Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-02-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Feb 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 430 vs last sale 185▲ 615 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium of 5.00 to 15.00 . Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher.Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.06/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$131.06
185 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.60
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544132.73722143
Medium and Large 2453129.5458633
Medium and Large 3404109.924449thin
One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $278 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 sale185 hd
131.06
—
AR average9 barns · 1,246 hd
135.65
−4.60
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—Average1,76574.541,3164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16054.506322thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05442.8845211

Every lot

94 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1330182.41/cwt174.00–200.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360174.00/cwt174.00–174.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 2373155.99/cwt154.00–158.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1380169.32/cwt167.00–172.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2431143.39/cwt140.00–148.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466165.00/cwt165.00–165.0076914
Steers—Medium and Large 2468142.98/cwt134.00–149.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 1484150.81/cwt144.00–155.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 3495124.00/cwt124.00–124.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1533147.69/cwt143.00–157.0078715
Steers—Medium and Large 2533137.72/cwt134.00–140.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535160.50/cwt159.00–162.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553157.50/cwt157.50–157.508718
Steers—Medium and Large 3563120.02/cwt115.00–125.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 2573131.19/cwt125.00–140.007525
Steers—Medium and Large 1583144.06/cwt139.00–149.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620145.19/cwt144.00–148.0090034
Steers—Medium and Large 2625124.97/cwt120.00–130.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663139.50/cwt139.50–139.509256
Steers—Medium and Large 1678131.53/cwt130.00–133.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 2678128.49/cwt125.00–132.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1717131.17/cwt128.00–135.009405
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728135.65/cwt134.00–136.5098812
Steers—Large 1745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added828129.96/cwt128.00–133.001,0765
Steers—Large 1837126.64/cwt125.00–130.001,0603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318111.76/cwt105.00–118.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320131.92/cwt120.00–141.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322147.03/cwt145.00–151.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368114.91/cwt100.00–124.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369136.58/cwt130.00–150.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378147.66/cwt140.00–152.005589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added383150.98/cwt150.00–153.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420114.00/cwt114.00–114.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432146.46/cwt146.00–150.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433140.99/cwt129.00–145.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433138.37/cwt132.00–147.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435127.67/cwt120.00–136.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477138.14/cwt128.00–144.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500140.47/cwt140.00–140.5070217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524133.59/cwt125.00–140.0070022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539122.40/cwt122.00–124.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557122.65/cwt120.00–125.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578125.73/cwt120.00–132.0072715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579130.00/cwt130.00–130.007537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634119.13/cwt118.00–125.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672121.22/cwt120.00–123.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676127.00/cwt127.00–127.008596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1704121.51/cwt120.00–123.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740109.00/cwt101.00–117.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy764113.25/cwt112.00–114.0086516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285100.00/cwt100.00–100.002851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308166.39/cwt162.00–171.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333148.36/cwt135.00–160.004945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360160.57/cwt156.00–166.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379147.57/cwt134.00–159.005597
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428149.63/cwt143.00–160.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466150.33/cwt143.00–159.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481137.56/cwt129.00–141.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515142.99/cwt142.00–144.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527129.22/cwt120.00–134.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630129.94/cwt126.00–134.008192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56568.88/cwt65.00–74.001,0782
Bulls——1,96580.19/cwt77.00–84.001,5762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84028.00/cwt28.00–28.002351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03033.00/cwt33.00–33.003401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05243.10/cwt40.00–45.004537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15057.00/cwt57.00–57.006561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17052.00/cwt52.00–52.006081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18054.50/cwt54.00–55.006432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2755420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,1711
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291055.00/cwt55.00–55.005011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080604.70/cwt600.00–610.006,5312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127672.14/cwt600.00–730.007,5756

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.