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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to $3.00 higher. On a stronger test feeder heifers sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.94/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −160.19 against this barn's trailing median of $409.13.

Average price

$248.94

16 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$37.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	255.67	1,386	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	249.00	1,270	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	218.54	1,230	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.13/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.12, low $365.51, median $409.13 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 sale16 hd

248.94

—

AR average10 barns · 180 hd

243.80

+5.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

409.13

−160.19

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	1,704	144.10	2,455	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	110.19	1,730	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	107.35	1,403	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	83.48	830	10

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)	1,250	$1,707	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,589	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,468	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,147	$1,449	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,430	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fleshy	500–550	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	244.53/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	232.20/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	223.61/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	245.73/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	235.29/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.80/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	820	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	249.51/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	231.06/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	497	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,421	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	276.43/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,588.97/head	1,550.00–1,635.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	138.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	101.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	108.63/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,417	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	109.24/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	100.20/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.54/cwt	79.00–80.00	815	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	134.28/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,706.57/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,085	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,454.75/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,455	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,627.07/head	1,535.00–1,710.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	692	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	258.07/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	190.35/cwt	177.00–204.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	248.98/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	233.78/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	250.26/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	267.27/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	218.54/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	262.03/cwt	250.00–272.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	225.89/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	247.38/cwt	243.00–252.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	234.98/cwt	221.00–241.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	226.90/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	408	243.45/cwt	241.00–246.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	231.50/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.44/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,107	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	68.73/cwt	65.00–73.00	618	4

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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