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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 210▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 10▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 4 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 under 450 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. over 450 lb mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.24/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$140.24

96 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$31.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	144.98	747	63
Medium and Large 2	517	133.00	687	30
Medium and Large 3	532	113.33	603	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.64/cwt here — about $145 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 sale96 hd

140.24

—

AR average8 barns · 1,338 hd

142.59

−2.35

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	—	Average	1,613	85.33	1,377	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,043	54.21	566	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	54.00	737	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	906	46.08	418	9thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	169.32/cwt	160.00–174.00	474	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	166.45/cwt	160.00–174.00	524	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	165.70/cwt	162.00–168.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	139.16/cwt	133.00–145.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	143.09/cwt	137.00–150.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	159.55/cwt	154.00–172.00	675	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	149.98/cwt	143.00–155.00	706	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	137.62/cwt	129.00–145.00	651	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	144.85/cwt	140.00–151.00	745	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	132.38/cwt	128.00–138.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	128.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.99/cwt	136.00–144.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	132.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	126.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	837	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	118.38/cwt	115.00–123.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	107.49/cwt	104.00–111.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	140.69/cwt	139.00–143.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	126.41/cwt	117.50–132.50	417	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	137.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	377	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	131.06/cwt	125.00–136.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	573	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	124.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	588	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	124.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	108.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.47/cwt	110.00–123.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	109.00/cwt	105.00–113.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	733	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	141.77/cwt	135.00–147.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	142.25/cwt	139.00–149.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	144.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	677	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.20/cwt	125.00–139.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.33/cwt	106.00–125.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	117.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,373	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	560	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	168	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	45.54/cwt	40.00–49.00	413	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	52.33/cwt	52.00–53.00	534	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	53.53/cwt	48.00–57.00	547	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	737	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,383	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	657	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	161.00	161.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	106.00–125.00	115.33
3	—	507	125.00–130.00	128.29
3	—	420	139.00–149.00	142.25
2	—	680	104.00–113.00	108.60
2	—	475	127.00–130.00	128.45
2	—	385	127.00–130.00	128.50
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	140.00–151.00	144.93
4	—	619	113.00–120.00	117.26
3	—	523	125.00–139.00	131.20
3	—	418	135.00–147.00	141.77
2	—	393	150.00–154.00	151.99
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	310	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
11	—	423	154.00–172.00	159.55
10	—	514	140.00–151.00	144.85
8	—	617	125.00–136.00	132.51
6	—	662	122.00–130.00	126.46
6	—	471	143.00–155.00	149.98
5	—	710	115.00–123.00	118.38
5	—	315	160.00–174.00	166.45
4	—	575	136.00–144.00	139.99
3	—	372	162.00–168.00	165.70
3	—	280	160.00–174.00	169.32
1	—	800	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	120.00–135.00	128.26
6	—	473	129.00–145.00	137.62
5	—	531	128.00–138.00	132.38
3	—	412	137.00–150.00	143.09
2	—	773	104.00–111.00	107.49
2	—	380	133.00–145.00	139.16
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	149.00	149.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	105.00–113.00	109.00
2	—	525	103.00–115.00	108.83
1	—	420	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	131.70
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	120.00–129.00	124.80
7	—	419	125.00–136.00	131.06
4	—	529	110.00–123.00	117.47
3	—	330	117.50–132.50	126.41
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	130.00–141.00	135.13
7	—	473	124.00–133.00	128.08
7	—	376	131.00–141.00	137.51
3	—	712	102.00–104.00	102.99
3	—	520	123.00–129.00	124.92
3	—	330	139.00–143.00	140.69
3	—	278	148.00–150.00	149.34
2	—	588	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	56.00	56.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	55.00	55.00

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	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	40.00–49.00	45.54
3	—	1,020	52.00–53.00	52.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	48.00–57.00	53.53
1	—	1,200	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	83.00–85.00	84.00
1	—	1,570	88.00	88.00

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.