Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 166▲ 58 vs year ago 215 · +27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 14 · +171.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 14▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with largest advance in the lighter weights. Quality was good on moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.42/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$127.42
119 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.48
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439134.6159172
Medium and Large 2488117.8257541
Medium and Large 3382106.824086thin
One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $183 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 sale119 hd
127.42
—
AR average9 barns · 2,732 hd
128.90
−1.48
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,63873.951,2115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30251.4667010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27447.866097thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13044.2350013

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1273182.37/cwt164.00–192.504986
Steers—Medium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1345183.00/cwt183.00–183.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2411149.77/cwt143.00–156.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 1421169.21/cwt164.00–172.007124
Steers—Medium and Large 1462164.01/cwt161.00–168.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 2495146.00/cwt146.00–146.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 1520143.67/cwt141.00–150.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 2520129.88/cwt124.00–136.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1608127.49/cwt125.00–130.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2618115.99/cwt114.00–118.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240157.50/cwt157.50–157.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1261148.73/cwt135.00–162.503889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313127.32/cwt117.00–135.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full315119.00/cwt119.00–119.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329154.52/cwt139.00–178.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367107.97/cwt99.00–113.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375127.41/cwt120.00–137.004789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377144.04/cwt140.00–150.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419140.43/cwt130.00–160.0058813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420114.73/cwt112.00–120.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425108.50/cwt107.00–110.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full440105.00/cwt105.00–105.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458123.94/cwt119.00–127.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469127.70/cwt126.00–130.0059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514125.61/cwt120.00–131.0064614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.03/cwt105.00–122.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563122.95/cwt116.00–129.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy563108.40/cwt101.00–116.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566117.20/cwt115.00–118.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed588118.00/cwt118.00–118.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605110.02/cwt108.00–112.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620118.99/cwt118.00–120.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 268095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727100.54/cwt95.00–107.007313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318124.72/cwt120.00–130.003972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 335593.00/cwt93.00–93.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369118.80/cwt110.00–120.004388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383154.84/cwt150.00–160.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383145.00/cwt145.00–145.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423159.74/cwt140.00–165.0067610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425131.00/cwt131.00–131.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455104.00/cwt104.00–104.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463154.73/cwt154.00–157.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469128.28/cwt122.00–133.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524125.46/cwt119.00–138.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538131.25/cwt124.00–139.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558133.38/cwt120.00–136.007449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570118.50/cwt116.00–121.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623110.41/cwt106.00–115.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723100.79/cwt91.00–106.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 181098.00/cwt98.00–98.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55564.78/cwt63.00–66.001,0072
Bulls——1,69380.06/cwt79.00–81.001,3553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06536.05/cwt32.00–38.003843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13644.86/cwt40.00–47.005107
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18350.94/cwt50.00–52.006033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23051.00/cwt51.00–51.006272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29146.60/cwt42.00–49.006025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29352.50/cwt50.00–58.006796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31649.90/cwt47.00–54.006574
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170695.90/cwt660.00–740.008,1423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000820.00/cwt820.00–820.008,2001

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.