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

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 10
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 274▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 38▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 9 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 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Supply was moderate to lighter with weaker buyer demand on most cattle, fleshy calves along with several bull calves were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.24/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.49 against this barn's trailing median of $189.73.
Average price
$135.24
80 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518141.5973445
Medium and Large 2496128.3563632
Medium and Large 3439113.454983thin
One grade step is worth $28.14/cwt here — about $236 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 sale80 hd
135.24
—
AR average9 barns · 973 hd
138.85
−3.61
This barn, trailing median2 sales
189.73
−54.49
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—High1,45289.441,2986thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39669.999776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21865.968047thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03156.4058116

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)1,110$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,3701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1182thin

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 1268192.57/cwt190.00–195.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285178.00/cwt178.00–178.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310177.00/cwt177.00–177.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1319174.14/cwt170.00–182.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2379140.96/cwt128.00–150.005344
Steers—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1433170.18/cwt153.00–180.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2480128.91/cwt120.00–138.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1483161.97/cwt160.00–164.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1533156.36/cwt151.00–161.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1571152.86/cwt150.00–155.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 2600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1622149.39/cwt145.00–154.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 1661144.13/cwt133.00–158.009535
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295164.00/cwt164.00–164.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310151.00/cwt151.00–151.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327148.99/cwt148.00–150.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367151.88/cwt142.00–160.0055711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372135.00/cwt130.00–139.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419137.17/cwt132.00–144.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425148.92/cwt142.00–155.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435136.00/cwt136.00–136.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465138.28/cwt131.00–144.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473122.24/cwt110.00–136.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.17/cwt113.00–134.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518126.70/cwt125.00–128.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519145.04/cwt139.00–148.007535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560134.16/cwt133.00–136.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570127.85/cwt120.00–137.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618132.94/cwt130.00–136.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270181.00/cwt181.00–181.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340168.25/cwt151.00–185.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343138.80/cwt132.50–145.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377173.10/cwt164.00–180.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381132.88/cwt120.00–150.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400161.00/cwt159.00–163.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413110.18/cwt100.00–120.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440137.50/cwt135.00–140.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473137.81/cwt127.00–147.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475134.83/cwt110.00–145.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487153.27/cwt146.00–164.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511125.76/cwt120.00–130.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523143.35/cwt135.00–150.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525101.51/cwt100.00–103.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555135.31/cwt129.00–144.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568123.30/cwt108.00–139.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574122.15/cwt114.00–130.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622129.34/cwt123.00–135.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623114.94/cwt100.00–130.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625114.04/cwt109.00–119.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662126.97/cwt124.00–130.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy678107.56/cwt105.00–110.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810109.38/cwt100.00–119.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02373.50/cwt73.00–74.007522
Bulls——1,64896.22/cwt94.00–99.001,5863
Bulls——1,720101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83048.36/cwt44.00–53.004012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01051.32/cwt49.00–54.005183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07258.87/cwt53.00–62.0063110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08563.00/cwt63.00–63.006841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20465.29/cwt60.00–68.007866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30570.00/cwt70.00–70.009141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37870.49/cwt70.00–71.009714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43369.00/cwt69.00–69.009892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-280075.00/cwt75.00–75.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285063.00/cwt63.00–63.005361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10570.00/cwt70.00–70.007741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18565.00/cwt65.00–65.007701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,370.00/head1,370.00–1,370.001,3701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,118.44/head1,050.00–1,190.001,1182

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.