Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers no trend established due to light test last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 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 $211.08/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$211.08

214 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$32.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	213.49	1,208	182
Medium and Large 2	486	199.79	971	28
Medium and Large 3	488	180.50	880	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $328 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 sale214 hd

211.08

—

AR average10 barns · 1,940 hd

215.45

−4.37

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	1,614	114.60	1,849	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	101.61	1,403	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,076	91.51	984	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	77.36	753	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,117	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,101	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,075	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$990	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,316	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	212.70/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	201.32/cwt	192.50–210.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	240.35/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	215.90/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	230.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	303.87/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	185.61/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	199.68/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	221.79/cwt	210.00–232.50	940	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	222.43/cwt	212.50–230.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	196.67/cwt	195.00–197.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	241.11/cwt	235.00–250.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	202.28/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	182.02/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	214.65/cwt	200.00–222.50	938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	205.80/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	189.35/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	236.74/cwt	220.00–255.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	188.00/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	219.90/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	220.45/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	251.21/cwt	240.00–280.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	227.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	211.48/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	224.28/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,162	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	94.26/cwt	92.00–96.00	988	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	68.10/cwt	66.00–70.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	79.21/cwt	75.00–83.00	803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	101.94/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,386	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	86.84/cwt	84.00–90.00	920	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	98.66/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,179	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,173	110.04/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,630	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	116.41/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	104.17/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,529	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,101.18/head	900.00–1,260.00	1,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,333.07/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,333	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,117.22/head	840.00–1,340.00	1,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,075.20/head	800.00–1,400.00	1,075	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	99.05/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,129	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	122.33/cwt	108.00–137.50	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	234.50/cwt	222.50–255.00	877	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	214.60/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	196.01/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	205.43/cwt	197.50–207.50	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	210.02/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,481	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	193.94/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	237.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	249.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	912	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	228.16/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,054	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	214.12/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,017	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	239.83/cwt	225.00–257.50	995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	223.74/cwt	220.00–227.50	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	219.68/cwt	215.00–222.50	947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	172.83/cwt	167.50–181.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	209.11/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	209.55/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	206.14/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	263.55/cwt	255.00–275.00	864	3

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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