Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-01-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 6
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 73▲ 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 12▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale closed for holidays previous two weeks. Demand was good on all classes of cattle. Several consignments of quality weaned cattle were offered today that sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.26/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$131.26
117 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.27
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493132.8865671
Medium and Large 2487128.7562746
One grade step is worth $4.13/cwt here — about $29 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 sale117 hd
131.26
—
AR average2 barns · 170 hd
128.99
+2.27
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—Average1,75467.611,1866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25749.536239thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51349.507492thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01537.7538314

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278176.59/cwt167.00–186.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1320176.43/cwt172.00–180.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1367163.55/cwt155.00–176.0060012
Steers—Medium and Large 2380141.00/cwt132.00–150.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408154.10/cwt144.00–159.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 2415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1431155.22/cwt149.00–161.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 3465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1485142.51/cwt142.00–143.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed487147.00/cwt147.00–147.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 2495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1534144.14/cwt143.00–148.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1572141.33/cwt140.00–143.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1608139.94/cwt135.00–149.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 2620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2728127.51/cwt124.00–131.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1735133.49/cwt132.00–135.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335143.74/cwt133.00–150.0048212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366142.34/cwt137.00–147.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368143.00/cwt136.00–146.005269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376127.93/cwt124.00–131.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415137.23/cwt133.00–140.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418130.51/cwt120.00–135.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419141.12/cwt136.00–147.005918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed466135.81/cwt135.00–139.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472121.67/cwt119.00–125.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474132.29/cwt127.00–137.0062711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512132.87/cwt130.00–135.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523112.59/cwt108.00–120.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563116.99/cwt114.00–120.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576123.18/cwt119.00–127.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578106.58/cwt103.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607127.38/cwt118.00–129.007737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618126.69/cwt121.00–130.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723123.66/cwt122.00–125.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808110.98/cwt109.00–113.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855107.00/cwt107.00–107.009151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323138.78/cwt137.50–140.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340157.40/cwt151.00–164.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375153.86/cwt145.00–160.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395141.50/cwt140.00–143.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423144.12/cwt139.00–155.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445136.00/cwt134.00–138.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471139.25/cwt138.00–140.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538137.50/cwt137.00–138.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570134.98/cwt130.00–138.007694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67266.13/cwt63.00–68.001,1065
Bulls——2,16575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77829.24/cwt25.00–32.002274
Cows—Lean 85-90%95027.00/cwt27.00–27.002571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12842.73/cwt39.00–47.004829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24552.63/cwt52.00–53.006553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26347.98/cwt41.00–51.006066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51052.00/cwt52.00–52.007851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51547.00/cwt47.00–47.007121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090430.00/cwt430.00–430.004,6871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138666.81/cwt500.00–800.007,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250849.04/cwt830.00–870.0010,6132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850820.00/cwt820.00–820.006,9701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,3901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299550.00/cwt50.00–50.004981

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.