Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to sale not recently covered. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.54/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$196.54

55 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$39.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	208.15	1,023	34
Medium and Large 2	454	181.29	823	15thin
Medium and Large 3	391	168.83	660	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.32/cwt here — about $363 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 sale55 hd

196.54

—

AR average9 barns · 1,269 hd

213.33

−16.79

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	1,539	106.10	1,633	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	96.00	1,147	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	88.82	1,046	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	81.93	949	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	426	196.99/cwt	185.00–207.50	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	201.33/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	221.17/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	178.46/cwt	174.00–183.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	236.25/cwt	220.00–252.50	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	186.27/cwt	178.00–199.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	177.77/cwt	160.00–195.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	186.76/cwt	176.00–204.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	229.53/cwt	215.00–240.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	219.83/cwt	210.00–234.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	800	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	201.44/cwt	189.00–219.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	168.14/cwt	163.00–173.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	161.94/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	191.85/cwt	186.00–197.50	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	194.22/cwt	182.50–201.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	207.28/cwt	197.00–218.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	198.21/cwt	187.00–203.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	185.93/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.16/cwt	158.00–176.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	152.49/cwt	149.00–156.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.20/cwt	159.00–185.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	196.22/cwt	190.00–203.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	194.73/cwt	192.50–197.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.00/cwt	166.00–183.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.98/cwt	147.00–174.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	225.26/cwt	217.50–239.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.34/cwt	166.00–183.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	223.83/cwt	210.00–237.50	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	140.54/cwt	133.00–148.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.29/cwt	176.00–187.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.96/cwt	162.00–180.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	165.46/cwt	158.00–173.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	170.97/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	206.57/cwt	197.50–211.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.60/cwt	145.00–170.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	204.22/cwt	192.50–211.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	235.59/cwt	225.00–250.00	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	97.35/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,151	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	87.27/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,003	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	108.19/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	85.40/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	83.92/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,042	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,147	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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