Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-10-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 12
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 289▼ 511 vs year ago 738 · −69.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 54▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not tested. Several new crop calves on hand today in fleshy condition that sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.85/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$120.85
73 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.49
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500121.9961057
Medium and Large 2430118.5150914thin
Medium and Large 3453105.004752thin
One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $135 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 sale73 hd
120.85
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AR average8 barns · 2,400 hd
125.34
−4.49
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42850.857266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29750.606567thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97538.163724thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1374166.07/cwt163.00–170.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1410151.86/cwt144.00–161.006237
Steers—Medium and Large 2433127.79/cwt121.00–135.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1465141.26/cwt136.00–150.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1665124.47/cwt120.00–129.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1715119.66/cwt114.00–125.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 1815122.00/cwt122.00–122.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277133.73/cwt129.00–137.003703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374135.14/cwt130.00–141.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422130.92/cwt122.00–136.0055212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425107.00/cwt107.00–107.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465116.01/cwt110.00–123.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468124.40/cwt120.00–133.005829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468104.48/cwt100.00–109.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519124.04/cwt119.00–129.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520110.68/cwt100.00–117.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573107.64/cwt103.00–115.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574116.97/cwt112.00–122.006719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy608101.01/cwt100.00–102.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611113.98/cwt112.00–117.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310135.68/cwt130.00–142.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363132.67/cwt130.00–135.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368149.00/cwt141.00–156.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380103.00/cwt100.00–106.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400112.00/cwt112.00–112.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426137.62/cwt125.00–145.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465120.72/cwt110.00–137.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469136.20/cwt125.00–144.0063910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518126.61/cwt120.00–135.0065610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520104.50/cwt104.00–105.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558109.04/cwt105.00–112.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565120.49/cwt118.00–124.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625111.14/cwt100.00–117.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668118.68/cwt114.00–125.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy69098.00/cwt98.00–98.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy73090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 185097.00/cwt97.00–97.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 285587.00/cwt87.00–87.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85034.00/cwt34.00–34.002891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01739.54/cwt35.00–44.004023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24044.00/cwt44.00–44.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30651.70/cwt50.00–53.006756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37048.00/cwt48.00–48.006581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44051.42/cwt50.00–54.007405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,125.49/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0014,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03550.00/cwt50.00–50.005181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4801

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.