Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-05-27

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 367▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 54▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 42▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to weak. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on boner cows and steady on lean cows. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.34/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$134.34
56 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$11.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.96
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458136.9362731
Medium and Large 2453131.3859524
Medium 2430125.005381thin
One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
134.34
—
AR average7 barns · 893 hd
133.37
+0.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,32076.001,0032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12756.3763515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67051.358582thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94846.624424thin

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1340179.00/cwt179.00–179.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1378162.81/cwt151.00–169.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1413159.50/cwt159.00–160.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415158.00/cwt158.00–158.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 2468145.08/cwt140.00–150.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 1469158.73/cwt151.00–161.007449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513140.00/cwt140.00–140.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1525149.40/cwt146.00–154.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 2530136.01/cwt135.00–137.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1585136.97/cwt133.00–140.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 1605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300149.00/cwt149.00–149.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327151.01/cwt149.00–152.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359146.50/cwt140.00–152.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.19/cwt127.00–146.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418143.76/cwt140.00–150.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426130.26/cwt120.00–135.005559
Heifers—Medium 2430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466134.90/cwt130.00–138.006295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478133.33/cwt127.00–137.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516128.53/cwt122.00–134.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568129.31/cwt128.00–132.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325177.50/cwt177.50–177.505771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375154.91/cwt147.00–160.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377162.34/cwt151.00–173.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421156.96/cwt150.00–165.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438127.54/cwt125.00–130.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515145.18/cwt140.00–148.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518129.28/cwt125.00–134.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568136.02/cwt135.00–137.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568130.65/cwt125.00–136.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670128.00/cwt128.00–128.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14069.00/cwt69.00–69.007871
Bulls——1,50083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80043.00/cwt43.00–43.003441
Cows—Lean 85-90%99747.83/cwt44.00–53.004773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12756.37/cwt52.00–58.0063515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67051.35/cwt50.00–53.008582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,030.19/cwt990.00–1,100.0012,7023
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1041,018.79/cwt970.00–1,075.0011,2475
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,142.38/cwt1,125.00–1,175.0013,4233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,048.99/cwt850.00–1,175.0012,9343

This sale against other markets

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.