Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-04-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 12
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 263▲ 321 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 33▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 7▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady with thin fleshed light weights selling 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand for grass ready.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.23/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$145.23
142 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479154.3074023
Medium and Large 2414147.7061255
Medium and Large 1496141.6770359
Medium and Large 3504118.325965thin
One grade step is worth $35.98/cwt here — about $144 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 sale142 hd
145.23
—
AR average10 barns · 1,883 hd
143.52
+1.71
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—Average1,81391.711,6638thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39065.009041thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12063.7171313
CowsLean 85-90%Low97153.0251514

Every lot

99 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273198.57/cwt194.00–205.005423
Steers—Medium and Large 2284169.58/cwt162.50–175.004826
Steers—Medium and Large 3305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 1314200.47/cwt190.00–209.006296
Steers—Medium and Large 1369186.18/cwt174.00–197.506877
Steers—Medium and Large 2385164.00/cwt164.00–164.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1413185.51/cwt172.00–200.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1479169.67/cwt160.00–175.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 2485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1565157.00/cwt157.00–157.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1668144.46/cwt141.00–147.009659
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed238175.76/cwt152.50–185.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272137.09/cwt132.50–142.503733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275156.86/cwt145.00–167.504312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295157.00/cwt157.00–157.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335152.06/cwt149.00–157.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed337170.88/cwt150.00–174.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345143.00/cwt143.00–143.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed362154.44/cwt145.00–162.505593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373136.80/cwt133.00–140.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378156.47/cwt150.00–168.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed393168.00/cwt168.00–168.006608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed412145.85/cwt140.00–152.506013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413139.52/cwt137.00–142.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429149.95/cwt145.00–160.006439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470145.23/cwt143.00–147.506832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472143.36/cwt133.00–150.0067711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477136.92/cwt131.00–144.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480117.49/cwt117.00–118.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed493150.00/cwt150.00–150.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520118.88/cwt115.00–125.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521141.48/cwt139.00–146.007378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525133.93/cwt129.00–140.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed544140.00/cwt140.00–140.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565132.25/cwt130.00–134.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579135.48/cwt135.00–137.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619129.59/cwt125.00–134.008025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665114.58/cwt111.00–118.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900107.00/cwt107.00–107.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278187.57/cwt180.00–195.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317191.74/cwt177.50–200.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366185.37/cwt177.00–193.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380177.95/cwt162.50–193.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419178.05/cwt169.00–185.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428149.11/cwt144.00–158.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435153.00/cwt153.00–153.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450174.00/cwt174.00–174.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465162.40/cwt150.00–172.007557
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465145.06/cwt143.00–147.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528149.90/cwt142.00–157.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570142.50/cwt142.00–143.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt125.00–135.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624134.16/cwt131.00–138.008376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627133.00/cwt130.00–137.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730122.99/cwt121.00–125.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750116.00/cwt116.00–116.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77189.70/cwt86.00–92.001,5894
Bulls——1,85593.71/cwt92.00–96.001,7384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78541.00/cwt41.00–41.003221
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80032.77/cwt30.00–35.002622
Cows—Lean 85-90%97052.45/cwt49.00–54.005094
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03557.02/cwt55.00–59.005903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04660.85/cwt57.00–65.006367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14565.72/cwt62.00–71.0075210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39065.00/cwt65.00–65.009041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040925.63/cwt860.00–990.009,6272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0011,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056969.04/cwt790.00–1,190.0010,2336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,3761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28963.58/cwt60.00–68.008206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30065.00/cwt65.00–65.008451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed950810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,6951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0013,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,337.29/cwt1,000.00–1,650.0014,33616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125911.11/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,504.00/cwt1,400.00–1,600.0018,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293261.71/cwt60.00–66.005753
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11075.00/cwt75.00–75.008332

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.