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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 15

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 638 vs last sale 798▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested. Supply was light due to heavy rainfall in the area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.98/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$128.98

64 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	132.30	723	41
Medium and Large 2	480	125.44	602	19thin
Medium and Large 3	430	111.74	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $242 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 sale64 hd

128.98

—

AR average9 barns · 2,729 hd

137.98

−9.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,800	81.00	1,458	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	47.61	547	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	37.70	334	3thin

Every lot

63 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	192.91/cwt	187.50–197.50	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	196.60/cwt	192.00–201.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	165.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.66/cwt	159.00–162.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	144.97/cwt	139.00–151.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	162.44/cwt	155.00–167.00	846	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	885	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	132.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	168.55/cwt	167.00–170.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	137.77/cwt	132.00–144.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	150.30/cwt	145.00–156.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	130.54/cwt	125.00–142.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	149.37/cwt	146.00–155.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	129.86/cwt	126.00–135.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	142.52/cwt	142.00–143.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.11/cwt	125.00–141.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	129.98/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	121.72/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	120.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	151.73/cwt	135.00–170.00	429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	164.98/cwt	162.50–167.50	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	143.67/cwt	130.00–155.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.20/cwt	148.00–162.00	729	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,458	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	665	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	193	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	42.05/cwt	41.00–43.00	418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	47.61/cwt	45.00–50.00	547	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	57.39/cwt	50.00–65.00	512	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Mar 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 798Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	187.50–197.50	192.91
3	—	480	159.00–162.00	160.66
2	—	675	125.00–140.00	132.44
5	—	419	160.00–170.00	165.77
4	—	621	140.00–146.00	142.52
9	—	521	155.00–167.00	162.44
2	—	575	150.00–160.00	154.91
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	192.00–201.00	196.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	518	139.00–151.00	144.97
1	—	305	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	118.00–124.00	120.00
4	—	616	116.00–125.00	121.72
3	—	413	146.00–155.00	149.37
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
2	—	468	142.00–143.00	142.52
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
4	—	675	120.00–123.00	120.74
2	—	310	167.00–170.00	168.55
7	—	572	125.00–134.00	129.98
4	—	369	145.00–156.00	150.30
9	—	518	125.00–141.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	143.00	143.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
3	—	378	125.00–142.00	130.54
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
6	—	428	126.00–135.00	129.86
2	—	333	132.00–144.00	137.77
1	—	655	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
3	—	407	105.00–115.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–155.00	143.67
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
2	—	538	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	368	132.50–135.00	133.72
2	—	338	162.50–167.50	164.98
2	—	283	135.00–170.00	151.73
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	123.03
2	—	558	124.00–130.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	148.00–162.00	155.20
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
2	—	440	165.00–170.00	167.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	45.00–50.00	47.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	29.00	29.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	41.00–43.00	42.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	893	50.00–65.00	57.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.