Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No test for slaughter bulls. There was a good supply of feeder cattle with a good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.88/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −126.29 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$261.88

130 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs AR average

−5.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	265.53	1,438	46
Medium and Large 1-2	586	261.00	1,529	79
Medium and Large 2	563	242.20	1,365	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.17 across 28 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 sale130 hd

261.88

—

AR average9 barns · 360 hd

254.37

+7.51

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−5.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−126.29

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	1,456	143.45	2,089	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	124.20	1,460	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	104.11	1,019	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,344	$4,940	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	500–550	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	4,939.58/head	3,700.00–6,500.00	4,940	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	309.00/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,529	79
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	370	321.32/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	254.68/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	330.62/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	303.21/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	273.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	335.32/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	143.45/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	106.67/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	122.71/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	269.91/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	300.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	305.31/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	349.83/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,273	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	365.80/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	233.99/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	272.28/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	302.43/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	346.71/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	254.29/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	323.73/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	221.60/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,717	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	297.46/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	244.10/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	286.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	324.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	290.01/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	286.53/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.77/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	268.87/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,404	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	258.68/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	256.58/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	380.89/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	299.46/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	278.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,331	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	232.42/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,567	5

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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