Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-07-15

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 159▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 44▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 2 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 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light sale due to heavy rainfall.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.33/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$146.33
26 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480149.1171621
Medium and Large 2475134.666405thin
One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $76 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 sale26 hd
146.33
—
AR average8 barns · 1,415 hd
142.55
+3.78
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—Average1,20570.968556thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54062.009551thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07957.2061710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01153.2353811

Every lot

48 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1367165.37/cwt161.00–168.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2420142.62/cwt140.00–145.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1426156.24/cwt151.00–165.006667
Steers—Medium and Large 1460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 2488127.54/cwt120.00–135.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1515141.08/cwt135.00–146.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 2560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1627132.04/cwt130.00–135.008283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300142.00/cwt142.00–142.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365146.00/cwt146.00–146.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368133.50/cwt133.00–134.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417127.02/cwt120.00–131.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463126.02/cwt125.00–127.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474134.81/cwt133.00–136.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520131.53/cwt130.00–133.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350143.00/cwt143.00–143.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367160.85/cwt151.00–169.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428142.99/cwt141.00–145.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475144.00/cwt144.00–144.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488132.52/cwt131.00–134.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573131.91/cwt129.00–135.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775117.00/cwt117.00–117.009071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 185089.00/cwt89.00–89.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 194091.98/cwt89.00–95.008652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07566.17/cwt61.00–72.007113
Bulls——1,33575.75/cwt74.00–77.001,0113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72053.00/cwt53.00–53.003821
Cows—Lean 85-90%98756.01/cwt55.00–57.005533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05756.67/cwt54.00–61.005999
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06352.07/cwt50.00–55.005547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27562.00/cwt62.00–62.007911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54062.00/cwt62.00–62.009551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273065.00/cwt65.00–65.004751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2001

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.