Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Good supply this week with feeder steers 400lb to 600lb selling 6.00 to 7.00 dollars higher and feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb selling 3.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 dollars higher while there was no good test on slaughter bulls. *THERE WILL BE A SALE ON 5/27/2024*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.04/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.13 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$266.04

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$10.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs AR average

−10.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	267.23	1,457	39
Medium and Large 2	512	256.79	1,315	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.44/cwt here — about $142 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 sale44 hd

266.04

—

AR average11 barns · 455 hd

256.96

+9.08

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−10.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−122.13

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	1,515	154.50	2,341	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	137.37	1,919	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	136.60	1,493	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	131.91	1,279	17

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)	1,335	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,802	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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	600–650	625	252.49/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	328.53/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	309.44/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,034	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,340	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	265.80/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,653	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,837.81/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	140.24/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,265	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,801.54/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	322.09/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	256.79/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	217.78/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.92/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,820	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	282.46/cwt	275.00–287.50	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	277.60/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	244.36/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	283.70/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	312.57/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	247.36/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	630	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	974	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	688	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,163	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	157.02/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	130.95/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,251	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	138.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,949	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	132.21/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,288	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	149.47/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	274.12/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.77/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,215	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	138.72/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,537	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	132.58/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,412	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,118	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1300–1350	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	230.78/cwt	219.00–231.50	2,072	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	301.33/cwt	293.00–312.50	1,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1250–1300	1,270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,185	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	309.81/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,627	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	368.40/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	343.92/cwt	330.00–354.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	329.07/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	978	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	299.15/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	310.01/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	332.08/cwt	322.50–342.20	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	283.54/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	263.88/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	286.93/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	282.67/cwt	269.00–292.50	1,340	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	320.16/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	273.06/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,409	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	271.69/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	263.85/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,488	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,690	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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