Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 14
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 143▲ 106 vs year ago 160 · +66.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 31▲ 23 vs year ago 8 · +287.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower on a light test. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with several thin fleshed cattle being offered. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand for grazing cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.99/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$140.99
109 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454149.8868055
Medium and Large 2444140.1462337
Medium and Large 3347114.1039617thin
One grade step is worth $35.78/cwt here — about $284 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 sale109 hd
140.99
—
AR average9 barns · 1,390 hd
142.42
−1.43
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—Low1,50081.951,2306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43586.541,2424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17979.7494010
CowsLean 85-90%Average98950.374988thin

Every lot

88 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 3260117.50/cwt117.50–117.503061
Steers—Medium and Large 2263134.95/cwt130.00–140.003552
Steers—Medium and Large 1266183.64/cwt177.50–195.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 2305171.00/cwt171.00–171.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1315185.35/cwt172.50–200.005847
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318145.31/cwt130.00–165.004623
Steers—Medium and Large 2363161.06/cwt154.00–169.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 1378174.43/cwt171.00–177.506593
Steers—Medium and Large 2418157.04/cwt154.00–164.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 1420190.98/cwt190.00–192.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428164.04/cwt158.00–170.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 3445121.00/cwt121.00–121.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 1465176.96/cwt170.00–181.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1517169.56/cwt164.00–174.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 2540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540152.00/cwt152.00–152.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 2565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1576159.25/cwt142.00–167.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 1630147.33/cwt141.00–160.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 2895119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272163.24/cwt150.00–180.004449
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280113.00/cwt113.00–113.0031611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311165.54/cwt141.00–175.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323134.01/cwt130.00–137.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed327153.26/cwt133.00–172.505015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365107.95/cwt103.00–112.503942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368154.21/cwt142.00–166.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375142.50/cwt140.00–145.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed376146.18/cwt137.00–155.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed417158.47/cwt148.00–167.506613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423143.93/cwt138.00–151.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424164.29/cwt147.00–184.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472140.27/cwt137.00–145.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476146.72/cwt138.00–155.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485141.29/cwt137.00–146.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522140.33/cwt130.00–150.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.62/cwt137.00–150.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573124.67/cwt124.00–125.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575122.87/cwt112.00–133.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615134.49/cwt131.00–138.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669132.71/cwt130.00–135.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313143.66/cwt132.50–160.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365118.70/cwt117.50–120.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395171.00/cwt171.00–171.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428156.89/cwt150.00–161.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430151.98/cwt151.00–153.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478161.28/cwt142.00–180.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516156.77/cwt148.00–168.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528123.88/cwt120.00–131.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568143.33/cwt142.00–144.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630129.21/cwt120.00–138.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630128.13/cwt120.00–136.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10556.35/cwt54.00–58.006232
Bulls——1,69894.75/cwt92.00–98.001,6094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82839.72/cwt36.00–43.003292
Cows—Lean 85-90%95539.53/cwt39.00–40.003782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03357.14/cwt52.00–59.005903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17979.74/cwt67.00–86.0094010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25073.00/cwt73.00–73.009131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43586.54/cwt82.00–97.001,2424
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105727.92/cwt650.00–790.008,0442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38572.00/cwt72.00–72.009971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250920.00/cwt920.00–920.0011,5001

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.