Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE: THERE WILL BE 40 PAIRS 3-5 YEARS OLD PLUS 20 HEAD OF RED ANGUS COWS 5-6 YEARS OLD 10 OF THOSE WILL BE PAIRS. SELLING NEXT WEEK 10/28/24*

There was no trend this week due to the sale not being reported the previous week. Supply was good, with a moderate to good demand this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.51/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −157.74 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$230.51

119 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−29.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	595	234.02	1,392	50
Medium and Large 1	553	231.60	1,280	53
Medium and Large 2	540	215.95	1,165	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $227 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

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 sale119 hd

230.51

—

AR average8 barns · 594 hd

230.51

+0.00

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−29.12

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−157.74

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	1,372	123.13	1,689	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,491	115.39	1,720	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	110.29	1,304	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	889	93.48	831	9thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,825	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	231.16/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	245.27/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	233.83/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	270.95/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	236.76/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	216.64/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	234.06/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,397	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	236.67/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	298	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	212.25/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	224.64/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	702	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	221.43/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	242.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	274.61/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	253.76/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	231.76/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	244.03/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	251.60/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	261.04/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,394	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	266.48/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,260	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	625	233.78/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,764	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	262.51/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,638	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	274.92/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	256.59/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	237.48/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,266	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	115.72/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	105.63/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,227	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	78.14/cwt	74.00–82.00	657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	100.46/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,331	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	117.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,709	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	105.75/cwt	103.00–108.00	980	5
Bulls	—	—	1,418	145.81/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,068	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,062.50/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,063	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,357	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	120.00/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,020	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	268.95/cwt	260.00–287.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	210.26/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	223.71/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	249.81/cwt	243.00–262.50	1,272	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	190.30/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	219.50/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	244.10/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,015	5
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	617	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	229.69/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,300	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	196.27/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	265.43/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	245.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	212.64/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	260.27/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	238.66/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.24/cwt	227.50–257.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,648	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	238.38/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	230.09/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	234.47/cwt	222.50–243.00	1,090	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.36/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	262.98/cwt	252.50–276.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	221.26/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	262.30/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	228.74/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,361	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	280.61/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,212	13

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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