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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 114▲ 51 vs year ago 90 · +56.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 41▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▲ 6 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 mostly 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with good demand.

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 $133.09/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$133.09

56 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	138.25	611	31
Medium and Large 2	464	129.07	598	23
Medium and Large 3	390	99.50	388	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $223 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 sale56 hd

133.09

—

AR average10 barns · 1,703 hd

136.03

−2.94

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	—	Average	1,545	87.00	1,344	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	65.00	943	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	62.20	700	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	47.50	460	5thin

Every lot

74 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	270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	172.95/cwt	169.00–175.00	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	165.47/cwt	156.00–173.00	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	132.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	153.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	145.67/cwt	139.00–153.00	540	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	146.66/cwt	140.00–158.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	134.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	472	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	130.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	117.89/cwt	112.00–122.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	814	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	165.18/cwt	162.00–170.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	383	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	155.65/cwt	149.00–161.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	122.46/cwt	116.00–129.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	157.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	680	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	146.98/cwt	144.00–151.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	137.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,344	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	745	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	194	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	56.75/cwt	55.00–58.00	505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	57.11/cwt	56.00–58.00	579	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	667	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	63.90/cwt	62.00–66.00	743	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	446	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	679	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	728	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 114Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
3	—	373	140.00–158.00	146.66
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
3	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	115.00–121.00	117.98
1	—	330	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	162.00	162.00
5	—	471	130.00–139.00	134.81
3	—	530	125.00–133.00	130.02
10	—	371	139.00–153.00	145.67
6	—	419	138.00–142.00	139.99
1	—	550	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	538	114.00–120.00	117.04
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
3	—	568	112.00–122.00	117.89
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	313	135.00–137.50	136.24
1	—	675	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	92.00	92.00
1	—	325	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
2	—	520	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	320	153.00	153.00
2	—	568	131.00–134.00	132.45
2	—	408	116.00–129.00	122.46
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	144.00–151.00	146.98
3	—	313	162.00–170.00	165.18
2	—	555	131.00–143.00	137.00
5	—	388	149.00–161.00	155.65
2	—	460	155.00–159.00	157.02
9	—	432	150.00–165.00	157.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	112.50	112.50
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	154.00–156.00	155.03
1	—	525	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	171.00	171.00
4	—	359	169.00–175.00	172.95
3	—	530	150.00–159.00	153.52
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
3	—	580	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	167.00	167.00
6	—	421	156.00–173.00	165.47
1	—	750	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	129.00–131.00	129.99
2	—	435	128.00–137.00	132.50
1	—	540	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	680.00	680.00

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	—	1,155	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	36.00	36.00
1	—	1,075	62.00	62.00
2	—	890	55.00–58.00	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	62.00–66.00	63.90
2	—	1,013	56.00–58.00	57.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	26.00	26.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	87.00	87.00

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.