Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers this week sold $27.00 to $28.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $15.00 higher-feeder heifers sold for $10.00 to $11.00 higher. Supply this week was strong with a good offering of weaned calves. The largest draft this week was 74 head of heifers averaging 663lb. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $1.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.05/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −133.21 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$255.05

59 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs AR average

+3.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	257.84	1,433	28
Medium and Large 1	563	257.15	1,449	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	249.60	1,324	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd

255.05

—

AR average10 barns · 433 hd

249.43

+5.61

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

+3.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−133.21

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	1,462	158.75	2,320	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	140.36	1,663	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,338	138.24	1,849	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	126.85	1,294	63

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)	1,237	$2,195	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,766	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,844	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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 1	500–550	508	260.50/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	321.83/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,023	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,195.01/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	317.95/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	327.21/cwt	324.00–332.50	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	276.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	281.03/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	252.91/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	298.79/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	272.17/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	281.78/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	251.44/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,592	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,844.44/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	732	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	281.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	306.96/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,480	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	259.05/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,513	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	270.47/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,701	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,697	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	256.54/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	315.06/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	263.25/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	261.67/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	249.83/cwt	232.50–258.00	1,292	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	274.79/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.65/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	351.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	271	374.40/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	294.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	308.50/cwt	295.00–320.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	323.67/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	324.02/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	357.50/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	361.11/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	244.35/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	318.17/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	312.41/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,732	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	137.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,572	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	146.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	162.03/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,476	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	141.21/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,983	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	110.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	976	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	125.75/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,250	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	96.92/cwt	92.00–100.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	301.63/cwt	295.00–312.50	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	296.77/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	253.82/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	135.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,488	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	289.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	775	240.70/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	341	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,177	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	0–50	40	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	309.99/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	268.36/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	256.28/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	246.26/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	778	196.05/cwt	175.00–217.50	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	286.91/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.77/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	139.38/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,535	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,765.63/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	147.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	149.47/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	281.93/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	364.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	354.06/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	311.05/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	243.57/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	266.14/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	248.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	255.25/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.28/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	306.47/cwt	302.50–315.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	257.95/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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