Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT MONDAY 9/2/2024*

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 500lb to 600lb sold $14.00 to $20.00 lower while feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb sold steady to $16.00 lower. This week's offerings consisted mostly of thin flesh claves with a few offerings of fleshy unweaned calves, which were discounted heavily. Demand was moderate to low. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.82/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −147.44 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$240.82

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs AR average

−1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	241.81	1,304	29
Medium and Large 2	547	235.08	1,286	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $18 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 sale34 hd

240.82

—

AR average10 barns · 400 hd

235.93

+4.89

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−1.06

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−147.44

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	1,560	154.08	2,403	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,255	130.34	1,636	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	129.72	1,944	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	118.13	1,308	9thin

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	142.32/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,352	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	151.15/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	131.15/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	524	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	317.49/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	274.80/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	301.71/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	259.50/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	272.35/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	322.46/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	441	270.93/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,195	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.96/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	251.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	237.26/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	233.50/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	250.49/cwt	235.00–260.00	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	242.61/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	299.94/cwt	285.00–315.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	119.82/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,417	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,950	5
Bulls	—	—	1,357	140.41/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	159.20/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	752	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,474	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	132.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,752	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	234.32/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	237.50/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	239.22/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	719	226.85/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	246.81/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	257.30/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	364.80/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	245.86/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	225.65/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	243.17/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,415	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	144.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	247.70/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	206.79/cwt	197.50–213.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,540	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,541	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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