Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-01-10

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 318▼ 51 vs year ago 166 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 59▼ 9 vs year ago 26 · −34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale two weeks previous reported for comparable sales. Supply was light with strong demand on all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.88/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$138.88
38 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.27/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 1474144.2768323
Medium and Large 2492132.6765214thin
Medium and Large 3360102.003671thin
One grade step is worth $42.27/cwt here — about $316 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 sale38 hd
138.88
—
AR average7 barns · 1,505 hd
145.84
−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—Average1,67680.421,3485thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23462.017658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47761.629103thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94946.374405thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1325183.59/cwt170.00–195.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1365184.56/cwt182.00–190.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 2390146.21/cwt130.00–158.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1419182.40/cwt180.00–185.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2477144.96/cwt137.00–152.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 1483158.58/cwt154.00–165.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2508150.50/cwt150.00–151.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1525165.49/cwt165.00–166.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1630152.54/cwt151.00–154.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1740141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360102.00/cwt102.00–102.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363150.11/cwt146.00–157.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373132.65/cwt130.00–135.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410154.93/cwt152.00–158.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420112.00/cwt112.00–112.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423139.39/cwt137.00–141.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468146.52/cwt144.00–150.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480126.57/cwt123.00–130.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518148.55/cwt145.00–152.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535134.40/cwt129.00–140.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.57/cwt136.00–146.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610139.00/cwt139.00–139.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255147.50/cwt147.50–147.503761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310152.50/cwt152.50–152.504731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323117.33/cwt115.00–120.003792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330171.00/cwt171.00–171.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy355143.00/cwt143.00–143.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376169.70/cwt162.00–184.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428163.22/cwt145.00–180.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473158.29/cwt154.00–165.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525158.03/cwt156.00–160.008303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565150.20/cwt140.00–169.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620131.49/cwt130.00–133.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1771
Bulls——1,68682.53/cwt77.00–88.001,3914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85536.00/cwt36.00–36.003081
Cows—Lean 85-90%94057.00/cwt57.00–57.005361
Cows—Lean 85-90%96547.92/cwt45.00–51.004622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02043.00/cwt43.00–43.004391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18554.98/cwt54.00–56.006522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25064.35/cwt62.00–66.008046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41060.00/cwt60.00–60.008461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51062.43/cwt60.00–65.009432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294065.00/cwt65.00–65.006111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24560.00/cwt60.00–60.007471
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05388.02/cwt87.00–89.009272

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.