Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 231▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 29▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was light with quality bringing a premium, while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.73/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$151.73
63 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486156.3676044
Medium and Large 2450141.7663818thin
Medium and Large 3330127.504211thin
One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $339 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 sale63 hd
151.73
—
AR average9 barns · 1,441 hd
153.58
−1.84
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—Average1,55499.661,5495thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40579.331,1155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29377.831,0068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02963.6465519

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$7701thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250172.50/cwt172.50–172.504311
Steers—Medium and Large 1290207.50/cwt207.50–207.506021
Steers—Medium and Large 1325202.50/cwt202.50–202.506581
Steers—Medium and Large 1382185.46/cwt168.00–195.007085
Steers—Medium and Large 2388150.94/cwt148.00–154.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1433176.98/cwt175.00–180.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 1465178.60/cwt171.00–184.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475166.00/cwt166.00–166.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505143.00/cwt143.00–143.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 2515146.00/cwt146.00–146.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1531173.17/cwt168.00–180.009206
Steers—Medium and Large 2568152.02/cwt150.00–157.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1588167.01/cwt165.00–169.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 2605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625160.08/cwt150.00–165.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1628165.11/cwt158.00–170.001,03710
Steers—Medium and Large 1663165.25/cwt162.00–168.001,0964
Steers—Medium and Large 2670153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1713160.28/cwt155.00–165.001,1434
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263154.57/cwt147.50–161.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265126.00/cwt126.00–126.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315133.77/cwt132.50–135.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330127.50/cwt127.50–127.504211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355163.00/cwt163.00–163.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364161.58/cwt150.00–173.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423161.48/cwt158.00–168.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432140.19/cwt129.00–157.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460158.95/cwt155.00–163.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478140.37/cwt129.00–151.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510145.50/cwt145.00–146.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519156.86/cwt151.00–166.008147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520131.00/cwt131.00–131.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569154.28/cwt145.00–161.008787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618153.56/cwt150.00–158.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280192.50/cwt192.50–192.505391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378178.17/cwt159.00–197.506733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408170.37/cwt159.00–182.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423144.18/cwt138.00–150.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473165.15/cwt155.00–177.0078111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478138.68/cwt127.00–150.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518167.49/cwt166.00–169.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522140.63/cwt138.00–144.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525161.17/cwt154.00–169.008466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560165.99/cwt165.00–167.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585163.00/cwt163.00–163.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy588124.28/cwt107.00–142.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50498.33/cwt95.00–101.001,4794
Bulls——1,755105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84051.65/cwt51.00–53.004343
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84861.95/cwt60.00–64.005252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00562.00/cwt62.00–62.006231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06564.76/cwt58.00–70.0069010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22873.55/cwt70.00–76.009033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29377.83/cwt73.00–85.001,0068
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33072.00/cwt72.00–72.009581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42481.16/cwt75.00–87.001,1564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296576.00/cwt76.00–76.007331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298269.57/cwt65.00–73.006833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23374.96/cwt72.00–77.009243

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.