Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 29
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 186▲ 243 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 37▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 3▲ 46 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 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate. Stocker and feeders offered today was above average followed by a nice set of replacement cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.59/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$160.59
85 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.77
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430169.8873155
Medium and Large 2438144.7863429
Medium and Large 3470108.005081thin
One grade step is worth $61.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale85 hd
160.59
—
AR average8 barns · 1,307 hd
162.36
−1.77
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—Low1,47498.531,4524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39091.701,27512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14987.801,00917
CowsLean 85-90%High98070.1868819

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)1,010$1,1801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,11912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$1,1174thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,0773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)814$9044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$1,4249

Every lot

87 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 2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1268220.70/cwt192.50–235.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 1310231.91/cwt200.00–237.507198
Steers—Medium and Large 1355226.27/cwt195.00–232.008037
Steers—Medium and Large 2381163.51/cwt147.00–171.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1421195.50/cwt178.00–205.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 2485177.00/cwt177.00–177.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1488188.47/cwt182.00–195.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 2525150.79/cwt140.00–159.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 1532183.34/cwt173.00–191.0097512
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1569179.29/cwt159.00–183.001,02012
Steers—Medium and Large 2585157.00/cwt157.00–157.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1616175.44/cwt170.00–179.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1668168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262156.46/cwt145.00–170.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280172.10/cwt162.50–187.504824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310152.30/cwt148.00–157.504723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313202.69/cwt170.00–212.5063412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318163.84/cwt155.00–170.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370167.90/cwt160.00–172.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390143.00/cwt138.00–148.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424137.50/cwt130.00–151.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429170.12/cwt155.00–193.0073010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy453132.04/cwt125.00–139.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466158.11/cwt149.00–165.007378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466141.48/cwt135.00–146.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470108.00/cwt108.00–108.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507159.99/cwt147.00–162.0081110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515142.66/cwt138.00–150.007356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578159.45/cwt158.00–161.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620147.00/cwt147.00–147.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292203.46/cwt192.50–215.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313152.10/cwt130.00–172.504762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329218.94/cwt205.00–237.507204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361215.92/cwt200.00–232.507795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373156.26/cwt146.00–175.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375164.00/cwt164.00–164.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390181.00/cwt181.00–181.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423150.82/cwt140.00–170.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436196.76/cwt191.00–203.008586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463174.32/cwt161.00–183.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525172.44/cwt160.00–184.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525155.21/cwt153.00–160.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580149.00/cwt149.00–149.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622154.73/cwt151.00–157.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623158.04/cwt157.00–159.009852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680155.56/cwt147.00–164.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715143.94/cwt140.00–148.001,0292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0891
Bulls——1,50579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1891
Bulls——1,645108.05/cwt107.00–109.001,7772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77062.00/cwt62.00–62.004771
Cows—Lean 85-90%93163.39/cwt60.00–66.005905
Cows—Lean 85-90%98556.00/cwt56.00–56.005521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01874.88/cwt73.00–79.0076212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04881.49/cwt78.00–84.008546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20491.24/cwt85.00–103.001,09911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39492.40/cwt84.00–99.001,28811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2814903.58/head830.00–1,000.009044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29741,116.93/head1,050.00–1,190.001,1174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298078.00/cwt78.00–78.007641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,076.66/head890.00–1,200.001,0773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01378.91/cwt76.00–81.007993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07581.00/cwt81.00–81.008711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,119.02/head940.00–1,290.001,11912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287575.00/cwt75.00–75.006561
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883103.53/cwt86.00–120.009142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,323.89/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,452.86/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4537

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.