Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$11.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to $1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$3.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. The sale today had a good attendance with a moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −154.60 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$233.65

35 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs AR average

−33.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	236.37	1,291	23
Medium and Large 2	537	229.67	1,233	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	519	228.04	1,184	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd

233.65

—

AR average10 barns · 571 hd

242.66

−9.00

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−33.40

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−154.60

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	—	High	1,648	154.00	2,537	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	108.99	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	106.50	1,645	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	88.75	922	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,476	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,394	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,296	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	892	$1,050	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,391	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	652	$945	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,393.72/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	913	1,161.16/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,341.08/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	291.52/cwt	290.00–292.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	244.69/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	220.35/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,475.63/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	257.96/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	239.70/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	266.19/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	241.40/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,267	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	652	945.00/head	945.00–945.00	945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	245.35/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,138	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	97.24/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,121	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,391.18/head	3,800.00–6,400.00	4,391	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,241	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	87.85/cwt	84.00–91.00	869	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	78.22/cwt	75.00–83.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	511	245.87/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	245.18/cwt	240.00–251.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	264.29/cwt	262.00–266.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	220.59/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	240.94/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	229.71/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	249.30/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	274.02/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	215.71/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	215.66/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	261.51/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	264.12/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	258.53/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,636	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	238.00/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,357	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	352.91/cwt	334.00–370.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	228.04/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	892	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	244.65/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,182	10

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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