Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to $5.00 dollars higher with a mix offering of fleshy unweaned calves and thinner fleshed weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher. The sale today had good attendance with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.96/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −183.57 against this barn's trailing median of $413.54.

Average price

$229.96

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	234.73	1,282	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	215.65	1,165	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $118 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.12, low $365.51, median $413.54 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 sale16 hd

229.96

—

AR average10 barns · 257 hd

238.64

−8.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

413.54

−183.57

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	1,580	143.06	2,261	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	111.65	1,337	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	111.50	1,611	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	93.09	932	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$910	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2Fleshy	500–550	540	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.87/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	255.14/cwt	243.00–267.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	203.52/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	280.64/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	291.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	253.92/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	274.43/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	270.97/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	253.84/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	388	243.74/cwt	242.50–245.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	273.13/cwt	252.50–285.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	433	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	273.89/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	233.80/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	253.35/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	243.01/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,004	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	109.32/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	101.68/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,083	5
Bulls	—	—	1,225	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,629	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	148.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	83.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	763	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	279.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	232.73/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	257.47/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	201.26/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	220.52/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	277.47/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	252.37/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	313.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.79/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	342.18/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	239.48/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	313.59/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	236.11/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	240.68/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	271.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	299.94/cwt	292.50–307.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	256.64/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	219.47/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	246.61/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	284.92/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	251.91/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	273.36/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,296	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	222.92/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	266.72/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	210.61/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	201.03/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,558	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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