Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2019-12-09

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 241▲ 312 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 26▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 7 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 steady to 3.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lb mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $108.63/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$108.63
70 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454116.9153122
Medium and Large 2504107.5254138
Medium and Large 345994.6343410thin
One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $97 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
108.63
—
AR average9 barns · 2,863 hd
127.29
−18.66
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—Average1,41955.187835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47640.015918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20239.364739thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08128.6931011

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285154.00/cwt154.00–154.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285125.00/cwt125.00–125.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 1320172.58/cwt170.00–175.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2330134.92/cwt130.00–140.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 2355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2410128.33/cwt125.00–135.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 1433145.72/cwt143.00–149.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2483120.12/cwt112.00–128.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 1484139.02/cwt130.00–146.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1529134.11/cwt126.00–143.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 2545123.00/cwt120.00–126.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2570119.04/cwt115.00–123.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1573125.45/cwt120.00–133.007198
Steers—Medium and Large 1623122.94/cwt115.00–130.0076611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full665107.00/cwt107.00–107.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318130.24/cwt128.00–132.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318123.17/cwt120.00–126.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329121.21/cwt115.00–125.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370118.80/cwt107.00–127.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371124.34/cwt119.00–130.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423106.47/cwt106.00–107.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 342494.04/cwt82.00–104.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425123.20/cwt119.00–125.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431115.09/cwt110.00–122.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473113.49/cwt105.00–122.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 347395.03/cwt80.00–100.004494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520107.01/cwt101.00–113.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523110.62/cwt109.00–113.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560102.00/cwt102.00–102.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565101.49/cwt100.00–103.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570106.88/cwt100.00–114.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 361090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 262884.86/cwt80.00–90.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 272786.85/cwt80.00–100.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 173594.00/cwt94.00–94.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 278588.00/cwt88.00–88.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 281077.00/cwt77.00–77.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 289576.00/cwt76.00–76.006801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308140.24/cwt130.00–150.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318128.44/cwt120.00–136.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335144.34/cwt134.00–150.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380122.40/cwt120.00–130.004659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390148.00/cwt148.00–148.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420140.35/cwt132.00–146.005896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439124.29/cwt117.00–130.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473120.00/cwt120.00–120.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476130.21/cwt129.00–132.006205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed49099.00/cwt99.00–99.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513130.22/cwt125.00–134.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565113.57/cwt107.00–120.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580114.00/cwt112.00–117.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 358597.00/cwt97.00–97.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622107.96/cwt105.00–110.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624105.24/cwt100.00–109.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670108.03/cwt104.00–112.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy67598.00/cwt98.00–98.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713105.01/cwt104.00–106.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14545.00/cwt45.00–45.005151
Bulls——1,48857.73/cwt50.00–62.008594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97020.99/cwt20.00–22.002042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00033.00/cwt33.00–33.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03824.53/cwt24.00–25.002552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12532.08/cwt29.00–34.003617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16054.00/cwt54.00–54.006261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23738.18/cwt34.00–45.004727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47539.01/cwt36.00–44.005757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48547.00/cwt47.00–47.006981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277367.45/cwt61.00–73.005213

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.