Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to light test last week no trend established for Feeder Steers or Feeder Heifers. Slaughter Cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. No trend established for Slaughter Bulls due to light test last week. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.25/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$189.25

202 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	193.04	1,127	136
Medium and Large 2	485	183.57	890	58
Medium and Large 3	466	166.01	773	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $354 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 sale202 hd

189.25

—

AR average10 barns · 1,937 hd

198.46

−9.22

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	—	Low	1,397	107.52	1,502	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,095	119.00	1,303	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,037	92.17	956	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	838	72.69	609	15

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,665	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	418	237.02/cwt	227.50–255.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	170.41/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	194.84/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	819	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,433	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	210.88/cwt	195.00–222.50	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	168.69/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	223.30/cwt	215.00–240.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	207.18/cwt	200.00–216.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	229.02/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	201.50/cwt	200.00–202.50	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	168.15/cwt	161.00–177.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	190.75/cwt	180.00–198.00	898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	175.83/cwt	160.00–185.00	921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	196.88/cwt	192.00–207.50	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	249.43/cwt	232.50–272.50	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	190.43/cwt	185.00–197.50	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	195.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	236.75/cwt	227.50–259.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	216.15/cwt	212.50–220.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	192.27/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	215.22/cwt	205.00–222.50	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	203.04/cwt	195.00–213.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	184.81/cwt	177.50–191.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	218.61/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	208.79/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,209	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	228.75/cwt	220.00–237.50	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	171.85/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	231.65/cwt	222.50–242.50	998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	213.29/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	65.93/cwt	61.00–70.00	505	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	85.45/cwt	83.00–89.00	810	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	76.07/cwt	72.00–79.00	665	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	101.95/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,190	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	94.19/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,001	9
Bulls	—	—	1,204	100.54/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	118.87/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	188.95/cwt	180.00–197.50	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	202.83/cwt	190.00–215.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	231.33/cwt	220.00–245.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	184.79/cwt	177.50–193.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	162.94/cwt	150.00–175.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.67/cwt	202.50–222.50	885	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.65/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	170.22/cwt	163.00–177.50	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	189.17/cwt	180.00–205.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	192.63/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,111	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	172.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	218.94/cwt	207.50–227.50	814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	159.27/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,163	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →