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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 193▼ 122 vs year ago 300 · −40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 52▼ 31 vs year ago 58 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle this week sold on light test, with feeder steers selling $29.00 lower and feeder heifers selling $27.00 to $28.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold on a slightly stronger test than steers and heifers selling $15.00 to $16.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $4.00 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 $251.17/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −126.55 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$251.17

41 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs AR average

+6.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	256.68	1,336	27
Medium and Large 1	542	244.71	1,327	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	236.35	1,293	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

251.17

—

AR average10 barns · 269 hd

252.46

−1.29

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+6.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−126.55

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	157.67	2,144	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	145.00	2,393	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	141.51	1,718	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	976	117.88	1,150	8thin

Every lot

68 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,000	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	274.98/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,081	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	272.53/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,112	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	237.57/cwt	225.00–250.00	981	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	294.01/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,258	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	290.05/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,392	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	252.20/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,226	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	246.86/cwt	241.00–252.50	1,321	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	258.69/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,500	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	244.22/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,426	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	249.96/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,520	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,558	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	730	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	260	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	827	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	722	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	923	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	253.76/cwt	242.00–265.00	832	2
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 2	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	282.26/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,061	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	275.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,114	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	268.60/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,268	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	230.12/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,088	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,313	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	247.00/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,237	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	248.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,266	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	240.76/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,257	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	226.73/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,288	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	250.07/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,440	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	239.32/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,405	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,474	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,682	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	279.80/cwt	272.20–287.50	1,058	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	311.60/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,181	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	298.60/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,236	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	283.73/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,200	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	259.10/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,210	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	256.36/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,318	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,394	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,407	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,564	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	800	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,144	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	89.11/cwt	84.00–94.00	716	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	122.84/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,241	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	132.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,396	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	141.51/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,718	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,393	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	173.41/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,465	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,650	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 193Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 52Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	378	272.20–287.50	279.80
2	400–450	423	282.50–285.00	283.73
3	450–500	467	250.00–272.00	259.10
6	500–550	514	247.00–264.00	256.36
1	550–600	580	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	328	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	379	300.00–327.50	311.60
4	400–450	414	290.00–302.50	298.60
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	552	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	605	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	692	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	302.50	302.50
8	350–400	376	275.00–292.50	282.26
2	400–450	405	265.00–285.00	275.12
3	450–500	472	265.00–273.00	268.60
4	500–550	509	245.00–255.00	248.76
3	550–600	587	239.00–240.00	239.32
2	600–650	628	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	845	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	855	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	318.00	318.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	560	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	245.00–249.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	258.00	258.00
2	300–350	328	242.00–265.00	253.76
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	473	227.50–232.50	230.12
3	500–550	522	232.50–247.50	240.76
3	550–600	568	210.00–237.50	226.73
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	501	262.00	262.00
7	550–600	576	248.00–253.00	250.07
2	600–650	608	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	730	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	242.50–246.00	244.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	393	272.50–277.50	274.98
2	400–450	408	267.50–277.50	272.53
4	450–500	486	245.00–266.00	252.20
2	500–550	535	241.00–252.50	246.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	225.00–250.00	237.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	287.50–300.00	294.01
3	450–500	480	285.00–297.50	290.05
2	550–600	580	255.00–262.50	258.69
3	600–650	608	242.50–255.00	249.96
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	700	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,214	136.00–145.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	84.00–94.00	89.11
3	—	1,057	130.00–133.00	132.11
3	—	1,010	119.00–126.00	122.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	155.00–160.00	157.67

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	170.00–176.00	173.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	150.00	150.00

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.