Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all class.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.12/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$222.12

450 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$49.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	224.11	1,232	404
Medium and Large 2	452	206.06	932	44
Medium and Large 3	480	174.50	838	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.61/cwt here — about $394 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 sale450 hd

222.12

—

AR average8 barns · 1,698 hd

213.56

+8.56

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	1,955	110.00	2,151	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,253	98.77	1,237	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	91.48	1,026	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	79.36	787	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,180	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	416	234.32/cwt	220.00–242.50	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	227.41/cwt	216.00–247.50	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	255.41/cwt	242.50–267.50	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	219.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	495	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	235.35/cwt	225.00–250.00	885	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	219.93/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,036	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,186	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,472	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	251.36/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	173.50/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	213.13/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	228.82/cwt	225.00–232.50	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.22/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.79/cwt	212.50–227.50	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	226.63/cwt	220.00–237.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	209.40/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	222.86/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,183	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.15/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,112	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	216.87/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	265.80/cwt	255.00–270.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	616	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	820	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	207.39/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,076	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	247.05/cwt	236.00–260.00	946	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	87.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	918	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	80.40/cwt	76.00–83.00	810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	100.69/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,223	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	97.18/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,189	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	92.14/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,044	16
Bulls	—	—	1,955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,125.24/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,349.77/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	231.50/cwt	225.00–237.50	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	208.13/cwt	202.50–220.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	211.10/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,176	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	224.13/cwt	222.50–225.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,315	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	196.55/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	186.42/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	205.87/cwt	195.00–213.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	177.51/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	933	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	184.25/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	222.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	238.20/cwt	230.00–255.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	209.85/cwt	200.00–222.50	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	195.47/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	176.20/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.46/cwt	215.00–237.50	962	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	211.15/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,111	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	199.46/cwt	195.00–207.50	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	224.23/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,036	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,037	1

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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