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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 2

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 117▼ 61 vs year ago 255 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 51▲ 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 16 vs year ago 10 · +160.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.00/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$152.00

79 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	152.95	660	43
Medium and Large 2	369	152.31	562	35
Medium and Large 3	465	100.00	465	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.95/cwt here — about $195 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 sale79 hd

152.00

—

AR average8 barns · 1,452 hd

150.95

+1.04

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,605	99.50	1,597	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	78.15	971	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	76.33	991	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	64.14	631	6thin

Every lot

68 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	196.07/cwt	192.50–200.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	183.57/cwt	177.00–190.00	698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	182.22/cwt	174.00–193.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	153.11/cwt	140.00–161.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	157.91/cwt	150.00–164.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	172.63/cwt	166.00–181.00	887	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	142.40/cwt	135.00–150.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	275	176.84/cwt	160.00–187.50	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	141.33/cwt	132.00–147.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	155.90/cwt	149.00–166.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	376	163.41/cwt	147.00–185.00	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	158.01/cwt	154.00–166.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	153.88/cwt	149.00–160.00	648	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	427	138.09/cwt	130.00–152.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	141.54/cwt	139.00–144.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.44/cwt	145.00–157.00	720	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	149.21/cwt	146.00–154.00	843	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	253	193.69/cwt	187.50–200.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	177.13/cwt	165.00–185.00	645	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	172.60/cwt	161.00–182.00	721	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	164.75/cwt	150.00–174.00	778	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	142.09/cwt	138.00–146.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	64.71/cwt	61.00–69.00	637	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	796	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,221	73.99/cwt	72.00–76.00	903	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	81.90/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,007	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	74.78/cwt	69.00–78.00	938	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,179	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	792	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	953.08/cwt	810.00–1,090.00	10,817	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	77.60/cwt	74.00–80.00	949	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	950.78/cwt	860.00–1,030.00	12,246	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	1,165.06/cwt	1,110.00–1,260.00	15,169	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	18,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,447.09/cwt	1,170.00–1,700.00	17,611	12

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon May 2, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 117Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 51Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	149.00	149.00
2	—	253	187.50–200.00	193.69
1	—	640	153.00	153.00
2	—	513	165.00–166.00	165.51
5	—	364	165.00–185.00	177.13
2	—	673	150.00–153.00	151.52
8	—	472	150.00–174.00	164.75
9	—	418	161.00–182.00	172.60
2	—	560	164.00–166.00	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	900	113.00	113.00
2	—	665	138.00–146.00	142.09
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	160.00–187.50	176.84
7	—	376	147.00–185.00	163.41
3	—	427	130.00–152.00	138.09
2	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	149.00–166.00	155.90
2	—	273	160.00–162.00	161.06
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
2	—	530	149.00	149.00
5	—	565	146.00–154.00	149.21
10	—	472	145.00–157.00	152.44
10	—	421	149.00–160.00	153.88
6	—	379	154.00–166.00	158.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	463	139.00–144.00	141.54
4	—	318	132.00–147.00	141.33
2	—	575	125.00–131.00	127.92
2	—	383	146.00	146.00
3	—	420	140.00–149.00	146.00
4	—	271	135.00–150.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	192.50–195.00	193.73
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
2	—	570	170.00–172.00	171.03
6	—	380	177.00–190.00	183.57
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
5	—	420	174.00–193.00	182.22
4	—	514	166.00–181.00	172.63
2	—	263	192.50–200.00	196.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–161.00	153.11
4	—	470	150.00–164.00	157.91
1	—	520	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	61.00–69.00	64.71
1	—	1,090	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,221	72.00–76.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,254	69.00–78.00	74.78
9	—	1,229	79.00–86.00	81.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,965	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	860.00–1,030.00	950.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	810.00–1,090.00	953.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	74.00–80.00	77.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,302	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,165.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,217	1,170.00–1,700.00	1,447.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.