Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a uneven test compared to the previous week, feeder steers and bull sold $7.00 to $15.00 higher while feeder heifers sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher. Supply was a mix of thinner fleshed weaned calves and fleshier unweaned calves. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cattle was to light of a test to determine a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $238.45/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −170.69 against this barn's trailing median of $409.13.

Average price

$238.45

25 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	240.85	1,298	22
Medium and Large 1-2	530	222.50	1,179	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	217.50	1,240	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $58 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.12, low $365.51, median $409.13 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 sale25 hd

238.45

—

AR average10 barns · 298 hd

235.20

+3.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.13

−170.69

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	—	Average	1,584	132.84	2,104	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	109.00	1,395	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	104.00	926	1thin

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)	1,050	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,784	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$1,616	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1Fleshy	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.75/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	226.14/cwt	217.50–235.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	258.66/cwt	255.00–265.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	213.37/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	229.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	224.07/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	203.87/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	262.98/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	342	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	254.08/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	263.23/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	303.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	280.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	141.02/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,341	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	124.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,880	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,552	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,924	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,616.20/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,616	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,784.46/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,784	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,925.64/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	231.05/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	236.38/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,357	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	209.76/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	290.94/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	349.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	263.28/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	267.29/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	258.20/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	268.28/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	218.36/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	201.14/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	211.14/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	242.74/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,238	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	239.07/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.96/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	251.29/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	940	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	204.33/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,332	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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