Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With plainer offerings this week, feeder steers were to light of a test to determine a trend. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$6.00 higher on a stronger test, while feeder bulls sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.68/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −189.77 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$243.68

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$24.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.43

vs AR average

−57.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	252.00	1,344	18thin
Medium and Large 1	562	236.62	1,330	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	227.61	1,214	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.39/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.45 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 sale29 hd

243.68

—

AR average10 barns · 540 hd

263.11

−19.43

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−57.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−189.77

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	1,662	140.81	2,340	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	117.89	1,866	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	108.95	1,341	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	95.31	1,037	17

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)	1,260	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,519	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,606	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,603	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,552	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,625	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1Fleshy	600–650	640	199.98/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	240.02/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,351	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	238.77/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	208.02/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	270.63/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	227.51/cwt	225.00–232.50	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	221.31/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	254.29/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	261.57/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	227.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	262.03/cwt	252.50–272.50	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	367	295.80/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	249.20/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,303	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	278.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	236.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	252.57/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,316	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	237.58/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	253.04/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	227.02/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,851	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	229.98/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	224.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	216.74/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	226.05/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	104.10/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,240	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	84.61/cwt	83.00–86.00	871	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	102.92/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,163	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,934	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,838	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	112.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,423	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.89/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,031	7
Bulls	—	—	1,422	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	3,041	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	127.54/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,505	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,552.17/head	2,200.00–2,875.00	2,552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,317.86/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,519.20/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,519	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,670.58/head	2,425.00–2,925.00	2,671	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,687.79/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,606.25/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,612.50/head	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	215.01/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	245.29/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	233.35/cwt	214.00–249.00	1,230	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	287.36/cwt	277.50–303.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	237.41/cwt	222.50–256.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	251.25/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	221.27/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	225.22/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.14/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,009	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	271.74/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,458	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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