Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to sale not recently reported. *Pre vac sale 5/6/2024 plus regular sale with 20 replacement bulls.*

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.52/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −175.13 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$258.52

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$679

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

$130.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.15

vs AR average

−50.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	277.77	1,498	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	256.25	1,422	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	555	147.50	819	1thin

One grade step is worth $130.27/cwt here — about $679 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.64 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

258.52

—

AR average9 barns · 316 hd

290.67

−32.15

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−50.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−175.13

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	1,670	147.29	2,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	120.58	1,328	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	104.64	957	6thin

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)	1,010	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$955	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,836	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,240	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Small and Medium 3	800–850	803	120.00/cwt	117.50–122.50	964	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	692	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	893	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	400–450	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	246.29/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	263.75/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,240	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	850–900	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	555	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	819	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	800–850	845	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,162	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	682	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	961	12
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	602	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	125.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	147.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	104.46/cwt	100.00–108.00	966	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,859	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,929.55/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,861.90/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	222.50–262.50	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	271.43/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	299.14/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	298.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,416	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,239.56/head	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	236.76/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	954.71/head	950.00–960.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	325.38/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	275.83/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	376.99/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	277.91/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	300.32/cwt	293.00–307.50	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.50/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.48/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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