Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 12
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 202▲ 121 vs year ago 205 · +59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 56▲ 19 vs year ago 21 · +90.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.39/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$135.39
84 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.49
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498141.1670354
Medium and Large 2493129.7663923
Medium and Large 3469109.435137thin
One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $190 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 sale84 hd
135.39
—
AR average8 barns · 1,773 hd
139.88
−4.49
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—Average1,76986.671,5337thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35371.189636thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14170.1480015
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04866.927023thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1276193.22/cwt187.50–205.005335
Steers—Medium and Large 1303195.82/cwt187.50–205.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1365180.71/cwt174.00–188.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2373145.30/cwt130.00–160.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1426179.50/cwt174.00–184.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 2474148.55/cwt146.00–152.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1477174.33/cwt165.00–186.008329
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485179.00/cwt179.00–179.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1518169.71/cwt162.00–178.008796
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525153.61/cwt150.00–156.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 2530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1566161.98/cwt150.00–170.009178
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595158.00/cwt158.00–158.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1617154.62/cwt148.00–161.009549
Steers—Medium and Large 1673144.52/cwt144.00–145.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed755126.00/cwt126.00–126.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305141.75/cwt127.50–156.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327153.46/cwt141.00–177.505026
Heifers—Medium and Large 334092.00/cwt92.00–92.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383144.84/cwt140.00–150.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420130.38/cwt124.00–137.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424148.04/cwt140.00–158.0062816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435112.00/cwt112.00–112.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463147.04/cwt140.00–152.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474129.66/cwt127.00–133.006156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519144.87/cwt141.00–148.007528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528129.65/cwt128.00–131.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555127.67/cwt124.00–131.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580133.09/cwt128.00–139.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615132.17/cwt128.00–136.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630118.50/cwt112.00–125.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675128.00/cwt126.00–130.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250177.50/cwt177.50–177.504441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy265147.50/cwt147.50–147.503911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335149.49/cwt149.00–150.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380167.18/cwt158.00–180.006357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385153.50/cwt152.00–155.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410140.56/cwt131.00–155.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420167.02/cwt162.00–175.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460122.47/cwt120.00–125.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462166.64/cwt163.00–170.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479143.41/cwt140.00–150.006877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515148.43/cwt145.00–151.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529137.21/cwt130.00–142.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570129.50/cwt123.00–136.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572145.53/cwt142.00–155.008325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783117.98/cwt116.00–120.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0221
Bulls——1,71092.59/cwt90.00–98.001,5834
Bulls——2,01084.66/cwt80.00–88.001,7022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99561.00/cwt61.00–61.006071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03064.00/cwt64.00–64.006591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07569.88/cwt68.00–72.007512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14970.58/cwt64.00–77.0081114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33072.21/cwt69.00–75.009605
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47066.00/cwt66.00–66.009701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11069.12/cwt68.00–70.007672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23571.00/cwt71.00–71.008771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296368.86/cwt65.00–75.006634
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00076.70/cwt69.00–83.007672
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04091.00/cwt91.00–91.009461

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.