Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-06-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 180▼ 29 vs year ago 168 · −17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 38▲ 6 vs year ago 18 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for weaned cattle with respiratory vaccine.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.68/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$136.68
42 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.76
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465144.1567021
Medium and Large 2423133.7956518thin
Medium and Large 3618101.676293thin
One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about $42 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 sale42 hd
136.68
—
AR average9 barns · 1,217 hd
132.91
+3.76
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—High1,57882.731,3052thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45168.319916thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10367.067403thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85455.604757thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1345179.00/cwt179.00–179.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1382172.32/cwt170.00–175.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 2407143.69/cwt138.00–148.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.68/cwt164.00–181.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1460158.38/cwt153.00–164.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 2480140.39/cwt130.00–151.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 2510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1575162.00/cwt162.00–162.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2585134.51/cwt134.00–135.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1613145.96/cwt143.00–149.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290164.00/cwt164.00–164.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325156.00/cwt156.00–156.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333148.41/cwt146.00–151.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370128.80/cwt120.00–138.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380149.45/cwt145.00–156.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460128.96/cwt120.00–135.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477143.69/cwt139.00–148.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528124.65/cwt118.00–131.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535139.98/cwt136.00–143.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575137.28/cwt134.00–142.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295167.00/cwt167.00–167.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350133.00/cwt133.00–133.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379171.52/cwt163.00–180.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405153.00/cwt153.00–153.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427164.75/cwt160.00–173.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464158.45/cwt153.00–170.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527147.84/cwt139.00–161.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614133.39/cwt127.00–136.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685103.97/cwt102.00–106.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733116.97/cwt115.00–119.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 383079.00/cwt79.00–79.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 287589.00/cwt89.00–89.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57882.73/cwt64.00–92.001,3052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71545.00/cwt45.00–45.003221
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82456.05/cwt50.00–62.004624
Cows—Lean 85-90%96565.00/cwt65.00–65.006271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00055.00/cwt55.00–55.005501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10367.06/cwt66.00–68.007403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45168.31/cwt65.00–75.009916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,9551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295566.00/cwt66.00–66.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43569.00/cwt69.00–69.009901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800840.00/cwt840.00–840.006,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950835.79/cwt820.00–850.007,9402
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275564.00/cwt64.00–64.004831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281066.00/cwt66.00–66.005351

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.