Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-11-02

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 341▼ 114 vs year ago 258 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 53▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted again this week, weaned cattle were in demand by the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.45/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$117.45
61 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525121.4563737
Medium and Large 2450112.9750921
Medium and Large 337599.533733thin
One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $264 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 sale61 hd
117.45
—
AR average9 barns · 528 hd
113.94
+3.51
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—Average1,73876.501,3303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44250.747328thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11550.235606thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96338.133677thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1343167.00/cwt167.00–167.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 2345132.50/cwt123.00–142.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 2375131.05/cwt127.00–135.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1420145.90/cwt134.00–159.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 2425116.00/cwt116.00–116.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2475114.40/cwt105.00–124.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 3510106.00/cwt106.00–106.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 2515117.19/cwt110.00–128.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 1558129.50/cwt129.00–130.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2565114.60/cwt109.00–120.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 3588104.52/cwt100.00–109.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1634126.81/cwt119.00–130.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 1665120.98/cwt120.00–122.008052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295110.00/cwt110.00–110.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315124.00/cwt124.00–124.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333130.98/cwt130.00–132.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365132.00/cwt132.00–132.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373117.12/cwt110.00–122.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 341594.29/cwt82.00–106.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423113.65/cwt105.00–122.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429127.98/cwt122.00–135.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440119.00/cwt119.00–119.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full44080.00/cwt80.00–80.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454124.52/cwt122.00–128.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465116.05/cwt110.00–123.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475118.00/cwt118.00–118.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504126.25/cwt125.00–129.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528107.44/cwt105.00–110.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530113.50/cwt107.00–120.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568116.03/cwt115.00–117.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568108.84/cwt100.00–118.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576121.91/cwt117.00–128.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608115.65/cwt114.00–118.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 267090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677111.87/cwt107.00–116.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340127.00/cwt127.00–127.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388130.69/cwt121.00–134.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390139.23/cwt132.00–147.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413122.55/cwt120.00–125.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430141.20/cwt133.00–150.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468130.30/cwt123.00–138.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485122.47/cwt121.00–124.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523130.50/cwt129.00–132.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full525112.00/cwt112.00–112.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560109.01/cwt108.00–110.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565107.63/cwt100.00–115.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595102.00/cwt102.00–102.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618113.46/cwt110.00–117.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy61898.75/cwt90.00–106.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 379086.00/cwt86.00–86.006791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73876.50/cwt75.00–79.001,3303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75525.00/cwt25.00–25.001891
Cows—Lean 85-90%92534.73/cwt28.00–39.003213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02556.00/cwt56.00–56.005741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07045.90/cwt43.00–47.004913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13349.07/cwt47.00–51.005565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43349.22/cwt48.00–50.007054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45152.26/cwt50.00–56.007584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,7981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,46557.00/cwt57.00–57.008351

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.