Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-09-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 12
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
358 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 210▲ 358 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 28▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 2▲ 30 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 steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good buyer demand. Quality of cattle offered today not as attractive as last week on stocker and feeders. Replacement cows offered this week was of high quality with strong buyer demand present.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.25/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$147.25
139 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.53
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513152.6878384
Medium and Large 2496140.7669852
Medium and Large 3468107.335033thin
One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $280 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 sale139 hd
147.25
—
AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd
157.77
−10.53
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—High2,045111.662,2833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41685.171,2068thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24184.291,04611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06173.6778216

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)1,189$1,0765
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,0243thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,4287

Every lot

111 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 1270202.55/cwt200.00–205.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1321199.52/cwt183.00–211.0064010
Steers—Medium and Large 1366204.27/cwt194.00–210.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 2369145.64/cwt130.00–159.005375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1432193.00/cwt191.00–196.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 2445174.00/cwt174.00–174.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451191.00/cwt191.00–191.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1468188.47/cwt180.00–194.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 2477167.97/cwt160.00–175.008016
Steers—Medium and Large 3490115.00/cwt110.00–120.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1511176.72/cwt170.00–181.009036
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2523166.04/cwt160.00–176.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1565177.44/cwt174.00–181.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 2565159.64/cwt153.00–165.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600164.00/cwt164.00–164.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1620159.00/cwt158.00–160.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1678154.98/cwt153.00–156.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 2765144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 2900132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255100.00/cwt100.00–100.002551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268163.79/cwt162.50–165.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288141.56/cwt135.00–148.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325136.82/cwt130.00–140.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330155.82/cwt150.00–161.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371150.11/cwt140.00–158.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373159.71/cwt157.00–163.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420159.23/cwt150.00–167.0066911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.31/cwt130.00–154.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460156.29/cwt150.00–162.0071918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469141.53/cwt130.00–147.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478152.03/cwt150.00–154.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480112.00/cwt112.00–112.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511141.58/cwt130.00–147.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525152.45/cwt147.00–159.0080013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571132.30/cwt122.00–145.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572148.90/cwt142.00–158.008525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615141.88/cwt137.00–147.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620149.24/cwt142.00–160.0092515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed650152.00/cwt152.00–152.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655146.00/cwt146.00–146.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668151.98/cwt148.00–155.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713128.94/cwt123.00–135.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718141.75/cwt140.00–143.001,0184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773136.84/cwt130.00–144.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240193.00/cwt193.00–193.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269160.94/cwt135.00–182.504334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272191.89/cwt182.50–205.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273119.79/cwt112.50–127.503272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327151.56/cwt135.00–170.004963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335203.00/cwt203.00–203.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363148.91/cwt140.00–165.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371174.38/cwt150.00–185.006478
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405161.00/cwt161.00–161.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425182.02/cwt176.00–191.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431154.89/cwt143.00–167.006687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466169.19/cwt158.00–181.007888
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470120.85/cwt107.00–135.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474152.22/cwt147.00–156.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511165.24/cwt160.00–174.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515114.00/cwt100.00–128.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525149.03/cwt140.00–157.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555162.38/cwt159.00–166.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573144.60/cwt140.00–150.008295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580125.50/cwt120.00–131.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625151.98/cwt149.00–155.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625142.01/cwt141.00–143.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650141.00/cwt141.00–141.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660154.57/cwt150.00–159.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,045111.66/cwt110.00–113.002,2833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87057.00/cwt57.00–57.004961
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88559.00/cwt59.00–59.005221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08677.65/cwt76.00–81.008439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08972.77/cwt69.00–74.007925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22680.97/cwt76.00–83.009934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25086.18/cwt83.00–91.001,0777
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39186.88/cwt84.00–89.001,2095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45782.33/cwt80.00–84.001,2003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08377.16/cwt73.00–81.008362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09580.00/cwt80.00–80.008761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10078.00/cwt78.00–78.008581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,075.51/head960.00–1,180.001,0765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,023.97/head760.00–1,160.001,0243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35076.11/cwt74.00–78.001,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36281.99/cwt79.00–84.001,1175
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290077.00/cwt77.00–77.006931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,427.96/head1,260.00–1,520.001,4287

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.