Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $1.00 higher. This week, there was a stronger test on feeder bulls selling $3.00 to $4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.79/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.47 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$256.79

23 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs AR average

−7.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	258.74	1,408	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	256.26	1,358	2thin
Medium and Large 2	529	248.74	1,316	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

256.79

—

AR average10 barns · 430 hd

252.13

+4.65

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−7.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−131.47

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	—	Low	1,454	160.47	2,334	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	139.50	1,960	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	137.13	1,659	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	118.95	1,174	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	125	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,671	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,445	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	267.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	277.41/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,204	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	256.26/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	269.36/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	313.11/cwt	295.00–325.00	855	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,930.43/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	287.43/cwt	272.50–300.00	949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,670.82/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	150.64/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	277.84/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	259.16/cwt	252.50–266.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.39/cwt	252.50–279.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	226.21/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	262.53/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	314.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	260.11/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	250.82/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	97.49/cwt	95.00–101.00	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	112.39/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,115	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	122.90/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,228	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	139.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	271.27/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,299	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	129.84/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	150.32/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,353	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	164.28/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	293.75/cwt	277.20–307.50	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	336.66/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	305.31/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	366.34/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	304.14/cwt	291.00–312.50	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	324.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	262.79/cwt	253.00–272.50	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	357.03/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,988.06/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.92/cwt	242.50–264.00	1,442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	297.38/cwt	292.20–300.00	1,074	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	154.96/cwt	148.00–167.50	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	162.98/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	348.01/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	229.98/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	309.64/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	270.62/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	219.95/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	268.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	249.98/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	271.25/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	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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