Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-11-04

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 4
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 324▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 46▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted 10.00 to 15.00. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 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 $122.72/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$122.72
82 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465123.6157453
Medium and Large 2409122.5150126
Medium and Large 3447109.004873thin
One grade step is worth $14.61/cwt here — about $88 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 sale82 hd
122.72
—
AR average10 barns · 969 hd
122.42
+0.30
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—Average1,80567.001,2091thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12345.145078thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30244.015733thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03943.084489thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1318156.55/cwt150.00–163.004984
Steers—Medium and Large 2350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1369162.10/cwt147.00–167.005987
Steers—Medium and Large 2405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Steers—Medium and Large 1415153.07/cwt146.00–163.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1578135.43/cwt130.00–141.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1665126.00/cwt126.00–126.008381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245137.00/cwt137.00–137.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323134.53/cwt134.00–135.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333124.20/cwt118.00–130.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335139.00/cwt139.00–139.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350131.00/cwt131.00–131.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360108.00/cwt108.00–108.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367138.02/cwt133.00–145.005079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368125.00/cwt120.00–131.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375112.00/cwt112.00–112.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418119.08/cwt114.00–123.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420117.59/cwt110.00–125.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422129.55/cwt125.00–133.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423102.40/cwt100.00–105.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460127.00/cwt120.00–132.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.96/cwt119.00–132.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507123.58/cwt119.00–128.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520114.64/cwt110.00–119.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573115.97/cwt113.00–119.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615111.48/cwt107.00–117.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy66090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 280090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280153.00/cwt153.00–153.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310130.62/cwt125.00–138.004053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330160.00/cwt154.00–166.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370136.08/cwt130.00–142.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370129.77/cwt125.00–136.004805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373146.38/cwt138.00–157.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390119.00/cwt119.00–119.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408144.26/cwt140.00–151.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423127.56/cwt126.00–129.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460118.36/cwt115.00–123.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460102.50/cwt102.50–102.504721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475132.41/cwt129.00–136.006298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523127.35/cwt120.00–134.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573127.00/cwt125.00–129.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed59570.00/cwt70.00–70.004171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615123.28/cwt120.00–127.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618122.50/cwt122.00–123.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 269095.00/cwt95.00–95.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705107.09/cwt95.00–119.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,2091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96541.03/cwt40.00–42.003962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05844.95/cwt42.00–48.004766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07036.00/cwt36.00–36.003851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10041.42/cwt37.00–44.004564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14648.86/cwt46.00–51.005604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20042.00/cwt42.00–42.005041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35345.02/cwt44.00–46.006092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187901.46/cwt860.00–930.0010,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360630.00/cwt630.00–630.008,5681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280553.70/cwt45.00–61.004322
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2700780.00/cwt780.00–780.005,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,350990.00/cwt990.00–990.0013,3651

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.