Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There has been a lot of rain in the past week, causing very muddy conditions in the pastures. Supply on feeder calves was light this week. No trend was determined due to there was not a sale the previous week. There was a moderate supply of replacement cattle but with muddy conditions supply was less than expected. Attendance was good with a strong demand on feeders and replacement cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −158.20 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$275.44

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$849

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

$163.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AR average

−57.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	320.00	1,712	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	515	313.00	1,612	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	289.50	1,592	2thin
Small and Medium 2	550	157.00	864	2thin

One grade step is worth $163.00/cwt here — about $849 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.64 across 25 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 sale9 hd

275.44

—

AR average2 barns · 13 hd

276.46

−1.02

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

−57.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−158.20

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	1,689	140.01	2,364	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	113.58	1,466	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	97.51	1,046	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,288	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,265	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,213	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,083	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,974	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,699	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$1,581	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	912	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,710	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,479	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,316	9
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,443	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,375	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	334.38/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	303.48/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	319.67/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	551	274.00/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	248.95/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	340.80/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	316.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	405.07/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	306.93/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,912	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	369.05/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	335.14/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,109	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	678	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	328.77/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	269.03/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,681	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	90.51/cwt	87.00–94.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,421	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	145.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,581.48/head	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,581	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,332.50/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,333	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,653.06/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,653	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,309.64/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,310	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,973.60/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,974	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,402.16/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,402	19
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,443.23/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,443	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,698.82/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,699	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,083.08/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,083	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,368.42/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,368	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,558.46/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,212.51/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,213	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	341.81/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	306.27/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	283.49/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	317.34/cwt	312.00–327.50	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	299.63/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	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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