Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were light tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.79/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$202.79

272 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	455	212.22	965	10thin
Medium and Large 1	640	203.20	1,300	234
Medium and Large 2	417	202.35	843	21
Medium and Large 3	455	176.79	804	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $162 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 sale272 hd

202.79

—

AR average10 barns · 2,290 hd

206.06

−3.28

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	1,676	113.01	1,894	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	102.65	1,324	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	90.74	951	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	73.33	675	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$989	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,160	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,106	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	228.17/cwt	220.00–242.50	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	237.86/cwt	220.00–250.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	202.03/cwt	196.00–208.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	207.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	197.48/cwt	187.50–205.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	209.88/cwt	205.00–215.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	217.35/cwt	212.00–222.50	995	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	211.39/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,091	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	168.55/cwt	162.50–175.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	232.50/cwt	222.50–240.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	180.83/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	210.43/cwt	200.00–217.50	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,458	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	224.51/cwt	200.00–230.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.59/cwt	217.50–230.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	227.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	257.14/cwt	245.00–277.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	528	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	238.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.66/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,082	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	227.75/cwt	222.50–235.00	966	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	213.72/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,208	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	242.20/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,032	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	229.03/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,065	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	77.85/cwt	71.00–81.00	726	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	61.27/cwt	55.00–65.00	545	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	98.49/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,240	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	962	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	86.81/cwt	82.00–89.00	848	25
Bulls	—	—	2,008	120.36/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,417	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,104.49/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,104	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	98.42/cwt	92.00–102.00	978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	988.63/head	840.00–1,100.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	216.74/cwt	205.00–222.50	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	258.34/cwt	225.00–275.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	211.97/cwt	205.00–217.50	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	184.48/cwt	183.00–186.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	188.43/cwt	162.50–195.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	220.52/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,149	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	263.86/cwt	250.00–285.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	200.25/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	743	175.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	224.71/cwt	215.00–240.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	172.83/cwt	167.50–178.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	680	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	494	180.84/cwt	180.00–182.50	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	198.43/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,141	7

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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