Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Unweaned and Long-haired calves were discounted heavily. Supply was good with good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.83/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −123.34 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$264.83

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs AR average

+7.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	268.76	1,458	38
Medium and Large 2	533	246.17	1,312	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $146 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

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 sale46 hd

264.83

—

AR average10 barns · 702 hd

257.37

+7.46

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+7.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−123.34

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	1,520	160.61	2,441	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	138.34	2,058	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	137.58	1,738	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	124.51	1,262	29

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,204	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2	350–400	378	272.14/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	278.26/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,308	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,204.23/head	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	323.97/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,231	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,152	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,165	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,891	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,626	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	150.09/cwt	143.00–165.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	293.37/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	261.34/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	270.32/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	289.62/cwt	289.00–292.50	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	226.66/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	316.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	278.08/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.33/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	339.04/cwt	332.50–345.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	327.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	260.53/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	264.67/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	122.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,171	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,058	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	136.70/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,683	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	140.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	286.87/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	160.61/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	107.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	130.87/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,419	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	498	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	242.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,166	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	281.36/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	363.32/cwt	350.00–380.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	275.65/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.36/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	345.98/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	263.84/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	270.11/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,396	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.46/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,518	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	266.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.98/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	277.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	280.81/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	290.33/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	283.14/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,628	12

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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