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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 312▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 62▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 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 sold steady with limited comparable sales. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.55/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$125.55

30 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	131.56	553	19thin
Medium and Large 2	418	115.16	481	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $72 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 sale30 hd

125.55

—

AR average10 barns · 2,078 hd

128.11

−2.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	46.58	545	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	45.01	611	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	34.00	310	2thin

Every lot

53 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	168.68/cwt	160.00–176.00	511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	130.34/cwt	122.00–139.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	130.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	140.48/cwt	138.00–143.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	138.20/cwt	135.00–147.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	119.84/cwt	114.00–124.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	133.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	118.19/cwt	111.00–126.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	376	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	242	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	49.43/cwt	48.00–54.00	566	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	40.89/cwt	40.00–42.00	498	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	47.51/cwt	47.00–48.00	626	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	574	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,074	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,334	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,057	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	655	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	314	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	330	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Dec 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	26.00	26.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	40.00–42.00	40.89
4	—	1,146	48.00–54.00	49.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	47.00–48.00	47.51
1	—	1,435	40.00	40.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	141.00–142.00	141.48
2	—	458	140.00–144.00	142.03
2	—	678	122.00–139.00	130.34
3	—	303	160.00–176.00	168.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	128.00–133.00	130.60
3	—	378	114.00–124.00	119.84
2	—	470	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	111.00–126.00	118.19
3	—	423	130.00–135.00	133.25
2	—	458	125.00–129.00	127.03
5	—	360	135.00–147.00	138.20
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
2	—	323	138.00–143.00	140.48
2	—	268	140.00–146.00	143.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	163.00	163.00
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
1	—	320	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	48.00	48.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	41.00	41.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	48.00	48.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.