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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 13

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 442▼ 5 vs year ago 323 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 55 · +7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 15▼ 11 vs year ago 61 · −18.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality, plain cattle discounted.

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 $142.47/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$142.47

110 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$40.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	146.77	661	80
Medium and Large 2	404	132.76	536	28
Medium and Large 3	428	106.27	455	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.50/cwt here — about $206 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 sale110 hd

142.47

—

AR average8 barns · 2,484 hd

145.42

−2.95

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	—	Low	1,897	83.33	1,581	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	56.10	897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	55.38	677	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	39.78	390	9thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	186.16/cwt	172.50–200.00	519	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	183.06/cwt	170.00–190.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	178.72/cwt	171.00–184.00	659	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	139.12/cwt	120.00–158.00	533	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	145.30/cwt	130.00–156.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	172.06/cwt	167.00–175.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	142.28/cwt	125.00–150.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	167.16/cwt	159.00–180.00	786	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	165.60/cwt	161.00–174.00	863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	140.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	145.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	147.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	130.69/cwt	120.00–145.00	359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	138.04/cwt	133.00–143.00	442	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	126.71/cwt	122.00–129.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	155.05/cwt	144.00–168.00	574	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	412	141.87/cwt	130.00–156.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	144.38/cwt	126.00–155.00	612	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	106.27/cwt	101.00–112.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	129.06/cwt	126.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	144.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	142.46/cwt	138.00–149.00	729	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	141.59/cwt	133.00–149.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	140.84/cwt	132.00–147.00	946	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.50	329	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	137.98/cwt	125.00–145.00	450	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	165.54/cwt	150.00–176.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	358	161.38/cwt	156.00–167.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	171.44/cwt	160.00–184.00	639	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	136.97/cwt	122.00–151.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	124.88/cwt	121.00–129.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	163.03/cwt	153.00–175.00	696	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	138.87/cwt	131.00–147.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.31/cwt	151.00–173.00	771	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	117.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	136.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	128.52/cwt	122.00–135.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	887	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,729	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	808	36.02/cwt	35.00–37.00	291	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	315	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	44.61/cwt	41.00–48.00	447	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	39.71/cwt	39.00–40.00	431	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	49.79/cwt	49.00–50.00	563	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	53.82/cwt	51.00–56.00	654	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.00	809	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	54.13/cwt	51.00–57.00	863	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	998	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	888.86/cwt	830.00–940.00	8,222	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	927.21/cwt	790.00–1,110.00	10,320	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	890.36/cwt	740.00–990.00	10,025	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	621	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	920.59/cwt	600.00–1,020.00	10,642	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,464	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	784.76/cwt	630.00–930.00	9,731	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	1,074.68/cwt	840.00–1,210.00	13,476	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	882.14/cwt	750.00–950.00	11,671	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	104.25/cwt	90.00–118.00	870	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,065.00/cwt	830.00–1,210.00	12,066	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	17,820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,936	1

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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 442Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 18Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 15Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	412	130.00–156.00	141.87
1	—	555	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	133.00–143.00	138.04
2	—	413	120.00–130.00	125.03
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
4	—	275	120.00–145.00	130.69
2	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	465	126.00–132.00	129.06
4	—	368	122.00–129.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	424	126.00–155.00	144.38
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
22	—	370	144.00–168.00	155.05
3	—	672	132.00–147.00	140.84
3	—	250	140.00–160.00	147.50
10	—	512	138.00–149.00	142.46
12	—	471	140.00–149.00	144.17
9	—	573	133.00–149.00	141.59
2	—	613	137.00–140.00	138.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	101.00–112.00	106.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	125.00–150.00	142.28
3	—	418	130.00–156.00	145.30
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
2	—	510	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	383	120.00–158.00	139.12
2	—	568	137.00–144.00	140.45
2	—	613	120.00–131.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	171.00–184.00	178.72
5	—	309	170.00–190.00	183.06
5	—	627	142.00–150.00	145.79
5	—	427	167.00–175.00	172.06
2	—	570	155.00–157.00	155.99
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
4	—	521	161.00–174.00	165.60
7	—	470	159.00–180.00	167.16
9	—	279	172.50–200.00	186.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	137.00–141.00	138.99
1	—	935	109.00	109.00
15	—	427	153.00–175.00	163.03
12	—	373	160.00–184.00	171.44
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
2	—	680	130.00–131.00	130.50
10	—	472	151.00–173.00	163.31
4	—	631	133.00–139.00	136.03
5	—	332	150.00–176.00	165.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–125.00	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	122.00–135.00	128.52
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	378	122.00–151.00	136.97
2	—	520	138.00–140.00	139.04
2	—	423	121.00–129.00	124.88
2	—	463	131.00–147.00	138.87
5	—	326	125.00–145.00	137.98
2	—	575	135.00–138.00	136.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	273	119.00–122.50	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	156.00–167.00	161.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	41.00–48.00	44.61
1	—	955	33.00	33.00
3	—	1,085	39.00–40.00	39.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,595	51.00–57.00	54.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	60.00–63.00	61.85
5	—	1,130	49.00–50.00	49.79
7	—	1,216	51.00–56.00	53.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	35.00–37.00	36.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,900	91.00	91.00
1	—	2,065	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,126	740.00–990.00	890.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,323	750.00–950.00	882.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,254	840.00–1,210.00	1,074.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	830.00–940.00	888.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	54.00	54.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,156	600.00–1,020.00	920.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	630.00–930.00	784.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	790.00–1,110.00	927.21

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	—	835	90.00–118.00	104.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	830.00–1,210.00	1,065.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,320.00	1,320.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	920.00	920.00

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.