Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 6
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 270▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 8▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for most classes of cattle, fleshy new crop calves as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.31/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$143.31
104 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469152.9571755
Medium and Large 2517134.3969546
Medium and Large 3480103.174953thin
One grade step is worth $49.79/cwt here — about $222 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 sale104 hd
143.31
—
AR average9 barns · 1,844 hd
147.87
−4.57
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—High1,49599.521,4888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43181.441,16610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15680.3692923
CowsLean 85-90%Average99171.5971010

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,0752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$9163thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$8701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$7532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$6701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$1,1728
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$9702thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240197.50/cwt197.50–197.504741
Steers—Medium and Large 1270206.64/cwt202.50–210.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325169.00/cwt169.00–169.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 2325152.50/cwt135.00–170.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1328174.60/cwt167.50–182.505732
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378170.61/cwt165.00–180.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 1381192.48/cwt187.50–199.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 2395167.50/cwt164.00–171.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1431184.70/cwt173.00–196.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 2435149.53/cwt140.00–160.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 3470129.00/cwt129.00–129.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 2476151.88/cwt135.00–159.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1492181.98/cwt180.00–185.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 2520151.30/cwt140.00–159.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1535181.83/cwt172.50–191.009735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 2560147.00/cwt147.00–147.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1573146.00/cwt145.00–147.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1615142.33/cwt142.00–143.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 2660147.00/cwt147.00–147.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1695149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1800136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235163.28/cwt142.50–177.503843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268171.11/cwt167.50–173.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300162.50/cwt157.50–167.504882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy305126.00/cwt126.00–126.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325102.50/cwt102.50–102.503331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328139.07/cwt126.00–150.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340147.50/cwt147.50–147.505021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375160.81/cwt142.00–174.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421137.55/cwt131.00–142.505794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428139.78/cwt130.00–149.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431155.96/cwt145.00–165.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470159.00/cwt159.00–159.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475153.38/cwt147.00–163.007299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480139.49/cwt128.00–146.0067013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520152.45/cwt143.00–167.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524131.67/cwt120.00–146.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563129.97/cwt128.00–132.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570147.41/cwt136.00–158.0084011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575138.00/cwt138.00–138.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610145.89/cwt139.00–153.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653137.50/cwt137.00–138.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 373586.00/cwt86.00–86.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2827105.86/cwt94.00–116.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2890103.00/cwt103.00–103.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2930102.00/cwt102.00–102.009491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320188.28/cwt175.00–200.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363139.11/cwt130.00–147.505053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370149.73/cwt145.00–155.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377178.01/cwt169.00–185.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410168.93/cwt163.00–175.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418142.37/cwt135.00–150.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465172.42/cwt170.00–175.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470144.00/cwt144.00–144.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505158.00/cwt158.00–158.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510132.00/cwt132.00–132.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518143.54/cwt141.00–146.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680138.00/cwt134.00–140.009383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14489.80/cwt82.00–99.001,0274
Bulls——1,846109.24/cwt105.00–115.002,0174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79367.62/cwt66.00–69.005362
Cows—Lean 85-90%92369.00/cwt69.00–69.006372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01574.37/cwt73.00–75.007553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08073.77/cwt71.00–77.007976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17781.26/cwt77.00–87.0095620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44482.55/cwt79.00–87.001,1928
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272282.41/cwt76.00–91.005953
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281569.00/cwt69.00–69.005621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282563.00/cwt63.00–63.005201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-267586.00/cwt86.00–86.005811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2793753.12/head720.00–790.007532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030913.06/head820.00–1,000.009132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07379.75/cwt77.00–82.008562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,157916.05/head760.00–1,140.009163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,075.04/head1,070.00–1,080.001,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29691,172.45/head910.00–1,330.001,1728
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.