Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-11-29

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 29
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 294▲ 108 vs year ago 221 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 42 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 35▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on stockers and feeders. Several quality consignments of cattle offered today, condition of cattle was attractive to buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.36/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$139.36
93 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464143.8466868
Medium and Large 2394132.4652319thin
Medium and Large 3425110.504706thin
One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $198 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 sale93 hd
139.36
—
AR average1 barns · 93 hd
139.36
+0.00
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—Low1,60582.921,3319thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42956.058015thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14253.096063thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06943.254628thin

Every lot

78 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 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1258192.05/cwt187.50–195.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 1323182.55/cwt170.00–194.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365167.50/cwt165.00–170.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1370179.53/cwt169.00–190.006649
Steers—Medium and Large 2380151.53/cwt144.00–160.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 2421142.90/cwt130.00–150.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 1430172.75/cwt164.00–180.007438
Steers—Medium and Large 3440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 2469141.38/cwt133.00–146.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.86/cwt160.00–170.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478151.45/cwt150.00–153.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1522163.02/cwt149.00–171.0085110
Steers—Medium and Large 2537146.32/cwt144.00–149.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 1567157.68/cwt144.00–170.008943
Steers—Medium and Large 2595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 2603133.01/cwt130.00–136.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1640141.51/cwt140.00–143.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1720144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250144.17/cwt137.50–150.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273129.82/cwt120.00–137.503543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285122.50/cwt122.50–122.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300139.00/cwt139.00–139.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310143.63/cwt140.00–147.504452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376151.25/cwt139.00–156.0056914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422146.14/cwt140.00–157.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424131.52/cwt130.00–135.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428109.50/cwt109.00–110.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461131.54/cwt126.00–135.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470107.17/cwt100.00–116.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.08/cwt141.00–147.0068415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507127.02/cwt120.00–134.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521142.96/cwt135.00–148.0074513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568139.09/cwt129.00–144.007908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623133.06/cwt130.00–136.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673126.50/cwt126.00–127.008512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323137.32/cwt127.50–143.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328147.50/cwt147.00–148.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366139.19/cwt130.00–150.005094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379164.46/cwt150.00–176.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408140.00/cwt140.00–140.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430166.44/cwt164.00–169.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432157.60/cwt150.00–174.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469153.72/cwt147.00–165.007218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474138.63/cwt135.00–142.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483146.08/cwt143.00–149.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516132.62/cwt129.00–141.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519142.98/cwt140.00–145.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565127.00/cwt121.00–139.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575135.87/cwt131.00–141.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10062.00/cwt62.00–62.006821
Bulls——1,60883.02/cwt80.00–86.001,3354
Bulls——1,72888.05/cwt87.00–89.001,5224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94022.00/cwt22.00–22.002071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08746.28/cwt42.00–52.005037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14253.09/cwt48.00–57.006063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42358.44/cwt58.00–59.008322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43354.46/cwt53.00–56.007803
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290594.13/cwt93.00–95.008522
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08071.00/cwt71.00–71.007671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,6201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,106949.95/cwt630.00–1,130.0010,5066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203948.13/cwt850.00–1,050.0011,4062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,087.98/cwt990.00–1,180.0013,8722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,3901

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.