Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-07-20

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 205▼ 51 vs year ago 176 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 21▼ 22 vs year ago 35 · −62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 13 vs year ago 17 · −76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were not well tested. Slaughter bulls were mostly 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.51/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$127.51
42 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.47
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508132.3767327
Medium and Large 2494120.8959713thin
Medium and Large 3438105.004592thin
One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $213 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 sale42 hd
127.51
—
AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd
127.98
−0.47
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—Low1,58788.381,4029thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69060.001,0142thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11352.445842thin

Every lot

51 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 1335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1360171.00/cwt171.00–171.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1423151.50/cwt145.00–160.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 2473136.56/cwt134.00–141.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 1477155.38/cwt151.00–162.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1523146.55/cwt140.00–160.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1583141.81/cwt140.00–143.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 1615131.30/cwt125.00–136.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1668130.78/cwt120.00–137.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373141.48/cwt141.00–142.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412124.30/cwt120.00–130.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427138.00/cwt134.00–142.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483133.45/cwt128.00–141.006456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513119.57/cwt116.00–125.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521132.73/cwt127.00–136.0069210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563131.49/cwt130.00–133.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595111.00/cwt106.00–116.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616121.49/cwt114.00–127.007484
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285142.46/cwt140.00–145.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430148.00/cwt148.00–148.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465131.68/cwt128.00–137.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520131.29/cwt128.00–134.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535116.00/cwt116.00–116.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25081.47/cwt78.00–84.001,0182
Bulls——1,61095.01/cwt94.00–96.001,5302
Bulls——1,71288.49/cwt86.00–90.001,5155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11352.44/cwt52.00–53.005842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39558.00/cwt58.00–58.008091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,98562.00/cwt62.00–62.001,2311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293069.00/cwt69.00–69.006421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294074.00/cwt74.00–74.006961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,2371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,7461

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.