Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-04-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 164▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 36▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 60▲ 33 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 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle 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 $125.52/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$125.52
78 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.85
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454131.3759729
Medium and Large 2454123.6156146
Medium and Large 359298.335823thin
One grade step is worth $33.03/cwt here — about $15 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 sale78 hd
125.52
—
AR average8 barns · 1,779 hd
130.37
−4.85
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—High1,44770.001,0133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37548.006601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,01547.004771thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96041.573993thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250173.00/cwt173.00–173.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 1328174.21/cwt167.00–182.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2418134.97/cwt130.00–140.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1430145.86/cwt142.00–150.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1475142.99/cwt140.00–147.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2480133.67/cwt130.00–140.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1538145.45/cwt142.00–149.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 2567126.20/cwt120.00–137.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1600121.50/cwt118.00–125.007292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265154.01/cwt152.00–155.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed270142.50/cwt142.50–142.503851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285131.23/cwt130.00–132.503742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310137.00/cwt137.00–137.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315132.50/cwt132.50–132.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325139.22/cwt137.50–141.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378130.75/cwt119.00–137.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388140.63/cwt133.00–146.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418131.85/cwt128.00–136.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424138.10/cwt130.00–141.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed437129.29/cwt126.00–133.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455121.48/cwt120.00–123.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473123.47/cwt115.00–130.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.99/cwt127.00–129.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480108.00/cwt108.00–108.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.11/cwt104.00–120.005888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525118.06/cwt115.00–121.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528125.23/cwt124.00–127.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558114.98/cwt110.00–120.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577116.23/cwt111.00–121.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605112.50/cwt111.00–114.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605104.00/cwt104.00–104.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed618104.49/cwt104.00–105.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 370587.00/cwt87.00–87.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280146.58/cwt143.50–150.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328157.73/cwt149.00–162.505174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377146.11/cwt142.00–150.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443134.97/cwt130.00–140.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478145.02/cwt144.00–146.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555108.00/cwt108.00–108.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 175084.00/cwt84.00–84.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860101.00/cwt101.00–101.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05547.00/cwt47.00–47.004961
Bulls——1,44076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0941
Bulls——1,84587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,6051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91539.36/cwt38.00–41.003602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01547.00/cwt47.00–47.004771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05046.00/cwt46.00–46.004831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37548.00/cwt48.00–48.006601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287553.00/cwt53.00–53.004641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,4951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,005.91/cwt875.00–1,090.0010,8945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145836.07/cwt670.00–940.009,5733
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281858.48/cwt49.00–69.004786
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01251.24/cwt45.00–60.005193
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.008,9692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,135.09/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0010,7833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,101.92/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0010,7442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,001.21/cwt900.00–1,200.0010,3423

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.