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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 419 vs last sale 610▼ 41 vs year ago 232 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 90▼ 20 vs year ago 74 · −27.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Being Memorial Day supply was light but there was a good buyer attendance. Feeder steers sold for 1.00 dollar lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 dollars lower. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows sold for 2.00 to 3.00 dollars lower and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 dollars lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.42/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −117.30 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$260.42

32 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs AR average

−7.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	267.60	1,484	22
Medium and Large 2	553	244.62	1,354	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

260.42

—

AR average10 barns · 413 hd

259.49

+0.93

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−7.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−117.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.22, median $377.72 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,360	147.55	2,007	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	135.00	1,728	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	134.53	1,606	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	124.14	1,254	35

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,826	2thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,264	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,306	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	327.69/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,547	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,500	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	301.80/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,587	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	287.84/cwt	282.50–298.00	1,644	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	283.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,741	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,812	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,846	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	276.17/cwt	265.00–287.50	989	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	291.64/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,111	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	283.43/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,202	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	281.33/cwt	273.00–287.50	1,303	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	262.35/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,259	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	265.51/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,378	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	233.81/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,260	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	251.82/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,418	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	259.74/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,491	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	591	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,714	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	222.20/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,378	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	245.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,569	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	240.01/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,577	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	315.07/cwt	295.00–332.20	1,159	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,338	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	330.84/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,442	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	325.56/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,514	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	300.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,435	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	299.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,545	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	277.93/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,618	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,788	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,642	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	144.07/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,815	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,623	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	855	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	120.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,166	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	127.78/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,333	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,545	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	138.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,698	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,287	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,826.16/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,826	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	127.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,280	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,715	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 610Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 90Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 8

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,826.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	138.00	138.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	149.00	149.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	120.00–136.00	127.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	127.00–135.00	130.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	381	287.50–307.50	291.64
7	400–450	424	270.00–289.00	283.43
8	450–500	463	273.00–287.50	281.33
9	500–550	519	255.00–277.00	265.51
9	550–600	574	255.00–265.00	259.74
4	600–650	639	240.00–260.00	245.60
3	650–700	657	237.50–245.00	240.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	358	265.00–287.50	276.17
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	480	254.00–271.00	262.35
4	500–550	539	222.50–252.50	233.81
6	550–600	563	242.50–260.00	251.82
2	600–650	620	210.00–235.00	222.20
1	700–750	735	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	591	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	295.00–332.20	315.07
1	400–450	435	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	477	295.00–305.00	300.80
1	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50
1	950–1000	980	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	436	330.00–335.00	330.84
6	450–500	465	314.00–330.00	325.56
3	500–550	515	295.00–305.00	299.94
10	550–600	582	265.00–297.00	277.93
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	405	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	497	300.00–302.50	301.88
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	415	337.50	337.50
3	450–500	472	320.00–332.50	327.69
11	500–550	526	292.50–315.00	301.80
4	550–600	571	282.50–298.00	287.84
12	600–650	615	270.00–285.00	283.05
3	650–700	665	272.50	272.50
2	700–750	702	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,043	124.00–134.00	127.78
10	—	971	115.00–123.00	120.06
2	—	833	100.00–105.00	102.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	130.00–132.00	131.08
1	—	1,015	115.00	115.00
8	—	1,224	135.00–143.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,260	141.00–146.00	144.07

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.