Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-11-08

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 8
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 299▼ 538 vs year ago 692 · −77.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 57▲ 31 vs year ago 29 · +106.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 11 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not well tested. Stocker and feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was light with with good buyer demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.18/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$130.18
62 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.96
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470137.1364432
Medium and Large 2426129.0455022
Medium and Large 3407105.574298thin
One grade step is worth $31.56/cwt here — about $215 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 sale62 hd
130.18
—
AR average8 barns · 2,082 hd
137.14
−6.96
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—Low1,43580.181,15013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37755.657663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21254.9866720
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06246.3849310

Every lot

74 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250148.00/cwt148.00–148.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 1370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2373127.35/cwt120.00–135.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265132.36/cwt130.00–135.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270107.50/cwt107.50–107.502901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322132.94/cwt130.00–135.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326154.16/cwt146.00–159.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338103.51/cwt103.00–104.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355138.00/cwt138.00–138.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375150.53/cwt142.00–156.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 338090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382130.69/cwt125.00–135.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416142.49/cwt137.00–147.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426124.30/cwt116.00–133.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430101.00/cwt101.00–101.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450126.00/cwt126.00–126.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455122.00/cwt122.00–122.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474130.69/cwt128.00–135.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493110.00/cwt110.00–110.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515116.00/cwt116.00–116.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530134.27/cwt125.00–136.007126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed573135.49/cwt134.00–137.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2261148.19/cwt140.00–155.003874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315143.00/cwt143.00–143.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323146.50/cwt146.00–147.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365136.09/cwt123.00–145.004978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378148.97/cwt146.00–151.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428146.99/cwt143.00–151.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468139.66/cwt130.00–145.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470127.13/cwt124.00–130.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473128.63/cwt120.00–137.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510138.51/cwt137.00–140.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619124.44/cwt120.00–130.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41064.00/cwt64.00–64.009021
Bulls——1,43087.78/cwt86.00–89.001,2553
Bulls——1,43979.44/cwt74.00–86.001,1439
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72833.32/cwt28.00–41.002432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11947.67/cwt44.00–51.005336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18353.91/cwt49.00–58.0063816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22555.56/cwt54.00–57.006812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27058.00/cwt58.00–58.007371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33059.27/cwt58.00–62.007884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43054.47/cwt54.00–55.007792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297552.00/cwt52.00–52.005071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14360.00/cwt60.00–60.006862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15549.00/cwt49.00–49.005661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,1481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286261.71/cwt40.00–76.005323
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294052.00/cwt52.00–52.004891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,9072

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.