Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-08-24

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 24
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 281▲ 122 vs year ago 155 · +78.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 32 vs year ago 22 · +145.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $132.27/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$132.27
88 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.03
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465135.3362957
Medium and Large 2421127.8253928
Medium and Large 3483115.665593thin
One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about $70 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 sale88 hd
132.27
—
AR average8 barns · 1,634 hd
135.30
−3.03
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—High1,89184.271,5936thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45560.008732thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20858.1670220
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08851.8856513

Every lot

94 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263183.96/cwt167.50–195.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1325180.07/cwt155.00–200.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 2336143.15/cwt135.00–152.004814
Steers—Medium and Large 1366177.74/cwt172.00–190.006516
Steers—Medium and Large 2382148.62/cwt130.00–155.005687
Steers—Medium and Large 2400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1415157.81/cwt150.00–166.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2460134.60/cwt129.00–137.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 1470154.27/cwt148.00–165.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508138.00/cwt138.00–138.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2523130.26/cwt125.00–136.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1529148.74/cwt137.00–160.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1565143.02/cwt142.00–144.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1620129.50/cwt125.00–134.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1775130.52/cwt128.00–133.001,0122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260152.50/cwt152.50–152.503971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265147.74/cwt147.50–148.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293132.48/cwt130.00–135.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318130.00/cwt130.00–130.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322143.29/cwt140.00–146.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368146.44/cwt139.00–161.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370131.32/cwt125.00–138.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414127.84/cwt120.00–130.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417138.70/cwt133.00–144.0057815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460127.00/cwt127.00–127.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464138.45/cwt131.00–144.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470118.49/cwt118.00–119.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.12/cwt120.00–133.005985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533126.64/cwt125.00–130.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587126.31/cwt122.00–132.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614125.67/cwt120.00–133.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 265599.00/cwt99.00–99.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669117.74/cwt116.00–119.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255194.00/cwt194.00–194.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270154.95/cwt152.50–157.504182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312141.19/cwt130.00–162.004415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333174.15/cwt165.00–184.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350112.00/cwt112.00–112.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357135.40/cwt130.00–140.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371170.99/cwt155.00–187.006349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418133.00/cwt129.00–140.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.95/cwt143.00–145.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470136.29/cwt130.00–144.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476145.67/cwt140.00–152.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522129.62/cwt123.00–135.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523135.63/cwt130.00–148.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660114.50/cwt109.00–120.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668122.99/cwt120.00–126.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720104.75/cwt93.00–117.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760116.50/cwt116.00–117.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 283383.51/cwt80.00–87.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885105.00/cwt105.00–105.009291
Bulls—Medium and Large 290099.00/cwt99.00–99.008911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82383.53/cwt73.00–87.001,5235
Bulls——2,23088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,9621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83520.00/cwt20.00–20.001671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02345.51/cwt45.00–46.004662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11455.83/cwt51.00–58.006229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20756.57/cwt55.00–59.0068313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20961.11/cwt60.00–64.007397
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24061.00/cwt61.00–61.007561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34563.00/cwt63.00–63.008471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56557.00/cwt57.00–57.008921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,0101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,8401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,270.00/cwt1,270.00–1,270.0017,7801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,7611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11063.00/cwt63.00–63.006991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143776.37/cwt750.00–800.008,8742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21557.00/cwt57.00–57.006931
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297059.00/cwt59.00–59.005721

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.