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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 2

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Jul 26Aug 2Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 349▲ 35 vs year ago 236 · +14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 59▲ 18 vs year ago 40 · +45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 7▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.05/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$138.05

83 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	144.86	651	56
Medium and Large 2	466	126.21	589	24
Medium and Large 3	487	105.74	515	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.12/cwt here — about $136 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 sale83 hd

138.05

—

AR average10 barns · 1,263 hd

138.60

−0.55

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,482	92.32	1,368	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	70.72	961	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	70.70	767	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	63.66	634	10

Every lot

96 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	396	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	187.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	185.67/cwt	177.00–190.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	183.35/cwt	173.00–191.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	179.26/cwt	169.00–192.00	751	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	148.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	173.80/cwt	172.00–175.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	164.87/cwt	157.00–175.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	158.25/cwt	151.00–164.00	897	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	145.66/cwt	138.00–150.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	136.33/cwt	129.00–144.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	143.83/cwt	142.50–145.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	150.62/cwt	143.00–157.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	152.91/cwt	141.00–161.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	108.61/cwt	98.00–120.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.16/cwt	142.00–154.00	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	130.69/cwt	123.00–135.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	144.10/cwt	135.00–151.00	679	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	145.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.50/cwt	109.00–120.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.50/cwt	114.00–121.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	180.78/cwt	175.00–189.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	110.50/cwt	105.00–116.00	381	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.71/cwt	157.00–180.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	127.83/cwt	120.00–137.00	490	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	156.49/cwt	152.00–165.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	97.00/cwt	90.00–104.00	427	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	149.11/cwt	138.00–157.00	717	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	117.41/cwt	114.00–121.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	142.99/cwt	137.00–151.00	799	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	103.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	126.00/cwt	124.00–129.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	136.91/cwt	125.00–149.00	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,284	86.35/cwt	66.00–93.00	1,109	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	98.29/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,651	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	760	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	281	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	923	64.31/cwt	64.00–65.00	594	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	67.08/cwt	64.00–69.00	698	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	71.90/cwt	66.00–77.00	802	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	72.29/cwt	72.00–73.00	982	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	898	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750	1,158.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,200.00	8,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	925	1,250.27/cwt	1,240.00–1,260.00	11,565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	1,241.03/cwt	1,190.00–1,300.00	12,001	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	763	747.21/cwt	700.00–790.00	5,701	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	818.45/cwt	760.00–900.00	7,145	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,588	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	904	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	76.08/cwt	70.00–84.00	780	2

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Aug 2, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 349Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 59Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	130.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	443	134.00–140.00	136.98
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
5	—	383	120.00–137.00	127.83
3	—	590	124.00–129.00	126.00
3	—	483	130.00–139.00	135.69
1	—	295	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	157.00–180.00	167.71
6	—	434	152.00–165.00	156.49
6	—	481	138.00–157.00	149.11
2	—	620	132.00–140.00	135.87
3	—	337	175.00–189.00	180.78
3	—	660	125.00–149.00	136.91
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	559	137.00–151.00	142.99
5	—	525	140.00–144.00	142.41
1	—	290	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	90.00–104.00	97.00
2	—	483	114.00–121.00	117.41
3	—	570	100.00–110.00	103.42
2	—	345	105.00–116.00	110.50
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	134.00–140.00	136.96
2	—	625	120.00–130.00	124.88
5	—	518	140.00–149.00	145.35
2	—	293	149.00–150.00	149.50
4	—	389	141.00–161.00	152.91
5	—	323	143.00–157.00	150.62
27	—	471	135.00–151.00	144.10
8	—	424	142.00–154.00	147.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00–120.00	114.50
2	—	640	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	433	120.00–127.00	122.40
2	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.58
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
2	—	670	114.00–121.00	117.50
2	—	268	142.50–145.00	143.83
2	—	230	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	453	123.00–135.00	130.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	98.00–120.00	108.61
1	—	620	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	169.00–192.00	179.26
3	—	310	177.00–190.00	185.67
2	—	235	167.50–170.00	168.72
5	—	366	173.00–191.00	183.35
3	—	613	138.00–150.00	145.66
2	—	680	129.00–144.00	136.33
2	—	268	180.00–195.00	187.01
8	—	525	157.00–175.00	164.87
5	—	567	151.00–164.00	158.25
5	—	474	172.00–175.00	173.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	145.00–150.00	148.34
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	144.00–150.00	146.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,158.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,240.00–1,260.00	1,250.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,190.00–1,300.00	1,241.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	763	700.00–790.00	747.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	66.00	66.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	873	760.00–900.00	818.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	70.00–84.00	76.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	72.00–73.00	72.29
1	—	1,360	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	64.00–65.00	64.31
16	—	1,116	66.00–77.00	71.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,040	64.00–69.00	67.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	37.00	37.00
1	—	885	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	94.00–102.00	98.29
4	—	1,284	66.00–93.00	86.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.