Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-08-10

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 236▲ 141 vs year ago 123 · +114.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 40▲ 16 vs year ago 17 · +94.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 7▲ 26 vs year ago 3 · +866.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady, over 500 lb sold 4.00 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.91/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$124.91
100 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.37
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516128.6566453
Medium and Large 2494121.5560041
Medium and Large 3415114.834766thin
One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $188 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 sale100 hd
124.91
—
AR average9 barns · 2,225 hd
135.28
−10.37
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—Average1,73187.661,5185thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43361.498816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10160.146627thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.895679thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295193.00/cwt193.00–193.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1315207.50/cwt207.50–207.506541
Steers—Medium and Large 2325153.75/cwt150.00–157.505002
Steers—Medium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1378156.29/cwt150.00–160.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2385141.38/cwt137.00–146.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1413159.38/cwt148.00–168.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 2421137.73/cwt130.00–142.005805
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1463153.88/cwt145.00–163.007126
Steers—Medium and Large 2468137.21/cwt133.00–142.006424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1519148.75/cwt145.00–154.007725
Steers—Medium and Large 2528133.50/cwt124.00–140.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2558128.26/cwt121.00–134.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1573141.53/cwt140.00–143.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 2613127.96/cwt124.00–130.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1633132.14/cwt125.00–138.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1728126.07/cwt123.00–129.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283135.00/cwt135.00–135.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320137.02/cwt136.00–138.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320132.81/cwt130.00–137.004254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358112.98/cwt110.00–116.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380137.97/cwt135.00–141.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390127.52/cwt118.00–134.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410119.00/cwt119.00–119.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418140.13/cwt134.00–155.005867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426125.78/cwt120.00–131.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471133.88/cwt130.00–140.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476118.93/cwt116.00–123.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488116.00/cwt116.00–116.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510111.00/cwt111.00–111.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520127.15/cwt125.00–135.006617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534118.86/cwt110.00–125.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564125.79/cwt123.00–131.0070911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565122.79/cwt118.00–130.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609122.00/cwt118.00–124.007437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy618113.00/cwt113.00–113.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637111.33/cwt110.00–117.007095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668113.08/cwt110.00–116.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673119.66/cwt118.00–122.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368148.56/cwt140.00–160.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400137.00/cwt137.00–137.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415113.08/cwt106.00–120.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422155.68/cwt150.00–161.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473148.99/cwt139.00–156.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483129.67/cwt120.00–137.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513113.54/cwt112.00–115.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515133.00/cwt128.00–138.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525128.93/cwt120.00–137.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571124.96/cwt121.00–128.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578114.00/cwt114.00–114.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617125.66/cwt121.00–132.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775100.33/cwt97.00–102.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 279097.00/cwt90.00–104.007662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22075.00/cwt75.00–75.009151
Bulls——1,85990.83/cwt89.00–92.001,6894
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73537.00/cwt37.00–37.002721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06654.98/cwt53.00–57.005865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06957.50/cwt56.00–59.006154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07560.71/cwt60.00–62.006533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14363.66/cwt62.00–65.007283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37563.98/cwt61.00–66.008804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54856.50/cwt54.00–59.008752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.009,8101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000990.00/cwt990.00–990.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,120.00/cwt1,050.00–1,190.0011,7602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0015,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998827.47/cwt750.00–910.008,2586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,8281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,7741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141837.57/cwt750.00–960.009,5579
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288575.38/cwt60.00–89.006674
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296560.00/cwt60.00–60.005791

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.