Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-06-17

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 17
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 257▲ 227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 57▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 46▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower,over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower,over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $129.51/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$129.51
72 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.34
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488130.6963855
Medium and Large 2485126.6861516thin
Medium and Large 3445110.004901thin
One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $149 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 sale72 hd
129.51
—
AR average8 barns · 1,596 hd
130.85
−1.34
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—High1,64589.001,4641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15356.0264611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36755.867634thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01151.8552419

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325166.30/cwt160.00–173.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1380158.20/cwt150.00–164.006016
Steers—Medium and Large 2390141.68/cwt140.00–144.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1433152.16/cwt146.00–163.0065910
Steers—Medium and Large 2465135.47/cwt134.00–137.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1472143.22/cwt140.00–145.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1521144.17/cwt140.00–150.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1568135.62/cwt134.00–138.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1613132.53/cwt129.00–136.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1667129.99/cwt128.00–133.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367145.63/cwt140.00–148.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420127.98/cwt121.00–133.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424135.77/cwt131.00–143.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455130.98/cwt125.00–136.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481129.61/cwt120.00–135.0062314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523121.52/cwt118.00–125.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524126.03/cwt122.00–130.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573125.96/cwt122.00–129.0072211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575127.02/cwt126.00–128.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605116.00/cwt116.00–116.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280177.00/cwt177.00–177.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318172.74/cwt160.00–183.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335139.72/cwt132.00–147.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393149.01/cwt145.00–152.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411144.68/cwt141.00–149.005959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418134.71/cwt133.00–137.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465134.31/cwt120.00–142.006254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479142.03/cwt140.00–147.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518138.28/cwt136.00–142.007167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518127.00/cwt127.00–127.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578127.05/cwt120.00–129.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 187598.00/cwt98.00–98.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 193594.00/cwt94.00–94.008791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,64589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80841.07/cwt40.00–42.003322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02551.94/cwt48.00–56.0053213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06856.96/cwt56.00–58.006084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14455.42/cwt53.00–58.0063410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24062.00/cwt62.00–62.007691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35064.00/cwt64.00–64.008641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37253.14/cwt50.00–55.007293
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,2401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,8401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2999808.59/cwt710.00–870.008,0789
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053659.31/cwt600.00–710.006,9432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088711.78/cwt650.00–780.007,7443

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.