Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.20/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$188.20

20 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	189.16	769	19thin
Medium and Large 2	400	170.00	680	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $89 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 sale20 hd

188.20

—

AR average10 barns · 1,117 hd

187.72

+0.49

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	1,460	109.00	1,591	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	92.63	1,229	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	86.22	977	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	62.69	605	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,220	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,170	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$970	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,120	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	379	198.05/cwt	193.00–204.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	203.04/cwt	190.00–210.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	210.93/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.55/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	231.06/cwt	219.00–245.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	232.16/cwt	220.00–247.50	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	77.93/cwt	77.00–79.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	80.55/cwt	78.00–82.00	822	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,229	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	86.70/cwt	83.00–90.00	993	10

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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