Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-11-18

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 18
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 203▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 20▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 20 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 steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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 $121.05/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$121.05
99 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.22
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452125.7056855
Medium and Large 2489116.4457039
Medium and Large 3469106.004975thin
One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $70 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 sale99 hd
121.05
—
AR average8 barns · 1,906 hd
126.27
−5.22
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—Average1,56866.711,0463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33247.256294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22045.6055610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08940.0843611

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1309159.04/cwt148.00–166.004915
Steers—Medium and Large 2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1370157.05/cwt148.00–166.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 2375127.63/cwt121.00–135.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1460134.01/cwt132.00–135.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1525128.99/cwt124.00–138.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 1567130.91/cwt125.00–140.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 2578124.39/cwt120.00–128.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 1635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 2645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 2733106.27/cwt90.00–122.007792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280140.46/cwt138.00–143.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323133.88/cwt129.00–141.004329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327131.55/cwt128.00–138.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360127.98/cwt124.00–131.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372136.05/cwt130.00–142.005069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375129.03/cwt128.00–130.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400102.00/cwt102.00–102.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408133.56/cwt130.00–137.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425121.58/cwt116.00–125.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431119.71/cwt112.00–128.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy458102.46/cwt95.00–110.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460113.00/cwt113.00–113.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465117.61/cwt110.00–126.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.15/cwt120.00–128.005909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505132.00/cwt132.00–132.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505105.28/cwt100.00–116.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522124.15/cwt116.00–130.006489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535110.04/cwt106.00–114.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558121.51/cwt119.00–124.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full56080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574111.65/cwt105.00–118.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620109.22/cwt100.00–118.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631118.86/cwt116.00–121.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655103.53/cwt100.00–107.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735102.03/cwt100.00–104.007502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305154.00/cwt154.00–154.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320123.75/cwt120.00–128.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378152.57/cwt149.00–156.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424139.67/cwt137.00–146.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424122.85/cwt120.00–130.005214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483131.20/cwt127.00–134.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490117.00/cwt110.00–124.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518119.19/cwt110.00–124.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520127.94/cwt124.00–130.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574124.86/cwt122.00–128.007177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663116.04/cwt114.00–118.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 272594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56866.71/cwt66.00–68.001,0463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90035.00/cwt35.00–35.003151
Cows—Lean 85-90%93032.00/cwt32.00–32.002981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10348.49/cwt48.00–49.005352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11841.24/cwt36.00–44.004618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20044.00/cwt44.00–44.005281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24944.88/cwt42.00–47.005618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28845.51/cwt45.00–46.005862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37549.00/cwt49.00–49.006742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293558.00/cwt58.00–58.005421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02049.73/cwt46.00–54.005072
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18050.25/cwt46.00–56.005933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294048.00/cwt48.00–48.004511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013658.49/cwt580.00–750.006,6712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,0781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16047.46/cwt44.00–49.005513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22050.00/cwt50.00–50.006101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100970.00/cwt970.00–970.0010,6701

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.