Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-10-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 26
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 248▲ 17 vs year ago 324 · +5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 58▲ 7 vs year ago 46 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Fleshy and plain cattle and weak unattractive cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.41/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$121.41
112 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489123.1160198
Medium and Large 2428112.964839thin
Medium and Large 3412103.404265thin
One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about $175 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 sale112 hd
121.41
—
AR average9 barns · 1,209 hd
115.84
+5.57
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—Low1,30664.788465thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57052.528252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23750.016197thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95939.8238210

Every lot

75 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 2420136.50/cwt136.00–137.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 1543125.53/cwt120.00–131.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 2570119.86/cwt116.00–124.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2605109.00/cwt109.00–109.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1621121.57/cwt116.00–123.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1777115.00/cwt115.00–115.008948
Steers—Medium and Large 1860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240136.00/cwt136.00–136.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320108.00/cwt108.00–108.003461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326132.30/cwt125.00–136.0043115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335124.51/cwt124.00–125.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375112.81/cwt106.00–120.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387129.27/cwt121.00–131.0050014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400114.00/cwt114.00–114.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429128.33/cwt120.00–133.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445109.00/cwt109.00–109.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474125.23/cwt120.00–130.0059410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516125.58/cwt118.00–127.0064821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585116.71/cwt110.00–125.0068310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615108.49/cwt107.00–110.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638109.84/cwt105.00–113.0070113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718110.00/cwt110.00–110.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 282089.00/cwt89.00–89.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 185090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240154.00/cwt154.00–154.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275149.84/cwt144.00–158.004127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330146.41/cwt145.00–154.004836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355125.50/cwt117.00–134.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368104.83/cwt100.00–110.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427134.58/cwt128.00–137.0057517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472126.52/cwt120.00–133.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 347396.67/cwt90.00–104.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy49095.00/cwt95.00–95.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513112.52/cwt109.00–116.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571122.00/cwt122.00–122.0069711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630116.34/cwt115.00–118.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659122.00/cwt122.00–122.0080412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713115.93/cwt112.00–118.008273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800108.00/cwt108.00–108.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21852.42/cwt47.00–58.006382
Bulls——1,32367.52/cwt63.00–73.008932
Bulls——1,45084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75523.00/cwt23.00–23.001741
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84034.00/cwt34.00–34.002861
Cows—Lean 85-90%98239.65/cwt39.00–40.003893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01044.44/cwt42.00–47.004495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19848.21/cwt46.00–50.005785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33554.51/cwt53.00–56.007282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57052.52/cwt52.00–53.008252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2758554.46/cwt500.00–610.004,2032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017525.34/cwt480.00–570.005,3433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083710.05/cwt610.00–800.007,6902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34556.00/cwt56.00–56.007531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980782.49/cwt700.00–860.007,6684
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,014813.62/cwt610.00–870.008,2506
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,033965.48/cwt820.00–1,050.009,9733
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286351.78/cwt45.00–59.004472
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292367.34/cwt50.00–75.006225

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.