Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2020-11-16

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 16
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
247 head
▼ 445 vs last sale 692▲ 6 vs year ago 241 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 29▲ 22 vs year ago 42 · +52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed from 3.00 lower on heavy weights to 7.00 higher on light weights. plain cattle and fleshy cattle were discounted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.62/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$122.62
82 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447131.5658939
Medium and Large 2450119.3253731
Medium and Large 3456102.0846612thin
One grade step is worth $29.48/cwt here — about $123 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 sale82 hd
122.62
—
AR average8 barns · 2,697 hd
128.02
−5.40
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—Low1,51574.581,13022
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29849.006362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26748.606165thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06439.8942422

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1273167.07/cwt155.00–175.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 2333135.91/cwt132.00–140.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1335169.94/cwt168.00–172.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2370131.59/cwt129.00–135.004873
Steers—Medium and Large 1371162.08/cwt145.00–173.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 1423148.84/cwt140.00–163.006308
Steers—Medium and Large 2429131.31/cwt129.00–136.005634
Steers—Medium and Large 2470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1481149.95/cwt142.00–155.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 1500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2520134.34/cwt131.00–137.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2573127.51/cwt126.00–129.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 2600113.00/cwt111.00–115.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 2710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1845126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1875124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1918122.51/cwt122.00–123.001,1252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280148.00/cwt148.00–148.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283122.58/cwt120.00–129.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319142.20/cwt139.00–145.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320138.00/cwt138.00–138.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333124.53/cwt121.00–128.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374137.27/cwt133.00–141.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376124.62/cwt120.00–132.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.66/cwt110.00–112.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423136.34/cwt133.00–140.005778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423121.21/cwt120.00–124.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470120.53/cwt115.00–126.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474130.81/cwt124.00–137.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515114.39/cwt112.00–117.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523123.65/cwt120.00–129.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.89/cwt109.00–119.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575120.01/cwt117.00–123.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 358570.00/cwt70.00–70.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 360096.50/cwt90.00–103.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618109.61/cwt106.00–115.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 285094.00/cwt94.00–94.007991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280138.86/cwt135.00–143.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318135.12/cwt132.00–140.004304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343145.04/cwt140.00–150.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381124.12/cwt120.00–130.004734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409132.13/cwt125.00–135.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421147.16/cwt138.00–157.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464135.94/cwt129.00–145.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473119.51/cwt118.00–121.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505101.61/cwt90.00–113.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516130.03/cwt120.00–137.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525112.63/cwt110.00–114.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533124.68/cwt120.00–134.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 355090.00/cwt90.00–90.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558124.91/cwt119.00–136.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563119.51/cwt119.00–120.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630123.67/cwt120.00–126.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630106.00/cwt106.00–106.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18849.96/cwt46.00–54.005942
Bulls——1,51676.04/cwt70.00–78.001,15315
Bulls——1,64280.05/cwt79.00–83.001,3145
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94026.00/cwt26.00–26.002441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01935.67/cwt32.00–39.003636
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09042.51/cwt38.00–48.0046315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20050.00/cwt50.00–50.006001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24552.00/cwt52.00–52.006471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27347.75/cwt46.00–49.006084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39548.00/cwt48.00–48.006701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,2641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,5491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175697.49/cwt630.00–760.008,1962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,53053.00/cwt53.00–53.008111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101

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.