Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-09-16

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 210▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 24▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 3▲ 29 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 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $120.48/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.25 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$120.48
79 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495122.0060451
Medium and Large 2473119.0956324
Medium and Large 3454109.504974thin
One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $107 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
120.48
—
AR average7 barns · 442 hd
116.77
+3.71
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−69.25
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—Low1,56561.699664thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33053.507122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15051.3859115
CowsLean 85-90%High96947.134579thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1380146.44/cwt145.00–148.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1419136.22/cwt132.00–144.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 2420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463123.41/cwt120.00–127.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1470139.98/cwt139.00–141.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1529129.09/cwt123.00–134.006836
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1568130.45/cwt127.00–134.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278140.01/cwt134.00–144.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333136.56/cwt130.00–140.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340124.00/cwt120.00–128.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.91/cwt132.00–138.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382119.94/cwt118.00–124.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426123.37/cwt119.00–129.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473120.98/cwt120.00–122.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477122.12/cwt113.00–127.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy51094.00/cwt94.00–94.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532113.58/cwt109.00–119.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy55094.00/cwt94.00–94.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563113.63/cwt110.00–117.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy62596.87/cwt89.00–105.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640114.50/cwt113.00–116.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670112.88/cwt109.00–117.007562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355137.00/cwt137.00–137.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368138.61/cwt135.00–146.005104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383125.41/cwt119.00–132.004804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421132.71/cwt129.00–136.0055911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431118.77/cwt113.00–122.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467127.47/cwt119.00–132.0059511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477119.54/cwt114.00–125.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510117.62/cwt112.00–128.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515117.94/cwt111.00–128.006078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570119.92/cwt117.00–123.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy61094.00/cwt94.00–94.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616111.06/cwt105.00–115.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617112.38/cwt107.00–118.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy68597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700104.00/cwt104.00–104.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760103.00/cwt103.00–103.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 182589.00/cwt89.00–89.007341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09545.00/cwt45.00–45.004931
Bulls——1,72267.25/cwt62.00–73.001,1583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88242.01/cwt39.00–44.003713
Cows—Lean 85-90%95555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02448.63/cwt46.00–51.004985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14250.99/cwt48.00–53.0058213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20353.94/cwt53.00–55.006492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22056.00/cwt56.00–56.006831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44051.00/cwt51.00–51.007341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,085.17/cwt900.00–1,175.009,3325
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0011,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27631,001.39/cwt975.00–1,025.007,6412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,026.79/cwt975.00–1,100.0010,0633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,035.45/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0011,8043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213890.66/cwt825.00–1,025.0010,8043
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2824788.96/cwt700.00–850.006,5015
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928673.89/cwt650.00–700.006,2544

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.