Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-10-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 350▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 62▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 6 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 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with softer demand. Several fleshy and plain unweaned calves that sold at a discount.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.72/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$135.72
90 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$441
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.19
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2625142.008883thin
Medium and Large 1483139.7767549
Medium and Large 2452133.7660532
Medium and Large 3406109.944466thin
One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $441 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 sale90 hd
135.72
—
AR average8 barns · 1,862 hd
143.91
−8.19
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—High1,69393.261,5794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33072.009581thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23270.478688thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03460.7262817

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)1,250$1,3901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,2501thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263197.14/cwt187.50–212.505184
Steers—Medium and Large 1323193.12/cwt187.50–198.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2373162.38/cwt160.00–165.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1379189.71/cwt178.00–202.507199
Steers—Medium and Large 2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1426182.25/cwt174.00–189.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1469156.50/cwt155.00–159.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 2505138.07/cwt131.00–145.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1518161.01/cwt159.00–163.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 2560145.00/cwt141.00–148.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1572160.92/cwt155.00–166.0092010
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1608157.40/cwt150.00–163.009575
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620129.61/cwt126.00–133.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665139.00/cwt139.00–139.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275132.64/cwt125.00–140.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310115.00/cwt115.00–115.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322150.99/cwt149.00–152.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326143.02/cwt140.00–149.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full335133.00/cwt133.00–133.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363146.95/cwt141.00–153.0053312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368135.58/cwt128.00–144.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375108.36/cwt105.00–112.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420129.67/cwt120.00–134.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424141.95/cwt138.00–146.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428136.61/cwt130.00–140.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470137.07/cwt127.00–147.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470113.96/cwt110.00–118.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475141.01/cwt140.00–142.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505144.55/cwt139.00–150.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518128.68/cwt121.00–135.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530129.60/cwt123.00–136.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581139.23/cwt137.00–141.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609136.51/cwt132.00–139.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618126.32/cwt120.00–133.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed625142.00/cwt142.00–142.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665140.96/cwt138.00–144.009374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678132.05/cwt130.00–134.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1253173.71/cwt170.00–177.504392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336180.67/cwt175.00–195.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383187.85/cwt170.00–205.007196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387156.77/cwt140.00–170.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417173.78/cwt155.00–189.007259
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420109.00/cwt109.00–109.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476134.63/cwt126.00–144.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478150.25/cwt145.00–160.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509150.43/cwt142.00–160.007669
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526137.59/cwt130.00–141.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562130.09/cwt120.00–137.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575142.92/cwt137.00–148.008224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608141.20/cwt128.00–149.008586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617138.56/cwt131.00–150.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625143.00/cwt143.00–143.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668144.10/cwt140.00–148.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2875108.00/cwt108.00–108.009451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66290.01/cwt79.00–95.001,4963
Bulls——1,785103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99354.43/cwt48.00–59.005403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02261.61/cwt57.00–67.0063013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20166.66/cwt63.00–70.008014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26374.28/cwt71.00–77.009384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30568.00/cwt68.00–68.008871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33072.00/cwt72.00–72.009581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295064.00/cwt64.00–64.006081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15061.00/cwt61.00–61.007021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23068.00/cwt68.00–68.008361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26068.00/cwt68.00–68.008571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3901

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.