Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-04-19

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 19
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 321▲ 133 vs year ago 141 · +94.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 59▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 40▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with strong demand on weaned grass ready cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.30/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$143.30
92 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.70
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422149.4063153
Medium and Large 2441138.7261235
Medium and Large 3591102.636074thin
One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $24 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 sale92 hd
143.30
—
AR average11 barns · 2,014 hd
137.61
+5.70
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—High1,61785.821,3888thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19464.147666thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54860.639393thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94949.824737thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2267166.39/cwt150.00–175.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275175.14/cwt167.50–182.504822
Steers—Medium and Large 1283201.19/cwt187.50–212.505694
Steers—Medium and Large 1320198.64/cwt192.00–205.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328177.44/cwt175.00–180.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1380169.12/cwt163.00–176.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 2383158.40/cwt149.00–165.006075
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1421173.67/cwt164.00–185.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.34/cwt135.00–146.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1455167.18/cwt161.00–173.007616
Steers—Medium and Large 3465122.50/cwt122.50–122.505701
Steers—Medium and Large 2472145.77/cwt140.00–157.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1520159.15/cwt150.00–169.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 2543138.46/cwt130.00–147.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568150.40/cwt146.00–155.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 2573137.28/cwt134.00–140.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1577146.27/cwt144.00–151.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626144.31/cwt141.00–148.009036
Steers—Medium and Large 2630131.54/cwt129.00–134.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1633144.24/cwt138.00–156.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1671137.23/cwt135.00–138.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 1713131.95/cwt129.00–135.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 2715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245157.50/cwt157.50–157.503861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed262166.62/cwt165.00–167.504373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272138.05/cwt132.50–150.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273170.97/cwt167.50–176.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315144.00/cwt144.00–144.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323161.07/cwt155.00–167.505204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325117.50/cwt117.50–117.503821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326160.05/cwt150.00–175.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375155.01/cwt144.00–165.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376141.85/cwt136.00–147.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416151.23/cwt144.00–160.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435130.59/cwt121.00–140.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy467129.39/cwt125.00–133.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468144.37/cwt141.00–148.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514139.31/cwt132.00–144.007167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.49/cwt137.00–142.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631124.04/cwt120.00–129.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 364593.00/cwt93.00–93.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652122.68/cwt120.00–126.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755113.96/cwt108.00–120.008602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312155.21/cwt144.00–161.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330176.69/cwt165.00–190.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358154.83/cwt152.50–157.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374171.06/cwt156.00–180.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413166.30/cwt159.00–174.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426147.72/cwt140.00–155.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477166.18/cwt159.00–173.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478147.54/cwt144.00–154.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509147.80/cwt140.00–154.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520138.41/cwt134.00–141.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578147.55/cwt146.00–149.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625130.43/cwt126.00–135.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635126.49/cwt126.00–127.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663116.98/cwt115.00–119.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 271094.00/cwt94.00–94.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02567.00/cwt67.00–67.006871
Bulls——1,63891.67/cwt90.00–94.001,5023
Bulls——1,74986.14/cwt79.00–89.001,5074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92949.69/cwt47.00–52.004624
Cows—Lean 85-90%93345.00/cwt45.00–45.004202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06060.00/cwt60.00–60.006361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14565.99/cwt64.00–69.007564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29360.45/cwt59.00–62.007822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50058.94/cwt57.00–61.008842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,179.65/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0012,6812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed845800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028649.08/cwt630.00–670.006,6732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290056.00/cwt56.00–56.005041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08558.00/cwt58.00–58.006291

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.