Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $217.92/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$217.92

81 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	221.80	1,125	59
Medium and Large 2	436	207.54	905	22

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale81 hd

217.92

—

AR average9 barns · 987 hd

219.63

−1.70

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	1,483	112.67	1,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	100.54	1,388	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	93.35	1,036	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	86.51	809	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,451	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,444	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,493	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,473	9

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	241.26/cwt	225.00–252.50	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	210.64/cwt	202.50–217.50	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	234.17/cwt	222.50–242.50	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.29/cwt	201.00–207.50	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	238.33/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	217.17/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	262.37/cwt	242.50–277.50	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	219.47/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	212.47/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.08/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	223.87/cwt	215.00–232.50	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	234.42/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	240.33/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,255	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	239.59/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	238.82/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	209.99/cwt	200.00–217.50	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	226.47/cwt	210.00–232.50	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	212.82/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	214.62/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.31/cwt	250.00–270.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	268.23/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	209.77/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	86.17/cwt	84.00–89.00	925	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	86.92/cwt	83.00–90.00	805	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	100.13/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,394	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	99.68/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,113	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	92.43/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,035	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	77.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	108.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	91.97/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,504.02/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,504	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,434.09/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,434	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,444.40/head	1,075.00–1,625.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,451.03/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	93.81/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	218.82/cwt	217.50–220.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	209.22/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,188	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	243.23/cwt	232.50–255.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	862	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	206.31/cwt	192.50–215.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	237.48/cwt	225.00–250.00	995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	223.80/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,068	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	201.75/cwt	197.50–207.50	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	220.12/cwt	212.50–225.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	213.41/cwt	202.50–225.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.09/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,768.81/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,769	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,401.24/head	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,401	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	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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