Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-07-01

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 1
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 120▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 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 sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 higher . Slaughter cows breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, lean cows not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.84/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$139.84
56 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.89
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512142.9873232
Medium and Large 2497135.9067523
Medium and Large 3300130.003901thin
One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $342 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
139.84
—
AR average8 barns · 1,132 hd
140.73
−0.89
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—High1,50289.041,3376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26061.007691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21257.266947thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04738.674053thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280174.00/cwt174.00–174.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 2280156.93/cwt155.00–159.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1373158.09/cwt156.00–160.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2375144.88/cwt140.00–152.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 1417151.23/cwt144.00–160.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2435132.50/cwt127.00–138.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1473146.39/cwt142.00–150.0069210
Steers—Medium and Large 2474138.81/cwt135.00–140.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 1522140.26/cwt136.00–144.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 2530131.52/cwt125.00–140.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 1571139.28/cwt134.00–146.007956
Steers—Medium and Large 2575131.71/cwt129.00–136.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 2610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1655130.02/cwt127.00–133.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1740121.00/cwt121.00–121.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 2985103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318136.46/cwt130.00–140.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365132.95/cwt131.00–135.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433130.09/cwt127.00–133.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458138.98/cwt138.00–140.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477125.00/cwt124.00–126.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478132.75/cwt128.00–135.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517121.15/cwt118.00–124.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520128.10/cwt122.00–135.0066610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558121.49/cwt119.00–124.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573121.35/cwt118.00–124.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625121.32/cwt121.00–122.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633117.49/cwt117.00–118.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665119.02/cwt118.00–120.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285164.73/cwt158.00–171.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285156.99/cwt152.50–164.004473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315154.52/cwt154.00–155.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417150.72/cwt149.00–153.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493138.99/cwt137.00–141.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510103.00/cwt103.00–103.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523134.61/cwt128.00–139.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560131.51/cwt131.00–132.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625125.03/cwt123.00–127.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21574.00/cwt74.00–74.008991
Bulls——1,55992.05/cwt85.00–96.001,4355
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02029.00/cwt29.00–29.002961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05545.00/cwt45.00–45.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06542.00/cwt42.00–42.004471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19560.72/cwt60.00–62.007264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23552.65/cwt51.00–54.006503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26061.00/cwt61.00–61.007691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048758.42/cwt740.00–780.007,9482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850910.00/cwt910.00–910.007,7351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,6251

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.