Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-02-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Feb 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 287▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.57/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$151.57
102 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.53
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445157.7670263
Medium and Large 2396144.4457135
Medium and Large 3391116.504564thin
One grade step is worth $41.26/cwt here — about $246 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 sale102 hd
151.57
—
AR average10 barns · 1,265 hd
155.11
−3.53
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—High1,63397.481,5922thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56078.901,2312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22074.6891110
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05864.3168012

Every lot

66 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1285187.50/cwt175.00–200.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1325193.76/cwt190.00–197.506304
Steers—Medium and Large 2365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1380198.46/cwt192.00–205.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2445173.00/cwt173.00–173.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1488177.51/cwt175.00–180.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 2493149.55/cwt140.00–159.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1531173.00/cwt165.00–179.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1585158.00/cwt158.00–158.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy278147.59/cwt144.00–151.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy300141.00/cwt141.00–141.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316160.17/cwt145.00–168.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319132.57/cwt120.00–137.004235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330174.08/cwt170.00–177.505743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364158.21/cwt137.50–177.505766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372137.07/cwt125.00–149.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376164.56/cwt150.00–177.5061915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416162.68/cwt152.00–177.0067713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420164.75/cwt152.00–177.506922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423136.04/cwt130.00–146.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485159.76/cwt143.00–167.0077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523149.26/cwt140.00–159.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526138.76/cwt130.00–150.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577148.26/cwt140.00–159.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627150.26/cwt143.00–166.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263141.99/cwt125.00–155.003733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273182.47/cwt177.50–187.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323179.73/cwt165.00–187.505816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378183.72/cwt170.00–193.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408109.74/cwt107.50–112.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417177.38/cwt169.00–185.007406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425172.69/cwt160.00–186.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468165.46/cwt164.00–167.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523170.53/cwt166.00–174.0089211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576165.96/cwt159.00–170.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626158.04/cwt148.00–165.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1960113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63397.48/cwt97.00–98.001,5922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76037.00/cwt37.00–37.002811
Cows—Lean 85-90%95162.60/cwt54.00–67.005954
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16169.18/cwt67.00–72.008037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21377.18/cwt74.00–87.009367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23568.86/cwt67.00–72.008503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56078.90/cwt76.00–82.001,2312
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03566.00/cwt66.00–66.006831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2804724.01/cwt700.00–780.005,8214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900995.00/cwt950.00–1,040.008,9552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,245.00/cwt1,150.00–1,340.0015,5632

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.