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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 17

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 264▲ 171 vs year ago 110 · +155.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 33▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

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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 sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.58/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$125.58

93 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	129.46	657	56
Medium and Large 2	502	122.37	614	29
Medium and Large 3	435	110.10	478	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $179 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 sale93 hd

125.58

—

AR average9 barns · 1,711 hd

133.34

−7.75

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	1,584	80.86	1,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	57.55	709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	57.06	784	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	51.49	553	7thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	196.06/cwt	180.00–210.00	516	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	175.01/cwt	172.50–180.00	557	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	169.62/cwt	164.00–175.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	142.55/cwt	134.00–151.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	148.32/cwt	142.00–158.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	132.27/cwt	126.00–138.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	150.15/cwt	144.00–160.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	135.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	129.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	140.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	922	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	117.27/cwt	107.00–132.50	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	134.46/cwt	125.00–145.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	128.79/cwt	125.00–137.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	413	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	138.10/cwt	133.00–141.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	134.12/cwt	125.00–141.00	626	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	127.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	129.47/cwt	122.00–137.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	120.14/cwt	117.00–124.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	108.00/cwt	103.00–110.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	114.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	172.81/cwt	159.00–185.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	140.81/cwt	130.00–151.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	146.37/cwt	140.00–152.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	155.04/cwt	143.00–162.00	589	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.81/cwt	130.00–142.00	583	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	147.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	124.67/cwt	120.00–138.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	149.79/cwt	143.00–155.00	713	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	139.18/cwt	134.00–149.00	714	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	130.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	664	115.29/cwt	107.00–122.00	766	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	79.72/cwt	67.00–85.00	1,216	8
Bulls	—	—	2,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	401	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	53.07/cwt	43.00–56.00	581	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	60.54/cwt	60.00–61.00	745	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	56.41/cwt	55.00–58.00	760	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	856	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	840.26/cwt	810.00–875.00	8,848	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	969.72/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	10,706	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,210	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,391	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,258.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	14,156	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 264Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 5

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	—	1,320	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	810.00–875.00	840.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,104	825.00–1,075.00	969.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	700.00	700.00

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	2	—	1,125	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,258.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	53.00	53.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	125.00–134.00	129.04
4	—	525	132.00–140.00	135.52
3	—	485	126.00–138.00	132.27
2	—	438	134.00–151.00	142.55
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	135.00–150.00	140.79
6	—	516	144.00–160.00	150.15
5	—	263	180.00–210.00	196.06
4	—	708	128.00–135.00	130.24
4	—	466	142.00–158.00	148.32
3	—	403	164.00–175.00	169.62
3	—	318	172.50–180.00	175.01
2	—	663	131.00–138.00	134.46
2	—	365	180.00–182.00	181.03
1	—	850	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
2	—	323	125.00–145.00	134.46
2	—	665	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	478	120.00–121.00	120.34
3	—	563	115.00–118.00	116.67
4	—	521	118.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	629	103.00–110.00	108.00
6	—	410	125.00–137.00	128.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	125.00–141.00	134.12
13	—	523	120.00–133.00	127.48
8	—	420	133.00–141.00	138.10
7	—	609	117.00–124.00	120.14
3	—	665	112.00–116.00	114.68
2	—	568	122.00–137.00	129.47
2	—	385	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
2	—	413	138.00–140.00	138.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	97.00	97.00
1	—	550	106.00	106.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
3	—	312	107.00–132.50	117.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	134.00–149.00	139.18
8	—	476	143.00–155.00	149.79
6	—	380	143.00–162.00	155.04
4	—	573	125.00–134.00	130.93
2	—	320	159.00–185.00	172.81
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
9	—	427	144.00–155.00	147.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–142.00	136.81
4	—	664	107.00–122.00	115.29
4	—	524	129.00–134.00	130.48
4	—	468	120.00–138.00	124.67
4	—	371	140.00–152.00	146.37
2	—	335	130.00–151.00	140.81
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	43.00–56.00	53.07
1	—	955	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	55.00–58.00	56.41
1	—	1,450	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	54.00–59.00	56.35
2	—	1,230	60.00–61.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	67.00–85.00	79.72
1	—	2,055	90.00	90.00

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.