Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300lb to 400lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 dollars lower while 5 and 6-weight steers sold steadily to 9.00 dollars higher. Feeder heifers 600lbs and over were not tested well while 4 and 5-weight heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 dollars higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. *Next week's sale will have 2 pot loads of 7 and 8-weight heifers and 50-plus calves off one farm*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.17/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −127.09 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$261.17

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs AR average

−8.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	262.64	1,408	20
Medium and Large 2	519	257.90	1,339	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $69 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.26 across 27 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 sale29 hd

261.17

—

AR average8 barns · 250 hd

255.35

+5.82

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−8.83

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−127.09

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	1,204	136.01	1,637	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	129.00	1,858	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	128.49	1,439	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	111.03	1,050	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,963	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,845	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	984	$1,524	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,986	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	300–350	334	304.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,062.50/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,063	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	266.58/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,373	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,955.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,562.50/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,133.33/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,133	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,986.46/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	266.29/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,262	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	257.90/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,339	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	293.75/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,915.63/head	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,255	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	287.54/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	309.44/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	292.20/cwt	292.20–292.20	1,797	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	580	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,059	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	135.22/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	105.27/cwt	104.00–106.00	956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,283	141.35/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	126.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,391	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	116.79/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.27/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	258.07/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,100	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	287.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	353.69/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	320.92/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,547	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	338.03/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	304.85/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	302.86/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.74/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.05/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	304.57/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	357.79/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	229.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	299.61/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,109	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	259.11/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	329.47/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	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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