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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 9

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 153▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 8 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 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.39/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.34 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.

Average price

$127.39

68 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	136.92	693	23
Medium and Large 2	466	126.20	588	33
Medium and Large 3	433	112.40	487	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $206 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 sale68 hd

127.39

—

AR average10 barns · 730 hd

140.41

−13.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

189.73

−62.34

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
Bulls	—	High	1,785	87.00	1,553	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	52.53	688	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	41.08	449	6thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	176.74/cwt	172.50–180.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	137.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	152.06/cwt	151.00–153.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	140.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	128.56/cwt	121.00–136.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	129.29/cwt	120.00–136.00	484	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	136.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	105.37/cwt	92.00–115.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	128.68/cwt	127.00–130.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	121.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	127.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	117.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	382	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	350	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	152.49/cwt	134.00–165.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	133.15/cwt	123.00–138.00	503	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	126.19/cwt	120.00–134.00	525	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	144.52/cwt	141.00–151.00	603	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	112.67/cwt	106.00–117.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.75/cwt	119.00–129.00	590	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	136.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	121.84/cwt	115.00–127.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	140.98/cwt	139.00–144.00	732	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	126.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.31/cwt	120.00–139.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.56/cwt	110.00–126.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	45.90/cwt	42.00–48.00	503	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	52.53/cwt	52.00–53.00	688	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	471	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	52.41/cwt	50.00–54.00	534	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,085.76/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	13,029	3

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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00–135.00	127.97
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
7	—	473	119.00–129.00	124.75
5	—	416	120.00–134.00	126.19
4	—	618	110.00–126.00	119.56
4	—	378	123.00–138.00	133.15
3	—	518	115.00–127.00	121.84
2	—	583	120.00–132.00	126.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	141.00–151.00	144.52
4	—	519	139.00–144.00	140.98
4	—	370	134.00–165.00	152.49
3	—	480	130.00–143.00	136.02
2	—	690	112.00–119.00	115.47
2	—	618	120.00–139.00	129.31
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	106.00–117.00	112.67
3	—	325	113.00–120.00	117.59
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–134.00	131.96
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	194.00	194.00
4	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.95
3	—	330	172.50–180.00	176.74
2	—	605	137.00–141.00	138.98
2	—	570	136.00–140.00	138.04
2	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.79
1	—	475	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	133.00–143.00	137.54
3	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.59
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	92.00–115.00	105.37
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	93.00	93.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–136.00	129.29
3	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.03
3	—	418	120.00–128.00	124.57
2	—	483	117.00	117.00
2	—	338	121.00–136.00	128.56
1	—	515	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	133.00–141.00	136.98
5	—	336	137.00–146.00	140.13
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.74
3	—	458	127.00–130.00	128.68
2	—	375	145.00–148.00	146.56
2	—	278	151.00–153.00	152.06
1	—	645	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	42.00–48.00	45.90
1	—	1,085	17.00	17.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	52.00–53.00	52.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	50.00–54.00	52.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,085.76

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.