Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was good but the quality was light on feeder steers and feeder bulls while feeder steers sold at $8.00 lower and feeder bulls $10.00 to $11.00 lower. Feeder heifers remained strong-selling $9.00 to $10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher with a strong supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $3.00 lower on a light test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.83/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.35 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$272.83

50 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs AR average

−0.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	278.58	1,421	28
Medium and Large 1	533	271.91	1,448	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	259.10	1,386	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale50 hd

272.83

—

AR average10 barns · 765 hd

262.42

+10.40

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−0.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−115.35

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	1,597	146.86	2,345	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	137.29	1,749	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	134.88	2,021	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	130.95	1,449	27

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)	1,228	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,808	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,492	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,032	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2Fleshy	850–900	875	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	274.38/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,202	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	149.27/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,333	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,058.26/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	289.67/cwt	270.00–305.00	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	260.42/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,494	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,815	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	303.02/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,164	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,492.22/head	1,365.00–1,660.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,816.96/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	301.70/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	274.24/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	284.60/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	257.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,468	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	630	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	285.20/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,372	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	322.05/cwt	315.00–332.20	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	293.02/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,242	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	132.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,495	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	136.61/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,053	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	138.34/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,834	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	156.95/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	259.45/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	273.25/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,260	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	135.79/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,243	3
Bulls	—	—	1,476	139.30/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	327.26/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	328.47/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	285.28/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	272.43/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	311.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	312.72/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	271.79/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.12/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	286.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,507	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	270.79/cwt	262.50–282.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	308.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,444	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,808.18/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	158.82/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	352.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	331.16/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,219	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.52/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.28/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	260.90/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	278.34/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	278.58/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,421	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,709	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	330.92/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	286.44/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	288.26/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,182	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	135.04/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,296	2

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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