Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 188▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 45▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 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 15.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was light with strong buyer demand. Quality of cattle offered was above average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.86/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$159.86
78 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443169.4175055
Medium and Large 2521141.0773520
Medium and Large 3463110.005103thin
One grade step is worth $59.41/cwt here — about $240 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 sale78 hd
159.86
—
AR average8 barns · 986 hd
160.42
−0.56
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—Average1,655102.191,6913thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39686.451,2076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16581.209468thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00260.446059thin

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$8001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265225.01/cwt207.50–237.505967
Steers—Medium and Large 2270167.50/cwt167.50–167.504521
Steers—Medium and Large 1325219.33/cwt180.00–237.507135
Steers—Medium and Large 2350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1365207.95/cwt200.00–217.507597
Steers—Medium and Large 1425194.65/cwt183.00–202.0082711
Steers—Medium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1460192.53/cwt180.00–204.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 2500168.50/cwt168.00–169.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 1522181.68/cwt170.00–194.009487
Steers—Medium and Large 1574179.05/cwt173.00–194.001,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 2580166.00/cwt166.00–166.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1625167.75/cwt159.00–177.001,0485
Steers—Medium and Large 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1683167.43/cwt161.00–174.001,1442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279172.11/cwt152.50–187.504806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283126.19/cwt120.00–132.503572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315176.15/cwt161.00–190.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365138.62/cwt130.00–147.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373172.42/cwt162.00–189.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416147.23/cwt131.00–156.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437173.92/cwt167.00–180.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479172.58/cwt169.00–176.008277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526168.72/cwt159.00–182.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539145.46/cwt137.00–149.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576158.40/cwt147.00–167.009127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655136.00/cwt131.00–141.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720138.50/cwt135.00–142.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2930129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400157.00/cwt154.00–160.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417187.51/cwt180.00–198.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473182.58/cwt179.00–189.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478157.29/cwt146.00–168.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525146.66/cwt132.00–159.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528174.31/cwt168.00–182.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573166.69/cwt162.00–170.009554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660155.46/cwt153.00–158.001,0262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775136.48/cwt135.00–138.001,0582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54597.78/cwt90.00–103.001,5112
Bulls——1,875111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84548.00/cwt48.00–48.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01264.14/cwt61.00–67.006497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06575.42/cwt74.00–77.008032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08547.00/cwt47.00–47.005101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19883.12/cwt79.00–89.009966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39686.45/cwt83.00–89.001,2076
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293881.67/cwt76.00–90.007662

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.