Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-08-05

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 5
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 226▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 12 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 steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 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 $129.80/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$129.80
73 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481131.5763348
Medium and Large 2456126.4057725
One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $56 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 sale73 hd
129.80
—
AR average10 barns · 1,373 hd
132.15
−2.35
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—Average1,54481.651,2603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26661.7278215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42861.208744thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11047.005221thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278178.53/cwt170.00–191.004963
Steers—Medium and Large 1305170.85/cwt162.00–180.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350148.00/cwt148.00–148.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1425142.98/cwt140.00–148.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 2426134.79/cwt129.00–140.005745
Steers—Medium and Large 3450117.00/cwt117.00–117.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1462143.19/cwt141.00–147.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2517133.01/cwt126.00–136.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1520140.63/cwt138.00–147.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 2560131.49/cwt130.00–133.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1580130.78/cwt125.00–135.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 1616129.79/cwt126.00–133.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 1670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273136.94/cwt130.00–144.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327144.72/cwt138.00–153.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375139.99/cwt134.00–144.005256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385130.97/cwt129.00–133.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417136.67/cwt131.00–140.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423129.70/cwt123.00–135.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469126.07/cwt120.00–134.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471132.52/cwt125.00–138.0062411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518120.66/cwt115.00–123.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519126.20/cwt120.00–129.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564124.92/cwt119.00–129.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640118.01/cwt117.00–119.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667121.29/cwt115.00–125.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273129.01/cwt128.00–130.003522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328145.19/cwt140.00–150.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374149.85/cwt141.00–160.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418144.54/cwt139.00–149.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430134.64/cwt131.00–137.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466140.27/cwt139.00–143.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485133.35/cwt131.00–137.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519133.90/cwt124.00–138.0069514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.49/cwt120.00–133.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558132.33/cwt130.00–135.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580127.44/cwt125.00–130.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609121.53/cwt112.00–129.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613112.51/cwt112.00–113.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663121.30/cwt119.00–124.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725117.98/cwt117.00–119.008552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41377.48/cwt77.00–78.001,0952
Bulls——1,80590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11047.00/cwt47.00–47.005221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14157.54/cwt55.00–59.006574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31263.24/cwt60.00–67.0083011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34262.93/cwt59.00–65.008453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68556.00/cwt56.00–56.009441
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285559.00/cwt59.00–59.005041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01358.66/cwt58.00–59.005943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938776.96/cwt680.00–860.007,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,6381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,0551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,9301

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.