Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold $9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $5.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $12.00 to $13.00 higher with a better offering of weaned calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.04/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −121.22 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$267.04

32 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs AR average

−1.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	276.90	1,429	7thin
Medium and Large 1	559	265.11	1,483	18thin
Medium and Large 2	540	262.15	1,416	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about $13 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 sale32 hd

267.04

—

AR average2 barns · 95 hd

277.21

−10.17

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−1.82

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−121.22

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	—	High	1,887	162.17	3,060	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	141.48	1,832	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	113.50	1,090	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,288	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,868	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	550–600	580	268.99/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	276.90/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	257.80/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	297.29/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,225.24/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,225	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	275.60/cwt	272.20–282.50	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	159.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	308.85/cwt	300.00–330.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	279.14/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	293.03/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	289.31/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	306.15/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.82/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	352.20/cwt	352.20–352.20	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	281.25/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	109.28/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	134.97/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,414	3
Bulls	—	—	2,225	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	160.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	85.50/cwt	81.00–90.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	141.48/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	265.03/cwt	257.20–275.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	262.19/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	288.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	276.68/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	310.39/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	343.58/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	263.31/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	355.06/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	271.63/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	276.96/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	286.88/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	309.81/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,493	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	340.55/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.41/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	302.87/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	284.22/cwt	272.50–293.00	1,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	313.58/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	263.01/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,504	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,867.64/head	1,800.00–1,920.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	271.96/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	320.03/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	269.64/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,267	4

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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