Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Feeder Heifers lightly tested. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.63/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$174.63

50 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$54.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	192.02	880	27
Medium and Large 2	453	167.39	759	13thin
Medium and Large 3	489	137.07	670	10thin

One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $210 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 sale50 hd

174.63

—

AR average10 barns · 1,321 hd

191.79

−17.17

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	2,180	130.00	2,834	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	106.01	1,395	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	96.60	1,134	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	69.73	579	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	518	184.26/cwt	173.00–190.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.91/cwt	160.00–180.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	215.64/cwt	212.50–222.50	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	172.55/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	147.40/cwt	141.00–154.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	239.17/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	193.06/cwt	185.00–202.50	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	181.81/cwt	172.50–190.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	214.10/cwt	207.50–217.50	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	226.64/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	230.76/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	209.88/cwt	207.50–212.50	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	244.95/cwt	235.00–260.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	230.17/cwt	217.50–245.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	203.54/cwt	196.00–217.50	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	106.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	88.98/cwt	87.00–91.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	95.25/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,142	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	76.60/cwt	75.00–78.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	101.26/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,195	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	384	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,834	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	186.86/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	169.81/cwt	160.00–180.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	237.39/cwt	222.50–260.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	210.77/cwt	207.50–212.50	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	197.51/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	152.50/cwt	143.00–162.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	188.71/cwt	182.50–195.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	139.70/cwt	129.00–150.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.92/cwt	165.00–185.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	209.56/cwt	197.50–220.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.72/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,021	4

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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