Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-05-09

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 194▲ 63 vs year ago 114 · +55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 40▼ 1 vs year ago 41 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Supply was light. Quality of consignments was above average this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.48/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$154.48
59 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$372
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460159.6473440
Medium and Large 2422145.2061318thin
Medium and Large 3315115.003621thin
One grade step is worth $44.64/cwt here — about $372 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 sale59 hd
154.48
—
AR average10 barns · 1,160 hd
152.25
+2.23
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—Low1,34672.369744thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,05579.558392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10675.038304thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average89959.635366thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1261186.96/cwt170.00–205.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 1336193.70/cwt183.00–198.006515
Steers—Medium and Large 1380190.79/cwt182.00–195.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1418188.35/cwt184.00–193.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1460191.51/cwt191.00–192.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1510177.00/cwt177.00–177.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2575144.50/cwt144.00–145.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1578162.72/cwt156.00–169.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1613164.56/cwt160.00–169.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 1671156.80/cwt146.00–169.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1730159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1755155.50/cwt144.00–167.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 1822143.01/cwt142.00–145.001,1763
Steers—Medium and Large 1855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 2920133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1925136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2584
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331170.00/cwt154.00–182.505634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337138.57/cwt128.00–152.504673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340148.00/cwt148.00–148.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368172.55/cwt170.00–175.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370164.46/cwt150.00–182.5060910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379141.71/cwt138.00–148.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419163.03/cwt150.00–178.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445151.00/cwt151.00–151.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483158.17/cwt150.00–173.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505156.22/cwt152.00–165.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525139.50/cwt139.00–140.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554165.00/cwt165.00–165.009146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668141.50/cwt141.00–142.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250167.50/cwt167.50–167.504191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318169.47/cwt162.50–176.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378162.04/cwt152.00–177.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378158.86/cwt139.00–177.506005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405166.00/cwt166.00–166.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430143.87/cwt138.00–152.506194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465154.61/cwt151.00–158.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690127.00/cwt127.00–127.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31855.46/cwt52.00–60.007312
Bulls——1,37389.25/cwt88.00–91.001,2252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69540.00/cwt40.00–40.002781
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72547.00/cwt47.00–47.003411
Cows—Lean 85-90%85564.82/cwt59.00–69.005542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05579.55/cwt79.00–80.008392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06571.00/cwt71.00–71.007561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12076.37/cwt74.00–78.008553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13370.57/cwt70.00–71.008002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,1331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04069.00/cwt69.00–69.007181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17073.00/cwt73.00–73.008541
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2775710.97/cwt680.00–740.005,5102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850940.00/cwt940.00–940.007,9901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2917826.36/cwt780.00–880.007,5783
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280060.00/cwt60.00–60.004801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285065.00/cwt65.00–65.005531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293572.00/cwt72.00–72.006731

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.