Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: Supply this week was mostly unweaned plainer fleshy calves on a light test compared to the large run of feeders the previous week. No trend is available. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.81/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −168.64 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$264.81

12 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.94

vs AR average

−5.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	271.06	1,512	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	265.82	1,484	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	256.25	1,410	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.45 across 26 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 sale12 hd

264.81

—

AR average9 barns · 329 hd

280.75

−15.94

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−5.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−168.64

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	1,748	145.00	2,534	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	133.00	1,636	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	125.87	1,995	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	121.42	1,272	12

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)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	236.45/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	336.28/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	128.98/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	269.13/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	310.88/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	298.90/cwt	295.00–302.50	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	251.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	257.48/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	273.82/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	827	219.33/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	269.34/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	244.45/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	235.26/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	245.53/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	129.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,449	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,171	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	125.87/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	113.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,145	5
Bulls	—	—	1,165	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	2,330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	241.75/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	289.90/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	275.04/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	241.97/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	255.60/cwt	242.50–267.50	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	258.73/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	246.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,307	3

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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