Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE 20 PLUS HEAD OF REPLACEMENT BULLS TO SELL NEXT MONDAY 11/11/24*

Compared to last week: On a light test, feeder heifers sold $5.00-$6.00 lower, offering mostly unweaned fleshy calves, feeder bulls sold $4.00-$5.00 higher on a slightly stronger test, while feeder steers was to light of a test to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $4.00-$5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −163.11 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$225.14

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs AR average

−33.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	227.50	1,216	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	222.45	1,219	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about −$3 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

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 sale15 hd

225.14

—

AR average10 barns · 487 hd

231.26

−6.11

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−33.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−163.11

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	1,427	134.10	1,913	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	113.00	1,486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	109.22	1,371	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	88.51	1,017	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$1,636	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,576	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,314	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,203	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$1,976	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	110.26/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,365	7
Bulls	—	—	1,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,436	137.62/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,793.18/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,793	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,041.67/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,635.68/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,636	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,087.90/head	1,875.00–2,425.00	2,088	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,576.01/head	1,375.00–2,025.00	1,576	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	120.97/cwt	111.00–135.00	1,482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	254.68/cwt	234.00–263.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	221.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	224.11/cwt	211.00–236.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	243.02/cwt	236.00–253.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	229.60/cwt	226.00–244.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	235.13/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.02/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	236.97/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	242.96/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	281.96/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	232.69/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	231.95/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	88.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	909	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	75.39/cwt	71.00–80.00	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	97.71/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,386	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	115.36/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,353	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	943	1,314.32/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	218.50/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	187.67/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	227.02/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	222.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	236.07/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	241.42/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	393	242.51/cwt	241.00–244.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	252.55/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	231.12/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	213.07/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	306.94/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	274.47/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	255.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	235.38/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,422	15

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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