Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $12.00 to $13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher. Supply was good with a moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.83/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.35 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$243.83

120 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs AR average

−8.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	246.00	1,378	92
Medium and Large 1	533	241.12	1,284	20
Medium and Large 2	539	225.57	1,216	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale120 hd

243.83

—

AR average10 barns · 668 hd

235.43

+8.40

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−8.85

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−144.35

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	1,508	138.31	2,085	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	115.44	1,666	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	115.13	1,478	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	104.06	998	16

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)	1,135	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	981	$1,015	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$877	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$1,343	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,098	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2	350–400	375	259.16/cwt	242.50–272.50	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	271.78/cwt	259.00–292.50	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	248.98/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,439.19/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	240.79/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	303.37/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	223.77/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	241.68/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,214	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	439	263.82/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,158	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	305.76/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	227.44/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	129.60/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	253.76/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	235.68/cwt	222.00–247.50	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	206.56/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	229.59/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	272.78/cwt	260.00–290.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	226.65/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	276.33/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	222.33/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,278	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,110	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,373	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	877.05/head	825.00–925.00	877	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	842	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	116.06/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,502	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	97.16/cwt	95.00–105.00	850	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	148.55/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	116.53/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,142	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,052	9
Bulls	—	—	1,403	131.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	238.72/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	277.44/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	256.16/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	225.02/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	224.16/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	253.67/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	247.66/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,285	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.80/cwt	266.00–277.50	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	237.33/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	322.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,230	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	299.16/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	250.01/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	257.55/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	278.23/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.18/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	259.07/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	274.27/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	232.84/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	280.49/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	248.55/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,790	12

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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