Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend was determined because the sale was not reported the previous week. This week's offerings were mostly unweaned calves, with the exception of a couple of drafts. Attendance was good with a strong demand on feeders

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.47/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −118.70 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$269.47

71 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$42.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs AR average

−10.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	286.91	1,625	34
Medium and Large 1-2	564	257.15	1,451	26
Medium and Large 2	541	244.69	1,323	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.22/cwt here — about $303 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.17 across 28 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 sale71 hd

269.47

—

AR average8 barns · 759 hd

266.34

+3.13

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−10.83

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−118.70

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	1,529	141.54	2,164	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	117.05	1,598	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	104.00	1,856	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	96.27	1,065	8thin

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)	1,181	$1,703	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,673	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,609	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,505	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,390	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	300–350	322	354.01/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	316.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,485	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,608.57/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,672.91/head	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,472.83/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,456	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	278.34/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,364	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	231.96/cwt	222.50–244.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	279.13/cwt	276.00–282.50	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	282.56/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	263.25/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	270.37/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	325.87/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	341.61/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,271	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,541.35/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,541	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	286.60/cwt	279.00–294.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	263.05/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	276.30/cwt	267.00–288.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	268.93/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.15/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	264.35/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	294.48/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.40/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	138.82/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	99.16/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,118	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,449	131.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	245.54/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	242.41/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	255.59/cwt	236.00–270.00	1,191	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	120.07/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,459	153.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	272.99/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	328.13/cwt	300.00–382.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	291.25/cwt	285.00–297.50	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	304.90/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,287	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	257.01/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,130	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	286.57/cwt	284.50–292.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	592	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,779	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	288.02/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	319.16/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,703.48/head	1,375.00–2,125.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	276.78/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	295.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	235.49/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	360.17/cwt	354.00–362.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	320.38/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.21/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,735	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	232.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	183.92/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	301.62/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,636	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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