Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-07-08

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 177▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 18▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 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 4.00 to 6.00 lower instances 10.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle offered this week were not as attractive to buyers as previous week .Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 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 $127.59/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$127.59
59 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.86
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429135.1758031
Medium and Large 2480121.9158522
Medium and Large 3441109.314826thin
One grade step is worth $25.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale59 hd
127.59
—
AR average3 barns · 139 hd
126.74
+0.86
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—High1,67088.511,4782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16858.7468618
CowsLean 85-90%Low99453.1252815

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370169.00/cwt169.00–169.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2375136.10/cwt129.00–144.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1428154.93/cwt151.00–159.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1463143.67/cwt142.00–145.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325139.64/cwt137.00–142.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335105.00/cwt105.00–105.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372126.69/cwt119.00–138.004716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373141.25/cwt136.00–144.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422136.32/cwt129.00–143.0057511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426124.88/cwt119.00–130.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430113.62/cwt111.00–115.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475131.75/cwt130.00–136.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1502128.99/cwt124.00–132.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522118.28/cwt112.00–122.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570116.33/cwt115.00–117.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620117.91/cwt114.00–124.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307157.28/cwt150.00–162.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325137.55/cwt134.00–141.004472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363130.98/cwt130.00–132.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390144.52/cwt143.00–146.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416127.27/cwt121.00–133.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421141.22/cwt137.00–151.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473138.77/cwt137.00–140.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477129.85/cwt125.00–136.006199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527134.97/cwt131.00–138.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530128.08/cwt121.00–135.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568123.09/cwt117.00–130.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67088.51/cwt88.00–89.001,4782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86036.00/cwt36.00–36.003101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00052.79/cwt48.00–55.005289
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00957.14/cwt55.00–59.005775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15456.52/cwt54.00–58.006529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18260.95/cwt59.00–64.007209
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230817.85/cwt775.00–860.0010,0602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025749.02/cwt710.00–790.007,6772

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.