Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week*

Feeder cattle supply was a mixed offering of fleshy unweaned calves and some plainer thin fleshed weaned calves. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.67/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −159.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$228.67

58 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.37

vs AR average

−9.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	233.42	1,265	19thin
Medium and Large 1	536	227.29	1,218	36
Medium and Large 2	522	215.15	1,123	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale58 hd

228.67

—

AR average10 barns · 600 hd

242.04

−13.37

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−9.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−159.50

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	1,900	155.87	2,961	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	129.99	1,848	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	127.31	1,698	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	113.37	1,281	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,970	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,760	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$1,753	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,719	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,616	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,296	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,012	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,870	5

Every lot, as filed

121 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 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	280.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,294.19/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	230.56/cwt	227.00–235.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,718.80/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,970.31/head	1,650.00–2,325.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	233.51/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,081	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,658.33/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,979.08/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,759.50/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,760	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	549	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,301	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,273	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,752.58/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,753	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,917.50/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,342	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	210.89/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,150.35/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	215.15/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	209.20/cwt	202.50–217.50	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	228.67/cwt	227.50–230.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	218.98/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	221.86/cwt	212.50–225.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	267.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	207.55/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	196.75/cwt	185.00–208.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	303.30/cwt	295.00–310.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	205.26/cwt	190.00–215.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	295.31/cwt	290.00–300.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	218.92/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	131.42/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	125.78/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	116.16/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,322	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	158.44/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,137	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	395	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	918	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	231.73/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	243.54/cwt	231.00–259.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	195.23/cwt	193.00–197.50	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	996	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	223.99/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	377	225.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	259.10/cwt	257.50–265.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	222.91/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,188	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	631	208.47/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	258.08/cwt	253.00–262.50	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	248.88/cwt	237.00–257.50	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	243.88/cwt	240.00–247.50	890	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,374.65/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,615.67/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	249.32/cwt	240.00–261.00	823	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	244.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	219.39/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	275.82/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	201.13/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	211.51/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	249.29/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	250.75/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	231.98/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	226.83/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	207.46/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	236.39/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,274	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	306.65/cwt	277.50–320.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	272.86/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	212.51/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	227.01/cwt	225.00–228.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	238.11/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,121	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	229.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,190	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	207.63/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,363	2

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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