Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 4
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 198▼ 55 vs year ago 263 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 50▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.79/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$147.79
68 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459154.2470842
Medium and Large 2437137.4760025
Medium and Large 3295135.003981thin
One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $309 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 sale68 hd
147.79
—
AR average8 barns · 1,501 hd
158.19
−10.40
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—High1,681104.261,7534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42979.471,1353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14377.958914thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04062.006452thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260177.50/cwt177.50–177.504621
Steers—Medium and Large 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318199.00/cwt199.00–199.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1331186.19/cwt174.00–198.006168
Steers—Medium and Large 2380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1384182.35/cwt175.00–191.007005
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1419184.15/cwt168.00–192.007729
Steers—Medium and Large 2423151.18/cwt138.00–166.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 2465153.00/cwt153.00–153.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1471177.77/cwt163.00–186.008377
Steers—Medium and Large 2507135.39/cwt130.00–141.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274135.57/cwt120.00–142.503714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305151.00/cwt151.00–151.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318146.20/cwt134.00–159.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325157.38/cwt140.00–165.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368151.53/cwt120.00–166.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370129.49/cwt120.00–138.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375154.99/cwt150.00–160.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408141.99/cwt140.00–144.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412163.63/cwt152.00–170.0067411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470151.93/cwt148.00–160.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483137.59/cwt130.00–145.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added484169.00/cwt169.00–169.008186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510137.04/cwt133.00–142.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515146.28/cwt140.00–157.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685142.96/cwt140.00–146.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280144.91/cwt140.00–150.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305116.00/cwt116.00–116.003541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324176.43/cwt160.00–190.005729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355165.00/cwt150.00–180.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364177.79/cwt162.50–190.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425162.96/cwt150.00–175.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473168.23/cwt150.00–176.0079614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475129.16/cwt121.00–134.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500111.00/cwt111.00–111.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573156.09/cwt144.00–162.008943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623143.00/cwt143.00–143.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678142.34/cwt140.00–144.009653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578102.68/cwt102.00–103.001,6203
Bulls——1,990109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,1691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83554.00/cwt54.00–54.004511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12076.00/cwt76.00–76.008511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15078.60/cwt77.00–81.009043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24570.00/cwt70.00–70.008721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46880.21/cwt78.00–83.001,1772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0015,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,558.58/cwt1,525.00–1,575.0017,4093
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287382.63/cwt65.00–97.007214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277574.00/cwt74.00–74.005741
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834827.41/cwt720.00–930.006,9015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296576.00/cwt76.00–76.007331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05582.00/cwt82.00–82.008651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,1971

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.