Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 26
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 222▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 33▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold mostly steady on a light test. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.14/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$139.14
123 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498145.3572467
Medium and Large 2448133.7860052
Medium and Large 3483104.805064thin
One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $218 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 sale123 hd
139.14
—
AR average7 barns · 955 hd
149.54
−10.40
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—Average1,68099.901,6785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25275.579464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13175.1085016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07768.2173416

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8701thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2260134.00/cwt134.00–134.003481
Steers—Medium and Large 2310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1326195.34/cwt188.00–207.006375
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1365186.74/cwt183.00–190.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 2393148.51/cwt147.00–150.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1415182.56/cwt180.00–185.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2416150.81/cwt140.00–163.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420164.00/cwt164.00–164.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1469172.81/cwt161.00–185.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 2490153.47/cwt151.00–156.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1518163.57/cwt158.00–171.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 2525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1563167.53/cwt157.00–175.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 2635148.00/cwt148.00–148.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 2666146.18/cwt144.00–150.009745
Steers—Medium and Large 2773137.50/cwt137.00–138.001,0632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290141.00/cwt135.00–147.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300141.00/cwt141.00–141.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308151.50/cwt151.00–152.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330136.69/cwt120.00–148.004519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375134.62/cwt124.00–140.005057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377151.41/cwt140.00–161.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378139.59/cwt135.00–144.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 340094.00/cwt94.00–94.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.07/cwt130.00–145.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421146.01/cwt144.00–149.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466135.91/cwt128.00–143.0063311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470137.58/cwt135.00–140.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.69/cwt139.00–147.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy508132.90/cwt126.00–140.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526148.39/cwt139.00–159.0078114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532140.05/cwt135.00–143.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565148.97/cwt141.00–156.0084210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570112.60/cwt107.00–118.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572126.35/cwt123.00–128.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575135.54/cwt134.00–137.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610118.00/cwt116.00–120.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633144.01/cwt142.00–145.009124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675119.00/cwt119.00–119.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720133.00/cwt133.00–133.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265141.00/cwt141.00–141.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268180.58/cwt179.00–183.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305134.00/cwt134.00–134.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332151.53/cwt143.00–160.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335168.50/cwt163.00–174.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374184.79/cwt173.00–198.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420135.86/cwt132.00–140.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424161.20/cwt150.00–171.006838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy467127.71/cwt120.00–144.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473159.87/cwt150.00–171.007568
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479144.28/cwt136.00–150.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515139.47/cwt129.00–146.007189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529155.24/cwt149.00–162.0082118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562141.29/cwt135.00–145.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579150.43/cwt144.00–153.0087119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611148.76/cwt143.00–159.009094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627131.85/cwt110.00–141.008275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675129.94/cwt126.00–134.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718132.11/cwt125.00–142.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768135.07/cwt131.00–139.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy840118.00/cwt118.00–118.009911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58098.63/cwt94.00–102.001,5584
Bulls——2,080105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82557.00/cwt57.00–57.004701
Cows—Lean 85-90%96062.00/cwt62.00–62.005951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06268.53/cwt61.00–73.0072812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08873.82/cwt70.00–77.0080312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15577.02/cwt76.00–78.008902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26178.95/cwt76.00–82.009964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34874.12/cwt70.00–77.009992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35074.97/cwt74.00–76.001,0122
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282883.40/cwt65.00–105.006914
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12879.32/cwt74.00–84.008952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100870.00/head870.00–870.008701

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.