Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 206▼ 655 vs year ago 798 · −82.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was light with cautious buyers present.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.02/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$137.02
57 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.22
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411148.1560925
Medium and Large 2446132.3359026
Medium and Large 3311110.953456thin
One grade step is worth $37.20/cwt here — about $263 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 sale57 hd
137.02
—
AR average10 barns · 2,483 hd
153.23
−16.22
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—Average1,57195.191,4957thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46877.111,1326thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11673.8882512
CowsLean 85-90%High90255.925055thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255112.00/cwt112.00–112.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1271195.79/cwt180.00–205.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy280127.00/cwt127.00–127.003561
Steers—Medium and Large 1332188.29/cwt186.00–190.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 1375197.16/cwt194.00–200.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2430145.00/cwt130.00–160.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1433195.12/cwt188.00–202.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1481200.44/cwt200.00–203.009647
Steers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1540190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 1640166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 2700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy855101.00/cwt101.00–101.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2955103.00/cwt103.00–103.009841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220152.50/cwt152.50–152.503361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263113.17/cwt100.00–120.002984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273158.65/cwt155.00–162.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed278153.85/cwt142.50–165.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328155.45/cwt148.00–167.505104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337131.68/cwt120.00–140.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360155.39/cwt147.00–167.505594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373133.85/cwt128.00–141.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428143.39/cwt127.00–155.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428137.26/cwt131.00–142.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461125.25/cwt123.00–130.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480168.00/cwt168.00–168.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500103.00/cwt103.00–103.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515115.05/cwt110.00–120.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530147.62/cwt140.00–150.007824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530127.07/cwt120.00–134.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.51/cwt126.00–127.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765120.47/cwt116.00–125.009222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250142.00/cwt142.00–142.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2253157.45/cwt152.50–162.503982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265172.50/cwt172.50–172.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318180.22/cwt160.00–200.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338147.96/cwt146.00–150.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385171.22/cwt154.00–180.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421174.74/cwt153.00–190.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445152.00/cwt152.00–152.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490139.06/cwt133.00–145.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533154.08/cwt148.00–160.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628130.00/cwt128.00–133.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31289.28/cwt88.00–93.001,1713
Bulls——1,76599.63/cwt94.00–103.001,7584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82056.00/cwt56.00–56.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84752.87/cwt45.00–59.004483
Cows—Boner 80-85%95567.00/cwt67.00–67.006401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13174.51/cwt72.00–78.0084311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15065.00/cwt65.00–65.007481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45078.73/cwt76.00–82.001,1425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297563.00/cwt63.00–63.006141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,3081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16564.00/cwt64.00–64.007461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17075.00/cwt75.00–75.008781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190990.76/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,7902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0015,2901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,290.00/cwt1,290.00–1,290.0014,1901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100940.00/cwt940.00–940.0010,3401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0013,6851

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.