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

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 258▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $122.10/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$122.10
70 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.85
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451124.7656333
Medium and Large 2459121.0155533
Medium and Large 3380109.214154thin
One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $148 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 sale70 hd
122.10
—
AR average10 barns · 2,433 hd
125.95
−3.85
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—Average1,64555.009052thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19549.005862thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24642.435295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96735.053395thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1338161.02/cwt160.00–162.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 2368135.61/cwt130.00–141.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 3370112.00/cwt112.00–112.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1379155.75/cwt150.00–161.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2405145.67/cwt145.00–147.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1422152.92/cwt148.00–160.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 1464151.24/cwt145.00–160.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 2465138.29/cwt133.00–140.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1505143.01/cwt142.00–144.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 2520137.08/cwt135.00–139.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315124.20/cwt117.00–129.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323133.78/cwt130.00–138.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332124.64/cwt120.00–130.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361127.47/cwt120.00–130.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365109.42/cwt104.00–115.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373131.26/cwt130.00–135.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed390112.00/cwt112.00–112.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed400106.00/cwt106.00–106.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419129.10/cwt126.00–139.005417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420118.45/cwt111.00–124.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465118.65/cwt116.00–120.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468124.68/cwt120.00–130.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500109.00/cwt109.00–109.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511121.88/cwt117.00–125.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550124.00/cwt121.00–127.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy61086.00/cwt86.00–86.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613111.00/cwt110.00–112.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671111.40/cwt100.00–118.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705116.66/cwt116.00–118.008223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310155.27/cwt150.00–159.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335126.00/cwt126.00–126.004221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372152.01/cwt145.00–156.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378127.10/cwt124.00–130.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 340590.00/cwt90.00–90.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408130.50/cwt130.00–131.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420142.23/cwt137.00–148.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460116.13/cwt110.00–122.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463106.61/cwt100.00–113.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467132.77/cwt127.00–145.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508112.54/cwt110.00–115.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 351596.00/cwt96.00–96.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523129.47/cwt127.00–134.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569127.40/cwt126.00–129.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621124.12/cwt117.00–127.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635112.98/cwt112.00–114.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,64555.00/cwt55.00–55.009052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95530.07/cwt26.00–34.002873
Cows—Lean 85-90%98542.52/cwt41.00–44.004192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19549.00/cwt49.00–49.005862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24343.29/cwt42.00–45.005384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26039.00/cwt39.00–39.004911
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14052.52/cwt47.00–60.005993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,8731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3601

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.