Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 18
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 616▲ 254 vs year ago 351 · +72.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 197▲ 110 vs year ago 117 · +94.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 14▲ 28 vs year ago 32 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Supply was heavy due to dry conditions in the area. Demand was good for quality however discounts were noticeable in the fleshy and plain cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.10/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.63 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$144.10
209 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.70
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406151.9261732
Medium and Large 1-2567150.91856105
Medium and Large 2458132.6460766
Medium and Large 3363109.333976thin
One grade step is worth $42.58/cwt here — about $220 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 sale209 hd
144.10
—
AR average7 barns · 881 hd
142.40
+1.70
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−45.63
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—Average1,40782.151,15614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17662.9174019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27362.657985thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01351.5552271

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$8201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$7762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$6901thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295161.00/cwt161.00–161.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1371174.64/cwt150.00–197.006488
Steers—Medium and Large 2377156.31/cwt150.00–160.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1410182.47/cwt165.00–200.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 3450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1460178.99/cwt178.00–180.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1525171.00/cwt171.00–171.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 2650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 11,070123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236148.00/cwt148.00–148.003497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy253125.55/cwt120.00–131.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2261130.17/cwt123.00–140.003408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268155.26/cwt147.00–162.504162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290107.50/cwt107.50–107.503121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317135.87/cwt122.00–154.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323154.45/cwt147.00–157.0049913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325148.00/cwt148.00–148.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365144.41/cwt130.00–159.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367150.74/cwt130.00–157.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371138.39/cwt120.00–152.0051314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415148.08/cwt141.00–155.0061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy417133.28/cwt130.00–137.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed419151.01/cwt144.00–152.006339
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.85/cwt119.00–144.0057014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449145.00/cwt145.00–145.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471102.37/cwt85.00–113.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474147.58/cwt145.00–150.007007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474128.88/cwt121.00–139.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy487124.60/cwt120.00–130.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505132.00/cwt126.00–135.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514129.07/cwt118.00–135.0066311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516146.34/cwt140.00–152.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523108.99/cwt100.00–114.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564125.80/cwt120.00–138.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573145.40/cwt143.00–148.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623134.71/cwt127.00–142.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625129.00/cwt129.00–129.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668140.02/cwt139.00–141.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680129.21/cwt110.00–140.0087910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730127.50/cwt127.00–128.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775118.38/cwt115.00–120.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2870105.00/cwt105.00–105.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls45 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240167.00/cwt167.00–167.004017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274140.89/cwt131.00–147.503867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290113.00/cwt110.00–116.003282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313172.00/cwt172.00–172.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321159.33/cwt139.00–174.005116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322132.66/cwt120.00–148.004279
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365159.37/cwt149.00–165.0058211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370137.54/cwt120.00–145.0050910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384160.00/cwt160.00–160.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385132.95/cwt131.00–135.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed421166.00/cwt166.00–166.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424130.71/cwt120.00–145.005547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464131.16/cwt120.00–145.006099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467152.51/cwt146.00–164.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467149.00/cwt149.00–149.0069610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468127.30/cwt120.00–135.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518126.75/cwt120.00–141.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528144.04/cwt141.00–147.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed556161.00/cwt161.00–161.0089512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577134.81/cwt127.00–143.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585139.00/cwt139.00–139.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615160.02/cwt156.00–161.0098425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640140.95/cwt135.00–147.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640137.52/cwt135.00–140.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed706140.00/cwt140.00–140.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718119.22/cwt110.00–128.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721134.00/cwt134.00–134.009664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777127.00/cwt127.00–127.009873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778112.17/cwt98.00–127.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2861128.04/cwt125.00–130.001,10213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2898126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2953117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10058.03/cwt35.00–72.006384
Bulls——1,43384.98/cwt79.00–97.001,2186
Bulls——1,674102.01/cwt98.00–104.001,7084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83822.10/cwt16.00–32.001853
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86146.17/cwt37.00–49.003986
Cows—Lean 85-90%96850.29/cwt41.00–57.0048721
Cows—Lean 85-90%97032.05/cwt27.00–37.003112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06355.45/cwt52.00–60.0058935
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16761.98/cwt57.00–67.0072317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20063.86/cwt60.00–69.007664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22563.00/cwt63.00–63.007721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25570.81/cwt68.00–73.008892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28562.56/cwt62.00–63.008044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291556.56/cwt53.00–60.005182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296054.00/cwt54.00–54.005181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297368.61/cwt55.00–83.006683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07072.52/cwt64.00–83.007762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09064.00/cwt64.00–64.006981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103775.51/head700.00–850.007762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284582.06/cwt46.00–116.006939
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296460.12/cwt53.00–69.005805
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299456.42/cwt53.00–63.0056123
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04062.00/cwt62.00–62.006456
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890690.00/head690.00–690.006901

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.