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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 259▲ 96 vs year ago 167 · +57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 14 · +135.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 26 vs year ago 33 · −78.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows were sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher on a light test. Supply was moderate with strong demand on weaned cattle. Fleshy new crop calves sold at a discount.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.71/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −34.02 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.

Average price

$155.71

65 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$41.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	161.27	780	50
Medium and Large 2	503	143.45	721	11thin
Medium and Large 3	314	120.00	377	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.27/cwt here — about $403 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 sale65 hd

155.71

—

AR average10 barns · 795 hd

143.26

+12.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

189.73

−34.02

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	—	Low	1,333	78.27	1,043	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	64.61	949	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	63.51	797	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	50.61	534	7thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	198.79/cwt	197.50–200.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	197.54/cwt	191.00–210.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	175.76/cwt	165.00–188.00	721	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	165.50/cwt	160.00–173.00	859	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	151.33/cwt	144.00–159.00	860	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	270	163.06/cwt	155.00–170.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	167.29/cwt	162.50–170.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	138.29/cwt	137.50–139.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	153.54/cwt	143.00–162.50	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	157.52/cwt	147.00–171.00	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	142.20/cwt	138.00–145.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.15/cwt	141.00–154.00	685	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	720	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	140.51/cwt	138.00–144.00	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	250	120.00/cwt	117.50–122.50	300	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	186.82/cwt	167.50–200.00	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	187.00/cwt	183.00–191.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	187.96/cwt	177.00–194.00	697	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	178.14/cwt	170.00–186.00	745	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	166.60/cwt	156.00–177.00	775	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	142.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	157.97/cwt	151.00–163.00	818	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	138.69/cwt	129.00–143.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	142.85/cwt	132.00–151.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	130.21/cwt	123.00–135.00	806	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	123.85/cwt	118.00–130.00	840	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,367	80.72/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,103	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	409	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	215	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	51.03/cwt	48.00–54.00	508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	56.56/cwt	55.00–58.00	663	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	60.07/cwt	58.00–62.00	726	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	68.73/cwt	65.00–72.00	904	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	68.68/cwt	62.00–73.00	996	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	58.51/cwt	57.00–60.00	876	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	77.61/cwt	70.00–83.00	708	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	64.32/cwt	60.00–77.00	615	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,162	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,840	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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 259Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	138.00–145.00	142.20
2	—	375	137.50–139.00	138.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	138.00–144.00	140.51
4	—	376	143.00–162.50	153.54
9	—	472	141.00–154.00	145.15
9	—	423	147.00–171.00	157.52
2	—	605	130.00–133.00	131.50
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
11	—	523	130.00–144.00	137.68
4	—	323	162.50–170.00	167.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–170.00	163.06
1	—	310	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	183.00–191.00	187.00
6	—	371	177.00–194.00	187.96
4	—	570	132.00–151.00	142.85
2	—	678	118.00–130.00	123.85
8	—	518	151.00–163.00	157.97
3	—	268	167.50–200.00	186.82
9	—	465	156.00–177.00	166.60
7	—	418	170.00–186.00	178.14
9	—	619	123.00–135.00	130.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	117.50–122.50	120.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00–132.00	128.47
4	—	470	136.00–145.00	142.19
4	—	530	129.00–143.00	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
2	—	258	197.50–200.00	198.79
2	—	675	139.00–144.00	141.50
1	—	480	166.00	166.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
2	—	568	144.00–159.00	151.33
6	—	519	160.00–173.00	165.50
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	410	165.00–188.00	175.76
5	—	319	191.00–210.00	197.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	130.00–132.00	130.50
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
1	—	650	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	23.00	23.00
3	—	1,208	58.00–62.00	60.07
2	—	995	48.00–54.00	51.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	62.00–73.00	68.68
2	—	1,498	57.00–60.00	58.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	65.00–72.00	68.73
3	—	1,173	55.00–58.00	56.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,367	72.00–87.00	80.72

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	4	—	956	60.00–77.00	64.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	70.00–83.00	77.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	790.00	790.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	760.00	760.00

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.