Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 8
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▲ 679 vs last sale 119▲ 611 vs year ago 187 · +326.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 10 · +80.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower on a light test. Value added cattle sold at a premium with several quality consignments offered. Light weight cattle ready for turnout were attractive to buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.54/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$153.54
243 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.52
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543156.15848187
Medium and Large 1-2566150.6485314thin
Medium and Large 2474143.6568140
Medium and Large 3423127.005372thin
One grade step is worth $29.15/cwt here — about $311 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 sale243 hd
153.54
—
AR average9 barns · 3,644 hd
148.02
+5.52
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—High1,72774.651,2893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16155.246414thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20549.005901thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99340.023979thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270198.85/cwt182.50–212.505378
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2290177.41/cwt172.50–182.505142
Steers—Medium and Large 2320163.69/cwt160.00–167.505242
Steers—Medium and Large 1321193.50/cwt160.00–210.006217
Steers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed327174.10/cwt170.00–176.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1369174.04/cwt160.00–184.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385187.35/cwt185.00–190.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2388133.46/cwt128.00–139.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422176.97/cwt169.00–187.007479
Steers—Medium and Large 1428170.85/cwt160.00–185.0073115
Steers—Medium and Large 2439141.32/cwt135.00–150.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1469166.09/cwt160.00–175.007799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479164.00/cwt164.00–164.007867
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483169.60/cwt165.00–180.0081912
Steers—Medium and Large 2486141.47/cwt134.00–150.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 2514135.90/cwt132.00–143.006996
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.87/cwt143.00–161.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 3520124.00/cwt124.00–124.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524164.87/cwt161.00–170.0086418
Steers—Medium and Large 1567148.84/cwt140.00–156.008449
Steers—Medium and Large 2574132.39/cwt125.00–137.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588149.65/cwt146.00–155.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2612131.67/cwt130.00–133.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615147.40/cwt139.00–155.0090719
Steers—Medium and Large 1624137.84/cwt130.00–145.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1672131.79/cwt122.00–137.0088612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 2678128.71/cwt125.00–131.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added679138.46/cwt136.00–141.0094013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added704133.63/cwt129.00–136.0094114
Steers—Medium and Large 1714124.02/cwt120.00–128.008865
Steers—Medium and Large 1770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1802126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0113
Steers—Medium and Large 1900121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266145.94/cwt130.00–152.503886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271155.45/cwt147.50–160.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed273145.49/cwt135.00–157.503975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313132.80/cwt120.00–145.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed316145.28/cwt130.00–167.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328163.49/cwt156.00–170.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364145.03/cwt140.00–150.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365139.79/cwt133.00–146.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380149.36/cwt144.00–159.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385160.65/cwt148.00–175.0061911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388108.48/cwt93.00–122.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415155.43/cwt146.00–162.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416132.66/cwt128.00–138.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418130.87/cwt120.00–147.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427142.44/cwt136.00–150.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475124.46/cwt120.00–126.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480145.31/cwt144.00–147.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485140.45/cwt136.00–145.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513129.38/cwt126.00–134.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518131.44/cwt126.00–134.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521138.85/cwt137.00–140.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562127.76/cwt118.00–133.0071817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566131.79/cwt130.00–137.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567119.06/cwt115.00–123.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578108.45/cwt107.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601130.17/cwt130.00–131.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623119.82/cwt116.00–125.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627111.37/cwt109.00–115.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy667110.33/cwt110.00–111.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671126.32/cwt121.00–127.0084812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671115.05/cwt110.00–119.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672121.30/cwt119.00–125.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729116.49/cwt116.00–117.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added734120.00/cwt120.00–120.008814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783108.95/cwt104.00–114.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 281080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260157.50/cwt157.50–157.504101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305139.00/cwt139.00–139.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310183.73/cwt182.50–185.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368141.38/cwt131.00–148.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374168.76/cwt163.00–180.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410142.50/cwt135.00–150.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427169.52/cwt160.00–183.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430168.00/cwt168.00–168.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514151.74/cwt150.00–155.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525135.97/cwt133.00–140.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576127.65/cwt121.00–132.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy628110.00/cwt110.00–110.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665119.02/cwt118.00–120.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy71090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2737105.30/cwt90.00–113.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy78090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3421
Bulls——1,81068.97/cwt65.00–73.001,2482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96136.42/cwt32.00–40.003506
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05046.32/cwt45.00–48.004862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07049.00/cwt49.00–49.005241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12854.32/cwt54.00–55.006133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20549.00/cwt49.00–49.005901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26058.00/cwt58.00–58.007311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed715500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948688.73/cwt570.00–770.006,5292
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280258.15/cwt50.00–70.004663
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287358.46/cwt58.00–59.005102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865530.00/cwt530.00–530.004,5851

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.