Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-09-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 21
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 359▲ 14 vs year ago 288 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 47▲ 25 vs year ago 24 · +104.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 50▼ 31 vs year ago 36 · −86.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Several fleshy calves sold discounted as well as plain cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.69/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.04 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$124.69
83 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486133.9865139
Medium and Large 2482124.3359930
Medium and Large 349599.5849314thin
One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $158 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 sale83 hd
124.69
—
AR average9 barns · 1,017 hd
128.94
−4.25
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−65.04
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—Average1,51182.191,2428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28059.907679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44958.238445thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07452.7556619

Every lot

92 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315133.00/cwt133.00–133.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1376171.13/cwt165.00–180.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1422160.38/cwt152.00–172.006776
Steers—Medium and Large 2435128.50/cwt127.00–130.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470109.89/cwt100.00–120.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2474126.46/cwt120.00–131.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 1478143.38/cwt140.00–150.006853
Steers—Medium and Large 1521141.61/cwt134.00–152.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1608132.33/cwt128.00–135.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 2618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1673126.96/cwt125.00–129.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1715120.66/cwt120.00–122.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 2805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275132.00/cwt132.00–132.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331124.79/cwt117.00–130.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368114.00/cwt114.00–114.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375138.03/cwt134.00–145.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418123.43/cwt120.00–128.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429127.41/cwt125.00–133.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463121.99/cwt120.00–125.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470126.15/cwt124.00–128.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 347096.00/cwt96.00–96.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503116.00/cwt115.00–117.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521123.60/cwt120.00–127.006448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523104.13/cwt100.00–112.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558122.77/cwt119.00–130.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560107.39/cwt100.00–115.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560106.00/cwt106.00–106.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613104.56/cwt100.00–109.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614116.89/cwt106.00–123.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620102.00/cwt102.00–102.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 365090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653119.00/cwt119.00–119.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290160.28/cwt148.00–173.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300156.00/cwt151.00–161.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327141.07/cwt121.00–153.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365137.23/cwt130.00–145.005015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375158.86/cwt151.00–165.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375112.00/cwt112.00–112.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418147.72/cwt139.00–157.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433130.51/cwt127.00–135.005656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433100.00/cwt100.00–100.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469132.57/cwt130.00–141.006229
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469100.80/cwt90.00–110.004735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476120.50/cwt120.00–122.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 351598.48/cwt90.00–105.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524129.66/cwt125.00–134.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527117.52/cwt107.00–125.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 355093.00/cwt93.00–93.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy563105.98/cwt102.00–110.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573119.31/cwt118.00–120.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620106.54/cwt102.00–111.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 362394.86/cwt90.00–100.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658104.98/cwt100.00–110.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 282597.00/cwt97.00–97.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 189590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48676.56/cwt68.00–86.001,1385
Bulls——1,55291.57/cwt89.00–95.001,4213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93030.00/cwt30.00–30.002791
Cows—Lean 85-90%98059.11/cwt57.00–61.005793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10253.00/cwt44.00–57.0058415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20757.93/cwt57.00–59.006993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31660.89/cwt59.00–64.008016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40857.40/cwt56.00–58.008083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51059.48/cwt59.00–60.008982
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284878.32/cwt77.00–80.006642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25062.00/cwt62.00–62.007751

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.