Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was a light test on feeder cattle this week. Feeder steers sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $6.00 lower. Supply was too light on feeder bulls to determine a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.77/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −132.48 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$255.77

20 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.43

vs AR average

−11.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	255.77	1,411	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale20 hd

255.77

—

AR average8 barns · 316 hd

254.35

+1.43

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−11.45

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−132.48

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	970	150.00	1,455	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	135.31	1,696	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	133.31	2,056	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	120.87	1,227	18

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)	1,305	$2,076	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,784	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,512	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	253.38/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,447	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.11/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,587	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,800.32/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,784.39/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	255.61/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	307.23/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	260.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,075.57/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,076	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,511.59/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,512	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	154.62/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	250.48/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	249.54/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	272.32/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	274.02/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	261.89/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,288	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	129.75/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,432	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	116.41/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,101	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,981	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	133.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	2,062	7
Bulls	—	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	262.89/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	228.42/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	140.36/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,771	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	133.90/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,643	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	109.79/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.89/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	291.37/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	289.98/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	207.20/cwt	207.20–207.20	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	276.89/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.62/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	269.00/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	268.78/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	266.27/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	211.50/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	258.70/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	244.66/cwt	243.00–246.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	245.46/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	921	196.56/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	277.00/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	274.51/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	281.40/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	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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