Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-10-14

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▲ 464 vs last sale 274▲ 738 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 28▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 14 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 under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. over 500 lb steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. over 500 lb 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Value added feeders sold at a 8.00 to 15.00 premium. Fleshy new crop calves sold with a 10.00 to 15.00 discount. Slaughter cows sold steady 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.21/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$122.21
124 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565123.7369978
Medium and Large 2461120.8155740
Medium and Large 3396111.674426thin
One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $257 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 sale124 hd
122.21
—
AR average7 barns · 1,623 hd
123.41
−1.21
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—Average1,64564.041,0534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21446.205614thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36546.006281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11240.534506thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275173.00/cwt173.00–173.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1311161.29/cwt156.00–171.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 1362157.17/cwt150.00–166.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 2367143.56/cwt141.00–147.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377123.00/cwt123.00–123.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 2425135.73/cwt130.00–140.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1465148.49/cwt148.00–149.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2470122.49/cwt122.00–123.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed474128.90/cwt127.00–135.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500134.00/cwt134.00–134.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 2520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1534134.08/cwt120.00–139.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570141.00/cwt141.00–141.008047
Steers—Medium and Large 1580133.23/cwt125.00–135.007738
Steers—Medium and Large 2580125.08/cwt110.00–136.0072511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582148.76/cwt146.00–150.5086614
Steers—Medium and Large 1618129.37/cwt125.00–135.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 2623123.24/cwt120.00–125.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630147.24/cwt145.50–149.0092810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1670135.77/cwt131.00–137.009105
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added769139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0698
Steers—Medium and Large 1770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272131.95/cwt130.00–136.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290142.00/cwt142.00–142.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2304130.62/cwt122.00–139.003976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed320118.00/cwt118.00–118.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378131.74/cwt127.00–135.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed393127.00/cwt127.00–127.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410119.00/cwt119.00–119.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416136.00/cwt136.00–136.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422123.20/cwt120.00–130.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430132.44/cwt132.00–132.505698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy458108.96/cwt107.00–110.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469121.15/cwt120.00–126.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482117.61/cwt116.00–121.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506123.20/cwt115.00–128.0062311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed529118.25/cwt113.00–122.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530114.54/cwt110.00–119.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added546126.17/cwt126.00–127.006896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555101.00/cwt101.00–101.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.98/cwt110.00–118.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608113.46/cwt110.00–117.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625104.74/cwt100.00–110.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648128.50/cwt128.50–128.508336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668115.52/cwt110.00–121.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678123.78/cwt122.00–126.0083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720105.70/cwt98.00–113.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731117.64/cwt110.00–127.008604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775114.57/cwt105.00–117.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1847113.00/cwt113.00–113.009573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275149.00/cwt149.00–149.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295144.00/cwt144.00–144.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325152.00/cwt152.00–152.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355161.00/cwt161.00–161.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385136.50/cwt130.00–143.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408131.50/cwt131.00–132.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410153.52/cwt140.00–164.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530124.51/cwt124.00–125.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59060.00/cwt60.00–60.009541
Bulls——1,66365.38/cwt62.00–68.001,0873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05543.05/cwt42.00–44.004543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16838.00/cwt38.00–38.004443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18243.60/cwt41.00–46.005153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31054.00/cwt54.00–54.007071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36546.00/cwt46.00–46.006281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982603.31/cwt550.00–650.005,9253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01045.00/cwt45.00–45.004551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830761.65/cwt700.00–870.006,3223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923859.62/cwt800.00–890.007,9343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03545.00/cwt45.00–45.004661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038721.06/cwt660.00–800.007,4852

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.