Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-10-05

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 5
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 245▲ 15 vs year ago 274 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 52▲ 26 vs year ago 28 · +92.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady, over were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $126.99/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$126.99
110 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.46
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2457134.006125thin
Medium and Large 1478129.7962068
Medium and Large 2414123.8051333
Medium and Large 357397.005554thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $57 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 sale110 hd
126.99
—
AR average9 barns · 2,239 hd
125.53
+1.46
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—Average1,54866.481,02911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45147.336874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05144.9147210
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01239.9540414

Every lot

80 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250176.25/cwt170.00–182.504412
Steers—Medium and Large 2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2300153.00/cwt153.00–153.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1337175.36/cwt170.00–180.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2370134.72/cwt130.00–140.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1420158.17/cwt150.00–165.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1468157.97/cwt156.00–160.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2473131.35/cwt129.00–135.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1508144.39/cwt137.00–150.007346
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 2537133.03/cwt130.00–135.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 1566138.00/cwt138.00–138.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 2572124.95/cwt119.00–133.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 2618119.51/cwt119.00–120.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1628130.00/cwt130.00–130.008162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275144.94/cwt142.50–147.503993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278129.72/cwt121.00–138.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316146.89/cwt144.00–151.004648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320146.00/cwt146.00–146.004671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325131.50/cwt128.00–135.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379124.84/cwt115.00–135.004739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381143.34/cwt137.00–147.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425132.96/cwt126.00–141.0056510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426127.52/cwt109.00–136.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457134.00/cwt134.00–134.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465114.19/cwt108.00–120.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465106.00/cwt106.00–106.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470127.66/cwt120.00–135.0060014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517116.00/cwt116.00–116.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518129.07/cwt120.00–134.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575121.50/cwt121.00–122.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 360585.00/cwt85.00–85.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613116.67/cwt116.00–117.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615111.50/cwt110.00–113.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 366097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686113.02/cwt110.00–115.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710112.00/cwt112.00–112.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785107.01/cwt106.00–108.008402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285142.50/cwt142.50–142.504061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328153.93/cwt151.00–157.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333161.60/cwt150.00–170.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370149.15/cwt139.00–157.005525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372135.14/cwt130.00–141.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416130.99/cwt125.00–139.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424140.00/cwt139.00–141.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480134.34/cwt126.00–140.0064510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520118.72/cwt111.00–123.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525133.92/cwt127.00–141.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 354090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567122.55/cwt117.00–127.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618112.99/cwt110.00–116.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1639119.19/cwt117.00–120.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672116.67/cwt115.00–119.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680108.31/cwt100.00–117.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24552.33/cwt31.00–69.006525
Bulls——1,80078.28/cwt71.00–82.001,4096
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00635.92/cwt31.00–38.003616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01642.97/cwt37.00–47.004378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05144.91/cwt40.00–48.0047210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45147.33/cwt46.00–48.006874
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,8731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,2421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,1031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24049.00/cwt49.00–49.006081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28557.00/cwt57.00–57.007321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001

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.