Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-08-19

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 19
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 123▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 17▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $130.04/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.69 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$130.04
39 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484133.2564422
Medium and Large 2441129.2357013thin
Medium and Large 3370115.034264thin
One grade step is worth $18.22/cwt here — about $218 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 sale39 hd
130.04
—
AR average9 barns · 630 hd
127.03
+3.01
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−59.69
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—Average1,50881.221,2254thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44761.658923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35260.138136thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14754.676273thin

Every lot

62 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 2310152.00/cwt152.00–152.004711
Steers—Medium and Large 1370150.65/cwt134.00–161.005577
Steers—Medium and Large 2425135.14/cwt125.00–141.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1429149.71/cwt143.00–159.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1508132.66/cwt125.00–138.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 1563130.53/cwt128.00–133.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1658127.03/cwt124.00–130.008362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330137.00/cwt137.00–137.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365128.46/cwt127.00–130.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370136.44/cwt135.00–138.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 337597.00/cwt97.00–97.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400133.00/cwt133.00–133.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438108.97/cwt103.00–115.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440124.01/cwt123.00–125.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463121.26/cwt118.00–124.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472125.00/cwt125.00–125.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513102.00/cwt102.00–102.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy54593.00/cwt93.00–93.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560104.00/cwt104.00–104.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573105.00/cwt105.00–105.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605103.00/cwt103.00–103.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 262398.37/cwt95.00–102.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 265591.00/cwt91.00–91.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 283587.00/cwt87.00–87.007261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280147.00/cwt147.00–147.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315133.00/cwt133.00–133.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333114.56/cwt113.00–116.003812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335143.00/cwt143.00–143.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365118.00/cwt118.00–118.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368147.89/cwt144.00–154.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380134.00/cwt125.00–143.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422128.95/cwt127.00–131.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428143.20/cwt133.00–149.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450113.00/cwt113.00–113.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460127.00/cwt127.00–127.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463138.93/cwt136.00–141.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468128.36/cwt125.00–130.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518120.00/cwt119.00–121.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520130.13/cwt127.00–138.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582122.33/cwt120.00–127.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665109.00/cwt109.00–109.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50881.22/cwt79.00–84.001,2254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01552.00/cwt52.00–52.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21356.00/cwt56.00–56.006792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34362.02/cwt61.00–63.008334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37056.35/cwt55.00–58.007722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44761.65/cwt61.00–62.008923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175928.30/cwt790.00–1,050.0010,9082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6001

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.