Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-06-22

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 22
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 150▲ 48 vs year ago 120 · +40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 35▼ 18 vs year ago 36 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mixed from steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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 $120.12/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$120.12
53 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504124.2062628
Medium and Large 2532115.8661622
Medium and Large 3422113.354783thin
One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale53 hd
120.12
—
AR average9 barns · 1,767 hd
124.06
−3.94
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—High1,92092.001,7661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37966.709204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29866.398629thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05152.255496thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 3350109.00/cwt109.00–109.003821
Steers—Medium and Large 1395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2410144.00/cwt144.00–144.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1425154.47/cwt152.00–157.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 2473130.26/cwt120.00–134.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1516142.01/cwt136.00–146.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 3525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2527128.72/cwt123.00–134.006787
Steers—Medium and Large 2550120.50/cwt120.00–121.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1555136.96/cwt133.00–141.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1610126.77/cwt122.00–132.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 2625113.59/cwt108.00–119.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290122.50/cwt122.50–122.503551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330137.00/cwt137.00–137.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367136.55/cwt130.00–145.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370118.00/cwt118.00–118.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415131.53/cwt129.00–134.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422113.35/cwt110.00–116.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428132.12/cwt128.00–136.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478125.02/cwt122.00–127.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed508119.66/cwt112.00–124.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519124.30/cwt120.00–129.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530117.96/cwt114.00–122.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563115.33/cwt113.00–119.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567122.72/cwt114.00–128.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618109.50/cwt109.00–110.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620115.49/cwt114.00–117.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2661101.14/cwt95.00–106.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 179099.00/cwt99.00–99.007821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335164.00/cwt164.00–164.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365160.51/cwt160.00–161.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365128.58/cwt125.00–132.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423127.75/cwt122.00–134.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430143.77/cwt138.00–150.0061811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471128.36/cwt120.00–132.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524130.96/cwt127.00–135.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558131.28/cwt124.00–143.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt114.00–116.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575126.30/cwt119.00–134.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610117.25/cwt100.00–127.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680106.00/cwt106.00–106.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705101.00/cwt101.00–101.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,92092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81035.00/cwt35.00–35.002841
Cows—Lean 85-90%93347.87/cwt46.00–50.004472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21060.92/cwt53.00–65.007373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29866.39/cwt64.00–69.008629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37966.70/cwt66.00–68.009204
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280566.00/cwt66.00–66.005311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,7341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04059.00/cwt59.00–59.006141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22064.00/cwt64.00–64.007811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,278964.93/cwt930.00–1,000.0012,3323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800860.00/cwt860.00–860.006,8801

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.