.00–116.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	140.82/cwt	127.00–165.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	135.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	171.95/cwt	160.00–178.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	118.19/cwt	100.00–136.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	139.93/cwt	130.00–146.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	163.75/cwt	157.50–170.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	166.69/cwt	157.00–175.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.66/cwt	139.00–154.00	839	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.01/cwt	121.00–135.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.38/cwt	116.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.94/cwt	121.00–144.00	690	12

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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