Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-07-29

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 29
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 176▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 35▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 17▲ 1 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 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.91/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.82 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$136.91
79 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488141.4769147
Medium and Large 2504132.2466729
Medium and Large 3518110.675743thin
One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about $117 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 sale79 hd
136.91
—
AR average9 barns · 999 hd
135.16
+1.75
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−52.82
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—Low1,51377.331,1703thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29558.007511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15457.116594thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low81535.002851thin

Every lot

61 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 1275182.11/cwt180.00–186.005013
Steers—Medium and Large 1312170.23/cwt160.00–180.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 1361170.60/cwt163.00–179.006165
Steers—Medium and Large 2370133.00/cwt133.00–133.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 1400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2423139.07/cwt135.00–143.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1460142.00/cwt142.00–142.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1575142.40/cwt137.00–148.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1620137.00/cwt137.00–137.008491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278156.59/cwt153.00–160.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345137.00/cwt137.00–137.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369142.46/cwt140.00–146.005266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415123.50/cwt120.00–127.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428138.93/cwt134.00–144.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452145.00/cwt145.00–145.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469136.86/cwt130.00–143.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508124.01/cwt118.00–127.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509134.49/cwt131.00–140.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522147.60/cwt147.00–148.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570130.82/cwt128.00–137.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616125.12/cwt122.00–132.007716
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322160.48/cwt155.00–168.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366154.57/cwt148.00–160.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388139.52/cwt136.00–143.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410147.00/cwt147.00–147.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413146.23/cwt139.00–150.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423150.55/cwt145.00–157.006379
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 345095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463141.07/cwt135.00–148.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469136.80/cwt130.00–141.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517137.70/cwt134.00–140.007127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529129.91/cwt124.00–136.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568137.50/cwt134.00–144.007816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571124.93/cwt120.00–134.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619126.75/cwt126.00–128.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622122.66/cwt120.00–128.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713118.01/cwt114.00–122.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 193587.00/cwt87.00–87.008131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26066.00/cwt66.00–66.008321
Bulls——1,32578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0341
Bulls——1,95588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,7201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81535.00/cwt35.00–35.002851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14255.81/cwt54.00–58.006373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19061.00/cwt61.00–61.007261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29558.00/cwt58.00–58.007511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,2881

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.