Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT WEEK ON 12/23/24

SPECIAL COW SALE ON 12/30/24 FOLLOWING REGULAR SALE

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $7.00-$10.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 higher with stronger offerings of weaned thin fleshed calves. Demand was strong on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold $7.00-$8.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.96/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.29 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$271.96

45 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs AR average

−12.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	276.99	1,460	26
Medium and Large 1	520	269.76	1,402	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	262.93	1,415	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $45 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 sale45 hd

271.96

—

AR average10 barns · 681 hd

264.16

+7.81

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−12.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−116.29

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	1,813	149.00	2,702	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	108.67	1,275	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	88.56	900	20

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)	1,090	$2,014	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,809	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,739	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	276.99/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,460	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,013.91/head	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	282.00/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,345	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,739.23/head	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,739	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	300	262.00/cwt	260.00–264.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	271.78/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	284.23/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	310.78/cwt	296.00–324.00	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	262.84/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	243.26/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	315.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	234.51/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	267.95/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	248.74/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	255.30/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	221.92/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	296.45/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	242.05/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	305.05/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	311.12/cwt	295.00–327.50	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	371.72/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	314.68/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	260.44/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,266	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	311.47/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	337.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	310.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	74.22/cwt	66.00–78.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	83.18/cwt	82.00–85.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	101.95/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,088	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	94.06/cwt	92.00–99.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	306.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	338.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	267.50/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	362.40/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	279.50/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	317.63/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	283.98/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	265.53/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	372	319.81/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,266	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,826.17/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	367.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	297.76/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	340.56/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	256.04/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,185	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	20,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	2,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,416	1

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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