Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-07-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 6
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 387 vs last sale 545▼ 1 vs year ago 159 · −0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 39▲ 14 vs year ago 44 · +31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 45▲ 45 vs year ago 6 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was limited on feeders but high in quality. Replacement cows were good to excellent.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.88/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$127.88
49 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.54
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482130.0862739
Medium and Large 2468122.015729thin
Medium and Large 350095.004751thin
One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $152 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 sale49 hd
127.88
—
AR average5 barns · 605 hd
121.34
+6.54
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—High1,67182.151,3735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17362.1973016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33762.168316thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04058.756119thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1308182.17/cwt174.00–195.005617
Steers—Medium and Large 1374168.24/cwt162.00–178.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 1417154.49/cwt145.00–166.006446
Steers—Medium and Large 2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1475153.39/cwt144.00–159.007297
Steers—Medium and Large 2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1515145.02/cwt142.00–150.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2515137.00/cwt137.00–137.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1568135.67/cwt129.00–141.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 1605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325138.53/cwt138.00–139.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375136.51/cwt133.00–139.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426135.44/cwt128.00–140.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2452129.68/cwt125.00–132.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478128.47/cwt124.00–132.0061413
Heifers—Medium and Large 350095.00/cwt95.00–95.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514129.85/cwt127.00–133.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565127.53/cwt122.00–130.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580112.35/cwt110.00–117.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613122.88/cwt117.00–129.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320159.00/cwt159.00–159.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415125.00/cwt120.00–130.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440146.00/cwt146.00–146.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469142.09/cwt130.00–152.006666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529133.35/cwt128.00–139.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47580.88/cwt74.00–88.001,1932
Bulls——1,76091.00/cwt90.00–92.001,6022
Bulls——1,88567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,2631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83050.00/cwt50.00–50.004151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06557.00/cwt56.00–58.006074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06862.69/cwt58.00–66.006704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15963.09/cwt61.00–66.0073113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23558.29/cwt56.00–60.007203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33762.16/cwt60.00–66.008316
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0014,0131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,320.05/cwt850.00–1,525.0013,3335
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,458.33/cwt1,425.00–1,475.0015,3123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,280.34/cwt1,175.00–1,475.0013,9816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,411.43/cwt1,150.00–1,575.0016,4719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,7611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,194990.47/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,8264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20067.00/cwt67.00–67.008041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,2941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51061.47/cwt61.00–62.009282
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292171.37/cwt60.00–84.006576
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06664.54/cwt60.00–70.006888

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.