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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 97▼ 148 vs year ago 248 · −59.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 23▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.82/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$197.82

28 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$37.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.18

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	205.93	1,068	22
Medium and Large 2	523	168.08	878	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about $190 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 sale28 hd

197.82

—

AR average11 barns · 2,161 hd

212.00

−14.18

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	1,540	106.82	1,645	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	86.80	998	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	71.68	750	6thin

Every lot

40 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	305	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	232.36/cwt	221.00–244.00	988	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	869	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	226.34/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,082	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	213.98/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	193.94/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,113	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	183.65/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,144	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	188.88/cwt	180.00–198.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	187.27/cwt	185.00–193.00	863	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	187.49/cwt	187.00–188.00	990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	227.66/cwt	222.50–240.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	174.93/cwt	164.00–186.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	106.59/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,491	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	100.69/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	66.09/cwt	64.00–69.00	689	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	74.47/cwt	73.00–76.00	780	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	81.74/cwt	80.00–84.00	895	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	88.18/cwt	86.00–91.00	966	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	93.69/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,299	3

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 97Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 23Year ago 37

Market trend not established due to light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	189.00–197.00	193.94
1	—	700	174.00	174.00
3	—	518	205.00–227.00	213.98
3	—	623	180.00–191.00	183.65
1	—	305	227.50	227.50
5	—	478	218.00–235.00	226.34
2	—	425	221.00–244.00	232.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	174.00	174.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
1	—	515	195.00	195.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
1	—	450	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
2	—	528	187.00–188.00	187.49
1	—	325	197.50	197.50
2	—	390	180.00–198.00	188.88
5	—	461	185.00–193.00	187.27
1	—	420	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	157.50	157.50
1	—	450	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
2	—	423	164.00–186.00	174.93
3	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
4	—	323	222.50–240.00	227.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,680	100.00–102.00	100.69
4	—	1,399	104.00–109.00	106.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	86.00–91.00	88.18
3	—	1,387	92.00–96.00	93.69
6	—	1,095	80.00–84.00	81.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	73.00–76.00	74.47
2	—	1,043	64.00–69.00	66.09

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.