Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-08-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 110▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 4 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 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Buyer interest was present today with predictions of cooler weather ahead.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.34/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$122.34
53 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.04
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2467126.4559018thin
Medium and Large 1633120.5476333
Medium and Large 3350115.004032thin
One grade step is worth $11.45/cwt here — about $188 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 sale53 hd
122.34
—
AR average8 barns · 1,094 hd
132.38
−10.04
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—Average1,68487.731,4774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42061.008662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09060.046559thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98251.025016thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 1325159.08/cwt154.00–164.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 1363155.53/cwt151.00–160.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 1413143.45/cwt142.00–145.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 2460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1460141.00/cwt141.00–141.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 2530133.39/cwt131.00–135.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1565140.50/cwt140.00–141.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330146.61/cwt144.00–149.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332133.29/cwt129.00–137.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.63/cwt120.00–133.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425126.00/cwt126.00–126.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465127.46/cwt123.00–135.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476130.70/cwt126.00–134.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480125.42/cwt123.00–128.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508122.51/cwt120.00–125.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520126.01/cwt125.00–127.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572128.06/cwt125.00–130.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575127.50/cwt127.00–128.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623125.67/cwt125.00–127.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668119.90/cwt116.00–124.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1872107.00/cwt107.00–107.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 196489.00/cwt89.00–89.008584
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275151.00/cwt151.00–151.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333132.71/cwt127.00–138.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338153.50/cwt145.00–162.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368138.94/cwt136.00–142.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372148.72/cwt142.00–156.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425145.13/cwt139.00–149.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460139.00/cwt138.00–140.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520133.58/cwt131.00–135.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520131.51/cwt131.00–132.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567129.66/cwt129.00–130.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618126.98/cwt125.00–130.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623128.00/cwt128.00–128.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658126.65/cwt125.00–129.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2716121.47/cwt117.00–124.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2808105.01/cwt101.00–109.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 184598.00/cwt98.00–98.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920106.00/cwt106.00–106.009751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62390.97/cwt90.00–92.001,4762
Bulls——1,74584.48/cwt79.00–88.001,4742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83538.00/cwt38.00–38.003171
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89053.00/cwt53.00–53.004721
Cows—Lean 85-90%94358.05/cwt57.00–59.005472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01558.03/cwt57.00–59.005893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09543.00/cwt43.00–43.004711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12861.05/cwt60.00–63.006896
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18556.00/cwt56.00–56.006641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39565.00/cwt65.00–65.009071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44557.00/cwt57.00–57.008241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,026.13/cwt990.00–1,060.007,9532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,8681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291567.00/cwt67.00–67.006131

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.